Boy in a Box is a solo album by Johnny Goudie

Johnny Goudie

John Charles "Johnny" Goudie is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumental musician, record producer, actor, and podcaster based in Austin, Texas...

, released in 2005. It was the debut release for F+M records and was originally to be a "best of

Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

" album. In addition to new material, it also includes songs from Johnny's previous solo album I Love Elke

I Love Elke

I Love Elke is a solo album by Johnny Goudie. Elke refers to 1960s actress Elke Sommer and is a lyric from the song "Open Invitation". The album was originally to be titled "Someone's Trying to Kill Me and This Time, I'm Not Just Saying That to Get Attention"...

as well as Goudie

Goudie (band)

Goudie was a glam rock band from Austin, Texas fronted by Johnny Goudie.Goudie started in 1996 as a solo project of frontman Johnny Goudie. In 1998 Johnny's friend Einar Pedersen joined on bass and Bill Lefler replaced the original drummer Kyle Schneider, and Jimmy Messer was brought in as lead...

's final album ...Effects of Madness

Effects of Madness

...Effects of Madness is the second and final album by Goudie. It was recorded at The Slaughter House and at Johnny Goudie's house in Austin, Texas. The song Leave it Alone features vocals by Patty Griffin, and Jeff Klein played keyboard on the track Don't You Love Him When He's Cruel...

, both of which Johnny didn't think received a proper audience since Goudie

Goudie (band)

Goudie was a glam rock band from Austin, Texas fronted by Johnny Goudie.Goudie started in 1996 as a solo project of frontman Johnny Goudie. In 1998 Johnny's friend Einar Pedersen joined on bass and Bill Lefler replaced the original drummer Kyle Schneider, and Jimmy Messer was brought in as lead...

 broke up soon after the release of ...Effects of Madness, and Johnny joined Endochine soon after the release of I Love Elke.

Track listing

1. "Sex Machine"
2. "Hold Me Up Tonight"
3. "Back of a Magazine"
4. "I Am Falling"
5. "Stay"
6. "Everyone Remembers (When You're Cool)"
7. "Open Invitation"
8. "Hello, Good Morning"
9. "Keep it in Bottles"
10. "Standard Issue Pistol"
11. "Leave it Alone"
12. "Old Enough"