I Spent a Week There the Other Night explained

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". 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. 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.^[4] Tucker stuck mostly to rhythm guitar.^[5]

Critical reception

The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "the basement minimalism is perfect for her ingenuous songs and flat but expressive vocals." Trouser Press praised "Lazy", writing that, "for a 46-year-old mother of five, 'Lazy' is pure punk perfection."^[6]

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

Notes and References

1. Fricke . David . The Year in Records — I Spent a Week There the Other Night by Moe Tucker . Rolling Stone . Dec 12, 1991 . 619/620 . 189.
2. Book: Reed . Jeremy . The Life and Music of Lou Reed . 2014 . Omnibus Press.
3. News: Jenkins . Mark . Tucker's Solo Discs: Blue-Collar Plaints . The Washington Post . 30 Sep 1994 . N13.
4. Web site: Maureen Tucker Interview . Perfect Sound Forever . 28 January 2023.
5. Greenman . Ben . Moe, Then a Feeling . The New Yorker . April 16, 2012 . 88 . 9 . 18.
6. Web site: Maureen (Moe) Tucker . Trouser Press . 28 January 2023.