| Love Is a House | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Force MDs |
| Album: | Touch and Go |
| B-Side: | Love Is a House |
| Released: | May 1987 |
| Recorded: | 1986 |
| Length: | 5:06 4:18 [1] |
| Producer: | Geoff Gurd, Martin Lascelles |
| Prev Title: | One Plus One |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | Touch and Go |
| Next Year: | 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]
Weekly charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 78 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 1 |
| Love is a House | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Gina Foster |
| Album: | Everything I Want |
| 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: | Leon Sylvers III |
| Next Title: | Cry In Vain |
| Next Year: | 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]
Weekly charts
Foster's version appears on the Luxury Soul compilation that was released in 2019.[5]