Hot Boxing

Hot Boxing
Studio album by Magnapop
Released July 5, 1994 (1994-07-05)
Recorded August 1993, Pedernales Recording Studio, Austin, Texas, United States and Bosstown Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, United States (mixing); except "Merry" (Acoustic), recorded live for "Het Station", June 7, 1992
Genre Pop punk, pop rock, power pop
Length 41:30
Language English
Label Play It Again Sam/Priority
Producer Bob Mould
Professional reviews

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Magnapop chronology
Big Bright Cherry
(1994)		 Hot Boxing
(1994)		 Fire All Your Guns at Once
(1996)
Singles from Hot Boxing
  1. "Slowly, Slowly"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Lay It Down"
    Released: 1994

Hot Boxing is the second studio album by Magnapop, released in 1994. "Lay It Down" and "Slowly, Slowly" were released as singles. Music videos were created for "Lay It Down", "Slowly, Slowly", and "Texas". Having Priority release the album was a radical departure from the label's earlier emphasis on rap.[6]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Linda Hopper and Ruthie Morris.

Side one
  1. "Slowly, Slowly" – 3:35
  2. "Texas" – 4:01
  3. "Lay It Down" – 2:59
  4. "Here It Comes" – 2:48
  5. "Piece of Cake" – 2:49
  6. "Free Mud" – 2:00
  7. "Leo" – 2:37
Side two
  1. "The Crush" – 3:22
  2. "Ride" – 2:30
  3. "In the Way" – 2:32
  4. "Idiot Song" – 1:55
  5. "Get It Right" – 1:52
  6. "Emergency" – 4:00
  7. "Skinburns" – 4:24
Special edition bonus tracks
  1. "Merry" (Acoustic) – 3:26
  2. "Pretty Awful" – 2:24

Personnel

Magnapop
Production staff

Release history

The album was initially released on Priority Records in the United States and Play It Again Sam in the United Kingdom, with the Japanese edition published by King; the special edition with bonus tracks was published in The Netherlands by Play It Again Sam.

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 01994-07-05 July 5, 1994 Priority Compact Disc P2 53909
cassette tape P4 53909
Europe Play It Again Sam Compact Disc 450.0251.20 - BIAS 251 CD
cassette tape 450.0521.50 - BIAS 251 MC
The Netherlands LP 450.0251.10 - BIAS 251 LP
Japan 01994 1994 King Compact Disc KICP-408
The Netherlands 01994 1994 Play It Again Sam Compact Disc 450.0251.26 - BIAS 251 CDX†
Spain 01994 1994 Fonomusic LP 88.2210

†Special edition with bonus tracks

References

  1. ^ Demalon, Tom. "Magnapop > Hot Boxing". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r203815. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  2. ^ Verna, Paul; Gillen, Marilyn A.; Cronin, Peter (1994-06-23), "Album Reviews", Billboard (United States: Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 106 (30): 58, ISSN 0006-2510 
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Magnapop". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=Magnapop. 
  4. ^ Corio, Paul (1994-12-29). "Music reviews - Magnapop Hot Boxing". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/magnapop/albums/album/184872/review/5946097/hot_boxing. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  5. ^ Sun Zoom Spark Volume 2, issue 3 (June 1994), review by Dermot Hack
  6. ^ Morris, Chris (1994-07-30), "Declaration of Independents: Priority Goes Magnapop; BOC Remade", Billboard (United States: Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 106 (31): 49, ISSN 0006-2510 

External links

Magnapop
Members: Linda Hopper · Ruthie Morris · Scott Rowe · Chad Williams
Former members: Brian Fletcher · Tim Lee · David McNair · Shannon Mulvaney · Mark Posgay · Johnny Rozas · Greg Urbaitis
Albums
Magnapop (1992) · Hot Boxing (1994) · Rubbing Doesn't Help (1996) · Mouthfeel (2005) · Magnapop Live at Maxwell's 03/09/2005 (2005, live) · Chase Park (2009)
EPs
Singles
"Rip the Wreck" (1990) · "Merry" (1992) · "Slowly, Slowly" (1994) · "Lay It Down" (1994) · "Open the Door" (1996) · "This Family" (1996)
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