I Spent a Week There the Other Night

I Spent a Week There the Other Night
Studio album by
Moe Tucker
Released1991
StudioToxic Shock, New York City
GenrePunk
Length44:40
LabelNew Rose
ProducerMaureen Tucker
Moe Tucker chronology
Life in Exile After Abdication
(1989) 		I Spent a Week There the Other Night
(1991) 		Oh No, They're Recording This Show
(1992)

I Spent a Week There the Other Night is an album by the American musician Moe Tucker, released in 1991.[1][2]

Included on the album is a cover of "Then He Kissed Me", originally by the Crystals, as well as a cover of the Velvet Underground song "I'm Waiting for the Man".[3] I Spent a Week There the Other Night was reissued in 1994.[3]

Production

The album has performances by members of the Velvet Underground, including Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison and John Cale.[4] All four original Velvets play together on "I'm Not", making it their only studio collaboration on original material since 1968. Members of Violent Femmes also contributed to the album.[5] Tucker stuck mostly to rhythm guitar.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Chicago Sun-Times[4]
Orlando Sentinel[8]

The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "the basement minimalism is perfect for her ingenuous songs and flat but expressive vocals."[8] Trouser Press praised "Lazy", writing that, "for a 46-year-old mother of five, 'Lazy' is pure punk perfection."[9]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Maureen Tucker except where noted.

  1. "Fired Up" – 4:01
  2. "That's B.A.D." – 4:58
  3. "Lazy" – 2:28
  4. "S.O.S." – 3:12
  5. "Blue, All the Way to Canada" (Tucker, Jim Turner) – 3:52
  6. "(And) Then He Kissed Me" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) – 2:31
  7. "Too Shy" – 3:35
  8. "Stayin' Put" – 4:23
  9. "Baby, Honey, Sweetie" – 3:18
  10. "I'm Not" – 6:55
  11. "I'm Waiting for the Man" (Lou Reed) – 5:27

Personnel

  • Maureen Tucker – bass, guitar, percussion, vocals, production, mixing
  • John Sluggett – drums
  • Sonny Vincent – guitar
  • Daniel Hutchens – guitar
  • Sterling Morrison – electric guitar on "Too Shy", 12-string guitar on "Blue, All the Way to Canada"
  • Victor DeLorenzo – drums
  • Brian Ritchie – bass
  • Lou Reed – guitar on "Fired Up" and "I'm Not"
  • Jim Morris – trumpet
  • Michelle Saacks – piano
  • John Cale – synthesizer on "I'm Waiting for the Man", viola on "(And) Then He Kissed Me" and "I'm Not"
  • Dorothy Dargan - vocals
  • David Doris - saxophone
  • Don Fleming - guitar
  • Arlene Levin - vocals
  • Martha Morrison - vocals

References

  1. ^ Fricke, David (Dec 12, 1991). "The Year in Records — I Spent a Week There the Other Night by Moe Tucker". Rolling Stone (619/620): 189.
  2. ^ Reed, Jeremy (2014). The Life and Music of Lou Reed. Omnibus Press.
  3. ^ a b Jenkins, Mark (30 Sep 1994). "Tucker's Solo Discs: Blue-Collar Plaints". The Washington Post. p. N13.
  4. ^ a b DeRogatis, Jim (August 14, 1994). "I Spent a Week There the Other Night". Show. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Maureen Tucker Interview". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  6. ^ Greenman, Ben (April 16, 2012). "Moe, Then a Feeling". The New Yorker. Vol. 88, no. 9. p. 18.
  7. ^ "I Spent a Week There the Other Night Review by John Dougan". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b Gettelman, Parry (27 Nov 1992). "John Cale, Moe Tucker". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 10.
  9. ^ "Maureen (Moe) Tucker". Trouser Press. Retrieved 28 January 2023.