Box (Sam Brown album)

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

Box
Studio album by Sam Brown
Released	1997
Length	49:07
Label	Demon Records
Producer	Pete Brown Sam Brown
Sam Brown chronology
43 Minutes (1993) Box (1997) ReBoot (2000)

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
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Box"	Sam Brown	3:03
2.	"Ebb and Flow"	S. Brown	3:46
3.	"Whisper"	S. Brown	4:45
4.	"I Forgive You"	S. Brown, Maria McKee	5:32
5.	"They're the Ones"	S. Brown, Pete Brown	4:52
6.	"Liberty in Reality"	S. Brown, P. Brown	3:44
7.	"Embrace the Darkness"	S. Brown	4:48
8.	"T.O.E.S."	S. Brown	4:29
9.	"Intuition"	S. Brown, P. Brown	4:55
10.	"As the Crow Flies"	S. Brown, Danny Schogger	4:24
11.	"What's the Use?"	S. Brown, P. Brown, Barry Godfrey	2:46
12.	"Bert and Flo"	S. Brown	2:03

Japanese CD bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"You're My World"	Carl Sigman, Gino Paoli, Umberto Bindi	3:05

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. "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. 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.