Love Is a House
| "Love Is a House" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Force MDs | ||||
| from the album Touch and Go | ||||
| B-side | Love Is a House (instrumental) | |||
| Released | May 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:06 (album version) 4:18 (radio single version)[1] | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Geoff Gurd, Gina Foster Martin Lascelles | |||
| Producer(s) | Geoff Gurd, Martin Lascelles | |||
| Force MDs singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Is a House" is a 1987 song by American R&B group Force M.D.'s. Released on the band's Touch and Go album, the single was the group's third top ten hit on the Billboards Black Singles chart, and their most successful on that chart peaking at number one for two weeks, in the summer of 1987. "Love Is a House" was also the group's second and final Hot 100 release, peaking at number seventy-eight.[2]
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 78 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 1 |
Gina Foster version[edit]
| "Love is a House" | ||||
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| Single by Gina Foster | ||||
| A-side | "Love is a House" | |||
| B-side | "Take Me Away" | |||
| Written | G. Foster, M. Lascelles, G. Gurd | |||
| Released | June, 1989 | |||
| Label | Deconstruction PB 42747 | |||
| Producer(s) | Leon Sylvers III | |||
| Gina Foster singles chronology | ||||
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Gina Foster's version was released in 1989. Backed with "Take Me Away", was a hit for her in the UK, peaking at no. 92, and staying there for a week.[3][4]
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.K. | 92 |
Appears on[edit]
The song appears on the Luxury Soul compilation that was released in 2019.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Force M.D.'s - "Love Is A House" 7" Single at Discogs
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 209.
- ^ Hitparade.ch - Gina Foster – Love Is A House
- ^ Official Charts - LOVE IS A HOUSE
- ^ Soul Tracks - First Listen: Gina Foster leads hot new "Luxury" compilation by Justin Kantor
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