The Box It Came In

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"The Box It Came In"
Single by Wanda Jackson
from the album Reckless Love Affair
B-side"Look Out Heart"
ReleasedJanuary 1966
RecordedSeptember 24, 1965
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
GenreCountry
Length2:25
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Vic McAlpin
Producer(s)Ken Nelson
Wanda Jackson singles chronology
"My First Day Without You"
(1965)
"The Box It Came In"
(1966)
"Because It's You"
(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]

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1966) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 18

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Wanda Jackson discography, part one". Praguefrank's Country Music. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.