Love Is a House

"Love Is a House"
Single by Force MDs
from the album Touch and Go
B-sideLove Is a House (instrumental)
ReleasedMay 1987
Recorded1986
Genre
Length5:06 (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
"One Plus One"
(1986)
"Love Is a House"
(1987)
"Touch and Go"
(1987)

"Love Is a House" is a hit song recorded by American R&B group Force M.D.'s and featured on the group's 1987 album, Touch and Go. Written by budding British singer/songwriter Gina Foster in collaboration with Geoff Gurd and Martin Lascelles, the song became the Force M.D.'s first and only number one hit on the R&B charts, peaking at that position for two weeks in the summer of 1987. "Love Is a House" was also the group's third R&B top ten hit and the group's second and final charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number seventy-eight.[2]

Charts

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Weekly charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 78
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 1

Gina Foster version

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"Love is a House"
Single by Gina Foster
from the album Everything I Want
A-side"Love is a House"
B-side"Take Me Away"
WrittenG. Foster, M. Lascelles, G. Gurd
ReleasedJune, 1989
LabelDeconstruction PB 42747
Producer(s)Leon Sylvers III
Gina Foster singles chronology
"Love is a House"
(1989)
"Cry In Vain"
(1990)

In 1989, Foster released her own version, also featuring it on her album Everything I Want, released the following year. Backed with "Take Me Away", it was a hit for her in the UK, peaking at no. 92, and staying there for a week.[3][4]

Charts

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Weekly charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
U.K. 92

Appears on

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Foster's version appears on the Luxury Soul compilation that was released in 2019.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Force M.D.'s - "Love Is A House" 7" Single at Discogs
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 209.
  3. ^ Hitparade.ch - Gina Foster – Love Is A House
  4. ^ Official Charts - LOVE IS A HOUSE
  5. ^ Soul Tracks - First Listen: Gina Foster leads hot new "Luxury" compilation by Justin Kantor