Spend a Night in the Box

Spend a Night in the Box
Spend a Night in the Box
Studio album by The Reverend Horton Heat
Released	March 21, 2000
Studio	Pedernales Studios, Spicewood, Texas
Genre	Rockabilly
Length	49:45
Label	Time Bomb
Producer	Paul Leary
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Courier-News	^[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[5]
Ottawa Citizen	^[6]

Spend a Night in the Box is the sixth album by The Reverend Horton Heat.^[7]^[8] It was released by Time Bomb Recordings in 2000.^[9]

Production

The album, produced by Paul Leary, was recorded at Pedernales Studios, in Texas.^[1]^[10] Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath played a 1954 Gibson ES-175 on the album.^[11]

Critical reception

Exclaim! called the album "good, basic, well-produced country and swing-influenced rockabilly."^[1] The Austin Chronicle panned the "Gap-ready numbers like 'Sleeper Coach Driver' and 'Hand It to Me'," writing that "one Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is more than enough."^[12] Trouser Press wrote that "The Rev relocated his songwriting mojo for an album full of tasty rockabilly, swinging grooves and good old-fashioned stomp."^[2] CMJ New Music Report deemed it "a skillfully choreographed saloon rumble of an album."^[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Jim Heath except as noted.

"Spend a Night in the Box" – 3:07
"Big D Boogie Woogie" – 2:55
"Sleeper Coach Driver" – 3:24
"The Girl in Blue" – 3:52
"Sue Jack Daniels" – 3:31
"Hand It to Me" – 3:23
"I'll Make Love" – 2:20
"It Hurts Your Daddy Bad" – 4:04
"The Bedroom Again" – 3:22
"King" – 2:41
"Whole Lotta Baby" – 3:42
"The Millionaire" (Heath/Churilla) – 3:56
"Unlucky in Love" – 4:33
"The Party in Your Head" – 3:55

Personnel

Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath - guitar & vocals
Jimbo Wallace - upright bass
Scott Churilla - drums
Tim Alexander - piano (on "Sleeper Coach Driver"), piano and organ (on "Hand It to Me"), accordion and bajo quinto ("Unlucky in Love")
Paul Leary - producer, mixer
Stuart Sullivan - mixer, engineer
Scott J. Weiss - management
Jolie Clemens - artwork
Jennifer Broussard - photography

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Heatseekers (Billboard)	23^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Reverend Horton Heat Spend A Night In The Box | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
^ ^a ^b "Reverend Horton Heat". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^ Spend a Night in the Box at AllMusic
^ Junior, Chris M. (March 30, 2000). "ALBUM REVIEWS". Courier-News. p. D8.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. pp. 863–864.
^ Blanchfield, Mike (July 15, 2000). "Soundtracks". Ottawa Citizen. p. K7.
^ "Pop review". the Guardian. September 20, 2000.
^ "The Reverend Horton Heat | Biography & History". AllMusic.
^ Terlesky, John (May 5, 2000). "REV. HORTON HEAT THINKS OUTSIDE THE ROCK BOX". The Morning Call. p. D12.
^ ^a ^b "Must Hear". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. February 28, 2000 – via Google Books.
^ Russell, Rusty. "Reverend Horton Heat: Back to burnin' basics". Guitar Player. 34 (7): 33–34.
^ "Reverend Horton Heat Spend a Night in the Box (Time Bomb)". www.austinchronicle.com.
^ "Heatseekers". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 8, 2000 – via Google Books.

[auto1-1] "Reverend Horton Heat Spend A Night In The Box | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.

[trouser-2] "Reverend Horton Heat". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[3] Spend a Night in the Box at AllMusic

[4] Junior, Chris M. (March 30, 2000). "ALBUM REVIEWS". Courier-News. p. D8.

[CL-5] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. pp. 863–864.

[6] Blanchfield, Mike (July 15, 2000). "Soundtracks". Ottawa Citizen. p. K7.

[7] "Pop review". the Guardian. September 20, 2000.

[8] "The Reverend Horton Heat | Biography & History". AllMusic.

[9] Terlesky, John (May 5, 2000). "REV. HORTON HEAT THINKS OUTSIDE THE ROCK BOX". The Morning Call. p. D12.

[auto-10] "Must Hear". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. February 28, 2000 – via Google Books.

[11] Russell, Rusty. "Reverend Horton Heat: Back to burnin' basics". Guitar Player. 34 (7): 33–34.

[12] "Reverend Horton Heat Spend a Night in the Box (Time Bomb)". www.austinchronicle.com.

[13] "Heatseekers". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 8, 2000 – via Google Books.

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v t e The Reverend Horton Heat
Jim Heath Jimbo Wallace Lance Lipinsky Jonathan Jeter Paul Simmons Taz Bentley Bobby Baranowski Swingin' Jack Barton Scott Churilla
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Compilations	Holy Roller 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
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