A Kiss in the Dreamhouse

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A Kiss in the Dreamhouse

Studio album by Siouxsie & the Banshees
Released	1982
Recorded	1981-1982
Genre	Gothic rock
Length	37:45
Label	Polydor
Producer(s)	Siouxsie and the Banshees
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Siouxsie & the Banshees chronology
Once Upon A Time: The Singles (1981)	A Kiss In The Dreamhouse (1982)	Nocturne (1983)

A Kiss in the Dreamhouse is the fifth studio album released by Siouxsie & the Banshees. The album was issued by Polydor Records in the UK in 1982. The album is part of what critics and fans refer to as the Banshees' "experimentation" phase, as this album contains chimes, strings, synthesizers, many vocal overdubs and the occasional guitar. The album was written, produced and arranged by Siouxsie & the Banshees. It was both a critical and commercial success peaking on the UK albums chart at number eleven. They claimed it to be their personal best, until 1988 and the release of Peepshow.

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Miscellanea
4 Production

[edit] Track listing

All tracks by Sioux, McGeoch, Severin and Budgie.

"Cascade"
"Green Fingers"
"Obsession"
"She's a Carnival"
"Circle"
"Melt!"
"Painted Bird"
"Cocoon"
"Slowdive"

[edit] Personnel

Siouxsie & the Banshees - producers
Siouxsie Sioux - Voices, Bells on "Obsession"
Steven Severin - Bass Guitar, 6-String Bass on "Slowdive", Organ on "Painted Bird"
John McGeoch - Guitar, Keyboards on "Cocoon", "Circle", "Cascade", Recorder on "Green Fingers"
Budgie - Drums, Percussion, Harmonica on "Slowdive"

Caroline Lavelle - Cello on "Obsession"
Anne Stephenson - Violin on "Obsession", "Slowdive"
Virginia Hewes - Violin on "Obsession", "Slowdive"

Slowdive single,1982.

Danaë by Gustav Klimt, painted 1907.

[edit] Miscellanea

The artwork for both the album and singles was based on Gustav Klimt.

[edit] Production

Mike Hedges: engineer
Recorded at Playground and Abbey Road Studios
Design, Rocking Russian
Photography and set, Michael Kostiff

Siouxsie & the Banshees
Siouxsie Sioux \| Steven Severin \| Budgie Knox Chandler \| John Valentine Carruthers \| Peter Fenton \| Jon Klein \| Martin McCarrick \| John McGeoch \| John McKay \| Kenny Morris \| Marco Pirroni \| Robert Smith \| Sid Vicious
Siouxsie & the Banshees discography
Studio albums and extended plays: The Scream \| Join Hands \| Kaleidoscope \| Juju \| A Kiss in the Dreamhouse \| Hyæna \| The Thorn EP \| Tinderbox \| Through the Looking Glass \| Peepshow \| Superstition \| The Rapture
Compilations: Once Upon a Time: The Singles \| Twice Upon a Time: The Singles \| The Best of Siouxsie & the Banshees \| Downside Up
Live Albums: Nocturne \| Seven Year Itch
Peel Sessions: Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions
Singles: Hong Kong Garden \| The Staircase (Mystery) \| Playground Twist \| Mittageisen / Love in a Void \| Happy House \| Christine \| Israel \| Spellbound \| Arabian Knights \| Fireworks \| Slowdive \| Melt! \| Dear Prudence \| Swimming Horses \| Dazzle \| Overground \| Cities in Dust \| Candyman \| This Wheel's on Fire \| The Passenger \| Song from the Edge of the World \| Peek-a-Boo \| The Killing Jar \| The Last Beat of My Heart \| Kiss Them for Me \| Shadowtime \| Fear (of the Unknown) \| Face to Face \| O Baby \| Stargazer
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