Hot Boxing
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ReleasedJuly 5, 1994
RecordedAugust 1993
Studio
- Pedernales (Spicewood, Texas)
- Bosstown (Atlanta, Georgia)
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| Released | July 5, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | August 1993 | |||
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| Genre | Pop punk, pop rock, power pop | |||
| Length | 41:30 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Play It Again Sam/Priority | |||
| Producer | Bob Mould | |||
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| Singles from Hot Boxing | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Billboard | very favorable[2] |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Rolling Stone | favorable[4] |
| Sun Zoom Spark | favorable[5] |
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]
All songs written by Linda Hopper and Ruthie Morris.
- Side one
- "Slowly, Slowly" – 3:35
- "Texas" – 4:01
- "Lay It Down" – 2:59
- "Here It Comes" – 2:48
- "Piece of Cake" – 2:49
- "Free Mud" – 2:00
- "Leo" – 2:37
- Side two
- "The Crush" – 3:22
- "Ride" – 2:30
- "In the Way" – 2:32
- "Idiot Song" – 1:55
- "Get It Right" – 1:52
- "Emergency" – 4:00
- "Skinburns" – 4:24
- Special edition bonus tracks
- "Merry" (Acoustic) – 3:26
- "Pretty Awful" – 2:24
Personnel
- Magnapop
- Linda Hopper – lead vocals
- David McNair – drums
- Ruthie Morris – guitar, backing vocals
- Shannon Mulvaney – bass guitar
- Production staff
- David Collins – remastering at A&M Studios
- Valerie Raimonde – design
- Ruth Leitman – art direction, photography
- Magnapop – production on "Merry" (Acoustic)
- Bob Mould – production
- Jim Wilson – engineering