Box
Studio album by
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 approximately 17,000 copies.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[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. 1 2 "The magic of the Internet". Imgur. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. "Sam Brown Discography". Onecandle.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  3. "Crash then Reboot". The Herald. 3 October 2000. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 Stephen Thomas Erlewine (22 April 1997). "Box - Sam Brown | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  5. "Singer Sam boxes clever". Ealing Leader. 11 April 1997. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.
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