Hot Boxing

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Field	Value
name	Hot Boxing
type	studio
artist	Magnapop
cover	Magnapop - Hot Boxing.jpg
alt	A close-up on the face of a woman who is holding a cigarette in her right hand and exhaling smoke. The photos is tinted red and has "magnapop" written in blue along the top and "hot boxing" written in yellow toward the center.
released
recorded	August 1993
studio	*Pedernales Recording (Spicewood, Texas)
genre	Pop punk, pop rock, power pop
length
language	English
label	Play It Again Sam/Priority
producer	Bob Mould
prev_title	Big Bright Cherry
prev_year	1994
next_title	Fire All Your Guns at Once
next_year	1996
misc	{{Singles
name	Hot Boxing
type	studio
single1	Slowly, Slowly
single1date	1994
single2	Lay It Down
single2date	1994
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| name = Hot Boxing | type = studio | artist = Magnapop | cover = Magnapop - Hot Boxing.jpg | alt = A close-up on the face of a woman who is holding a cigarette in her right hand and exhaling smoke. The photos is tinted red and has "magnapop" written in blue along the top and "hot boxing" written in yellow toward the center. | released = | recorded = August 1993 | venue = | studio = *Pedernales Recording (Spicewood, Texas)

• Bosstown (Atlanta, Georgia) | genre = Pop punk, pop rock, power pop | length = | language = English | label = Play It Again Sam/Priority | producer = Bob Mould | prev_title = Big Bright Cherry | prev_year = 1994 | next_title = Fire All Your Guns at Once | next_year = 1996 | misc = {{Singles | name = Hot Boxing | type = studio | single1 = Slowly, Slowly | single1date = 1994 | single2 = Lay It Down | single2date = 1994 | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = Billboard | rev2Score = very favorable | rev3 = Robert Christgau | rev3Score = | rev4 = Rolling Stone | rev4Score = favorable | rev5 = Sun Zoom Spark | rev5Score = favorable | noprose = yes 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.

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

• 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

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.

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Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States		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		King	Compact Disc	KICP-408
The Netherlands		Play It Again Sam	Compact Disc	450.0251.26 - BIAS 251 CDX†
Spain		Fonomusic	LP	88.2210
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†Special edition with bonus tracks

References

References

1. Demalon, Tom. "Magnapop > ''Hot Boxing''".
2. (1994-06-23). "Album Reviews". Nielsen Business Media, Inc..
3. Christgau, Robert. "Magnapop". [[Robert Christgau]].
4. Corio, Paul. (1994-12-29). "Music reviews - Magnapop ''Hot Boxing''".
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". Nielsen Business Media, Inc..

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