Box (Sam Brown album)

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Box
Sam Brown Box 1997 album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Sam Brown
Released1997
Length49:07
LabelDemon Records
ProducerPete Brown
Sam Brown
Sam Brown chronology
43 Minutes
(1993) 		Box
(1997) 		ReBoot
(2000)

Box is the fourth studio album from English female singer-songwriter Sam Brown. It was released in 1997 by Demon Records.

Box peaked at No. 207 on Australia's ARIA Charts.[1] The album's first single, "I Forgive You", peaked at No. 192 on the ARIA charts.[1] "Whisper" was issued as a promotional single in the UK.[2] The album sold an approximate 17,000 copies.[3]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]

Upon release, Bob Eborall of Ealing Leader wrote: "Sam gives us the full works on a new album of across-the-range songs. Ranging from the jazzy title track to the rocking "They're the Ones", and my favourite tracks, "Embrace the Darkness" and the tender "Whisper"."[5] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described the album as "arguably her best effort yet". He commented: "She's developed into a first-rate songwriter, capable of crafting melodic, memorable songs with true emotion and depth. It's mature pop with many layers and levels."[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Box"Sam Brown3:03
2."Ebb and Flow"S. Brown3:46
3."Whisper"S. Brown4:45
4."I Forgive You"S. Brown, Maria McKee5:32
5."They're the Ones"S. Brown, Pete Brown4:52
6."Liberty in Reality"S. Brown, P. Brown3:44
7."Embrace the Darkness"S. Brown4:48
8."T.O.E.S."S. Brown4:29
9."Intuition"S. Brown, P. Brown4:55
10."As the Crow Flies"S. Brown, Danny Schogger4:24
11."What's the Use?"S. Brown, P. Brown, Barry Godfrey2:46
12."Bert and Flo"S. Brown2:03
Japanese CD bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."You're My World"Carl Sigman, Gino Paoli, Umberto Bindi3:05

Personnel[]

  • Sam Brown - lead vocals, backing vocals, piano
  • Pete Brown - guitar, backing vocals
  • Claire Nicolson - organ, synthesiser, backing vocals
  • Aaron McRobbie - bass, backing vocals
  • Richard Newman - drums
  • Jim Capaldi - percussion (track 6, 10)

Production

  • Pete Brown - producer, engineer
  • Sam Brown - producer
  • Damon Iddins, Mat Davies - engineers

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "The magic of the Internet". Imgur. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  2. ^ "Sam Brown Discography". Onecandle.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  3. ^ "Sam Brown Biography". Onecandle.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1997-04-22). "Box - Sam Brown | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  5. ^ "Singer Sam boxes clever". Ealing Leader. 11 April 1997. Retrieved 10 November 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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