Love House

"Love House"
Single by Samantha Fox
from the album I Wanna Have Some Fun
B-side "Don't Cheat On Me"
Released 1988
Format CD Single, 7" Single , 12" Single
Recorded 1987/1988
Genre Acid house, Freestyle
Length 4:34 (Album Version)
3:35 (7" Version)
Label Jive
Writer(s) Ferdi Bolland, Rob Bolland
Producer(s) Ferdi Bolland, Rob Bolland
Samantha Fox singles chronology
"Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)"
(1987)		 "Love House"
(1988)		 "I Wanna Have Some Fun"
(1988)

"Love House" is a pop–dance song performed by British singer Samantha Fox and written by Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland. It was produced by Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland. It was released as the first European single from Samantha’s third album, I Wanna Have Some Fun, in the third quarter of 1988. In The United States it was released as the album's third and final single in 1989.

Song information

"Love House" was one of the first acid house singles to appear on mainstream charts. In 2009, reflecting on the rave era Fox stated, "Of course, I experienced the acid house scene. It actually happened in London at the end of the 80’s and acid house parties were held in disused warehouses that were taken over for one night only."[1]

Among the samples used is a vocable from "Just That Type of Girl" by Madame X.[2] The "Black Pyramid Mix" was produced by dance music pioneer Kevin Saunderson.

Reception

The Orlando Sentinel praised the song saying, "Rob and Ferdi Bolland twiddle the knobs to grand effect on 'Love House' and also on 'One in a Million.'" [3] Dallas Morning News, however, dismissed the track as "computerized schlock" and "pseudofunk."[4]

The single peaked at number thirty-two in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it failed to reach the 100 on the Billboard Singles Chart, However, it charted on the Billboard Dance Club Chart at #14.

Music video

The single's music video was avant-garde in concept, with Fox shown in various outfits including a kimono and a sari. Fox's exuberant performance is contrasted with eerie characters and effects, creating a sense of foreboding. [5]

Formats and track listings

7" Single[6]
  1. "Love House" (7" Version) - 3:35
  2. "Don't Cheat On Me" - 3:03
UK 12" Single[7]
  1. "Love House" (The Black Pyramid Mix) - 6:40
  2. "Love House" (Sulphuric Mix) - 7:40
  3. "Don't Cheat On Me" - 3:03
US 12" Single[8]
  1. "Love House" (The Black Pyramid Mix) - 6:40
  2. "Love House" (DJ Pierre Club Mix) - 5:59
  3. "Love House" (7" Version) - 3:35
  4. "Love House" (Coldest Mix) - 6:15
  5. "Love House" (7" Remix) - 4:00
  6. "Love House" (The Chicago House Jam Mix) - 6:00
  7. "Don't Cheat On Me" - 3:03

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
German Singles Chart 25
Flemish Top 30 14
Netherlands Singles Chart 10
Spain (AFYVE)[9] 10
Swiss Singles Chart 19
UK Singles Chart 32
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 14[10]

References

  1. ↑ Kane, Kirsty. "How Samantha Fox and Marc Mysterio want to help dance music" 25 September, 2009
  2. ↑ http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/2160/Samantha%20Fox-Love%20House_Madame%20X-Just%20That%20Type%20of%20Girl/
  3. ↑ Fields, Curt. "SAMANTHA FOX" Orlando Sentinel Jan 15, 1989
  4. ↑ Samuels, Lennox. "DIAMOND SHOWS HIS MANY FACETS IN 'BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES'" Dallas Morning News Jan 1, 1989
  5. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glOscnHGSg4
  6. ↑ discogs.com
  7. ↑ discogs.com
  8. ↑ discogs.com
  9. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  10. ↑ Billboard.com

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