Babe Rainbow

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Babe Rainbow
Studio album by The House of Love
Released 1992
Genre Alternative rock
Length 43:26
Label Fontana
Producer Warne Livesey
The House of Love chronology

A Spy in the House of Love
(1990)		 Babe Rainbow
(1992)		 Audience with the Mind
(1993)
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For the record producer and electronic musician, see Babe Rainbow (musician).

Babe Rainbow is the third album by British alternative rock band The House of Love.


Background

Babe Rainbow is the only House of Love studio album to feature Simon Walker (ex-Dave Howard Singers as well as being Chris Groothuizen and Pete Evans’ bandmate in My White Bedroom). Walker had replaced Terry Bickers as lead guitarist in December 1989 and would himself leave the band in mid-1992 (to be replaced by Simon Mawby of The Woodentops). Former House of Love member Andrea Heukamp returned as a guest performer to add extra guitar and backing vocals.

The album’s producer Warne Livesey co-wrote two songs with Guy Chadwick – "You Don’t Understand" and "Feel" – which were the first House of Love songs not entirely written by Chadwick. Both were released as singles, as were "The Girl With the Loneliest Eyes" (which was released as a taster for the album) and "Crush Me".

Babe Rainbow was not as well received as the first two House of Love albums and signalled the start of the band's commercial decline.

The album's title comes from a picture by Peter Blake which was also used for the cover artwork.

Track listing

All songs written by Guy Chadwick unless otherwise noted

  1. "You Don't Understand" - 3:48 (Guy Chadwick, Warne Livesey)
  2. "Crush Me" - 3:46
  3. "Cruel" - 5:46
  4. "High in Your Face" - 4:41
  5. "Fade Away" - 3:24
  6. "Feel" - 3:54 (Guy Chadwick, Warne Livesey)
  7. "Girl with the Loneliest Eyes" - 3:42
  8. "Burn Down the World" - 5:53
  9. "Philly Phile" - 4:21
  10. "Yer Eyes" - 4:11

Personnel

  • Guy Chadwick - lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar
  • Simon Walker - guitars
  • Chris Groothuizen - bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Pete Evans –drums

with

  • Warne Livesey - guitar, hurdy-gurdy, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Andrea Heukamp - guitar, backing vocals
  • Pandit Dinesh – tablas
The House of Love
  • Chris Groothuizen
  • Andrea Heukamp
  • Simon Mawby
  • Simon Walker
Studio albums
Compilation albums
  • The House of Love (aka The German Album) (1987)
  • A Spy in the House of Love (1990)
  • Best of The House of Love (1998)
  • The John Peel Sessions 88–89 (2000)
  • 1986–88 The Creation Recordings (2001)
  • The Fontana Years (2004)
  • Live at the BBC (2009)
Singles
  • "Shine On"
  • "Real Animal"
  • "Christine"
  • "Destroy the Heart"
  • "Never"
  • "I Don't Know Why I Love You"
  • "Shine On (remix)"
  • "Beatles and the Stones"
  • "Marble"
  • "The Girl with the Loneliest Eyes"
  • "Feel"
  • "You Don't Understand"
  • "Crush Me"
  • "Hollow"
  • "Love You Too Much"
  • "A Baby Got Back On Its Feet"
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