The Box It Came In Explained

The Box It Came In
Type:single
Artist:Wanda Jackson
Album:Reckless Love Affair
B-Side:Look Out Heart
Released:January 1966
Recorded:September 24, 1965
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
Genre:Country
Length:2:25
Label:Capitol
Producer:Ken Nelson
Prev Title:My First Day Without You
Prev Year:1965
Next Title:Because It's You
Next Year:1966

"The Box It Came In" is a song written by Vic McAlpin (1918–1980) that was recorded by American country, rock, and Christian artist, Wanda Jackson.

The song was recorded at the Columbia Recording Studio on September 24, 1965, in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.[1] "The Box It Came In" was officially released as a single in January 1966, peaking at number eighteen on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles chart. The song became Jackson's first major hit on the country songs chart since 1961 and started a series of charting Billboard country singles between 1966 and 1971. "The Box It Came In" was issued on Jackson's 1966 studio album, Reckless Love Affair.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wanda Jackson discography, part one. Praguefrank's Country Music. 17 December 2013.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. 2011. 978-0-89820-188-8.