I Spent a Week There the Other Night

I Spent a Week There the Other Night
I Spent a Week There the Other Night
Studio album by Moe Tucker
Released	1991
Studio	Toxic Shock, New York City
Genre	Punk
Length	44:40
Label	New Rose
Producer	Maureen Tucker
Moe Tucker chronology

I Spent a Week There the Other Night is an album by the American musician Moe Tucker, released in 1991.^[1]^[2]

Included on the album is a cover of "Then He Kissed Me", originally by the Crystals, as well as a cover of the Velvet Underground song "I'm Waiting for the Man".^[3] I Spent a Week There the Other Night was reissued in 1994.^[3]

Production

The album has performances by members of the Velvet Underground, including Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison and John Cale.^[4] All four original Velvets play together on "I'm Not", making it their only studio collaboration on original material since 1968. Members of Violent Femmes also contributed to the album.^[5] Tucker stuck mostly to rhythm guitar.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[7]
Chicago Sun-Times	^[4]
Orlando Sentinel	^[8]

The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "the basement minimalism is perfect for her ingenuous songs and flat but expressive vocals."^[8] Trouser Press praised "Lazy", writing that, "for a 46-year-old mother of five, 'Lazy' is pure punk perfection."^[9]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Maureen Tucker except where noted.

"Fired Up" – 4:01
"That's B.A.D." – 4:58
"Lazy" – 2:28
"S.O.S." – 3:12
"Blue, All the Way to Canada" (Tucker, Jim Turner) – 3:52
"(And) Then He Kissed Me" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) – 2:31
"Too Shy" – 3:35
"Stayin' Put" – 4:23
"Baby, Honey, Sweetie" – 3:18
"I'm Not" – 6:55
"I'm Waiting for the Man" (Lou Reed) – 5:27

Personnel

Maureen Tucker – bass, guitar, percussion, vocals, production, mixing
John Sluggett – drums
Sonny Vincent – guitar
Daniel Hutchens – guitar
Sterling Morrison – electric guitar on "Too Shy", 12-string guitar on "Blue, All the Way to Canada"
Victor DeLorenzo – drums
Brian Ritchie – bass
Lou Reed – guitar on "Fired Up" and "I'm Not"
Jim Morris – trumpet
Michelle Saacks – piano
John Cale – synthesizer on "I'm Waiting for the Man", viola on "(And) Then He Kissed Me" and "I'm Not"
Dorothy Dargan - vocals
David Doris - saxophone
Don Fleming - guitar
Arlene Levin - vocals
Martha Morrison - vocals

References

^ Fricke, David (December 12, 1991). "The Year in Records — I Spent a Week There the Other Night by Moe Tucker". Rolling Stone (619/620): 189.
^ Reed, Jeremy (2014). The Life and Music of Lou Reed. Omnibus Press.
^ ^a ^b Jenkins, Mark (September 30, 1994). "Tucker's Solo Discs: Blue-Collar Plaints". The Washington Post. p. N13.
^ ^a ^b DeRogatis, Jim (August 14, 1994). "I Spent a Week There the Other Night". Show. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 6.
^ "Maureen Tucker Interview". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
^ Greenman, Ben (April 16, 2012). "Moe, Then a Feeling". The New Yorker. Vol. 88, no. 9. p. 18.
^ "I Spent a Week There the Other Night Review by John Dougan". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Gettelman, Parry (November 27, 1992). "John Cale, Moe Tucker". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 10.
^ "Maureen (Moe) Tucker". Trouser Press. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

[1] Fricke, David (December 12, 1991). "The Year in Records — I Spent a Week There the Other Night by Moe Tucker". Rolling Stone (619/620): 189.

[2] Reed, Jeremy (2014). The Life and Music of Lou Reed. Omnibus Press.

[WP-3] Jenkins, Mark (September 30, 1994). "Tucker's Solo Discs: Blue-Collar Plaints". The Washington Post. p. N13.

[CS-4] DeRogatis, Jim (August 14, 1994). "I Spent a Week There the Other Night". Show. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 6.

[5] "Maureen Tucker Interview". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

[6] Greenman, Ben (April 16, 2012). "Moe, Then a Feeling". The New Yorker. Vol. 88, no. 9. p. 18.

[7] "I Spent a Week There the Other Night Review by John Dougan". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

[OS-8] Gettelman, Parry (November 27, 1992). "John Cale, Moe Tucker". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 10.

[9] "Maureen (Moe) Tucker". Trouser Press. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

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