I Spent a Week There the Other Night

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

I Spent a Week There the Other Night
Studio album by
Moe Tucker
Released1991
StudioToxic Shock, New York City
GenrePunk
LabelNew Rose Records
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)

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. Jenkins, Mark (30 Sep 1994). "Tucker's Solo Discs: Blue-Collar Plaints". The Washington Post. p. N13.
  4. 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. 88 (9): 18.
  7. "I Spent a Week There the Other Night Review by John Dougan". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  8. Gettelman, Parry (27 Nov 1992). "John Cale, Moe Tucker". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 10.
  9. "Maureen (Moe) Tucker". Trouser Press. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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