This House (Alison Moyet song)

"This House" is a song by English singer Alison Moyet, released in 1991 as the fourth single from her third studio album Hoodoo. It was written by Moyet and produced by Dave Dix.

"This House" was originally recorded during sessions for Moyet's second studio album Raindancing in 1987, however it was not included on the album. Instead, it had been released as the B-Side to the 1987 non-album single "Love Letters". The 7" version included a shorter edit of the track, whereas the "Love Letters" maxi single included a longer version.

"This House" was re-recorded for the Hoodoo album, and was the most successful single from it, reaching number 40 in the UK, and remaining within the Top 100 for five weeks.^[1]

A promotional video was filmed for the single. Later in 2009, Moyet would perform the song on The Paul O'Grady Show to help promote her compilation The Best of: 25 Years Revisited.^[2]

The single's B-Side is "Come Back Home", which was exclusive to the single. It was written by Moyet and Dave Dix. The two bonus B-Sides for the 12" vinyl and CD versions of the single were "Love Letters" and "That Ole Devil Called Love". Both tracks had previously been released by Moyet as successful singles.^[1]

Formats

7" Single

"This House" – 3:53
"Come Back Home" – 3:20

7" Single (Spanish promo)

"This House" – 3:53
"This House" – 3:53

12" Single

"This House" – 3:53
"Come Back Home" – 3:20
"Love Letters" – 2:50
"That Ole Devil Called Love" – 3:02

CD Single

"This House" – 3:53
"Come Back Home" – 3:20
"Love Letters" – 2:50
"That Ole Devil Called Love" – 3:02

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Dutch Singles Chart^[3]	32
UK Singles Chart^[1]	40

Personnel

Mixer on "This House" – Dave Dix, Pete Glenister
Producer on "This House" – Dave Dix
Mixer on "Come Back Home" – Steve Lillywhite
Producer on "Come Back Home" – Pete Glenister
Engineer on "Come Back Home" – Neil Brockbank
Producer on "Love Letters" – Alison Moyet, Steve Brown
Producer on "That Ole Devil Called Love" – Pete Wingfield
Writer of "This House" – Alison Moyet
Writers of "Come Back Home" – Alison Moyet, Dave Dix
Writers of "Love Letters" – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
Writers of "That Ole Devil Called Love" – Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher

Cover versions

Gwyneth Herbert sings the song on Janette Mason's 2014 album D’Ranged.^[4]

References

1 2 3 "Alison Moyet – Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
↑ "Alison Moyet This House October 2009". YouTube. 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
↑ Steffen Hung. "Alison Moyet – This House". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
↑ "D'Ranged". Janette Mason. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Alison Moyet

With Yazoo/Yaz	Upstairs at Eric's You and Me Both

Studio albums	Alf Raindancing Hoodoo Essex Hometime Voice The Turn The Minutes

Compilation albums	Singles The Essential Alison Moyet The Best of: 25 Years Revisited

Live releases	Live at Bush Hall Minutes and Seconds - Live

Singles	"Love Resurrection" "All Cried Out" "Invisible" "That Ole Devil Called Love" "For You Only" "Is This Love?" "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" "Ordinary Girl" "Sleep Like Breathing" "Love Letters" "It Won't Be Long" "Wishing You Were Here" "This House" "Hoodoo" "Falling" "Whispering Your Name" "Getting into Something" "Ode to Boy II" "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" "Solid Wood" "Should I Feel That It's Over" "Do You Ever Wonder" "More" "Almost Blue" / "Alfie" "Slipping Away" "One More Time" "A Guy Like You" "When I Was Your Girl" "Love Reign Supreme" "Changeling"

Other related articles	Discography

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