Spend a Night in the Box
Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Template:Music ratings Spend a Night in the Box is the sixth album by The Reverend Horton Heat.[1][2] It was released by Time Bomb Recordings in 2000.[3]
Production
The album, produced by Paul Leary, was recorded at Pedernales Studios, in Texas.[4][5] Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath played a 1954 Gibson ES-175 on the album.[6]
Critical reception
Exclaim! called the album "good, basic, well-produced country and swing-influenced rockabilly."[4] 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."[7] Trouser Press wrote that "The Rev relocated his songwriting mojo for an album full of tasty rockabilly, swinging grooves and good old-fashioned stomp."[8] CMJ New Music Report deemed it "a skillfully choreographed saloon rumble of an album."[5]
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[9] |
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