The House (Katie Melua album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = The House
| type = studio
| artist = Katie Melua
| cover = Katie Melua - The House.jpg
| alt =
| released = 24 May 2010
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Pop{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-house-mw0001978657|title=The House - Katie Melua|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=20 April 2015}}
- jazz{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-house-mw0001978657|title=The House - Katie Melua|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=20 April 2015}}
- progressive rock
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| length = 45:44
| label = Dramatico
| producer = William Orbit
| prev_title = Live at the O² Arena
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Secret Symphony
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The House
| type = Studio album
| single1 = The Flood
| single1date = 17 May 2010
| single2 = A Happy Place
| single2date = 12 July 2010
| single3 = To Kill You With A Kiss" (single title)
"I'd Love To Kill You (album title)
| single3date = 26 November 2010
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Daily Express
| rev2 = The Daily Telegraph
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/7749399/Katie-Melua-The-House-CD-review.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Katie Melua: The House, CD review | first=Neil | last=McCormick | date=2010-05-21}}
| rev3 = Mojo
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}Glyn Brown Mojo, June 2010, Issue 199.
| rev4 = Slant Magazine
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/katie-melua-the-house/2206 |title=Katie Melua: The House | Music Review |publisher=Slant Magazine |date= |accessdate=2012-02-22}}
| rev5 = Allmusic
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Collar |first=Matt |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-house-r1785261/review |title=The House - Katie Melua |publisher=AllMusic |date=2010-06-15 |accessdate=2012-02-22}}
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The House is the fourth studio album by British singer Katie Melua, released on 24 May 2010 by Dramatico. This is Melua's first studio album not to be produced by Mike Batt. The first single from the album, "The Flood", was released on 17 May 2010 and was written by Melua, Guy Chambers and Lauren Christy.{{cite web |url=http://www.themusicfix.co.uk/content/news-flash/9477/in-the-house-with-katie-melua.html |title= In The House with Katie Melua|author=Colin Polonowski |date=2010-03-17 |work=The Music Fix |publisher= |accessdate=2010-03-17}} The second single "A Happy Place" was released in July 2010, featuring a remix of the track by Sparks. The third single "To Kill You With A Kiss" (called I'd Love To Kill You on the album) was released at the end of November 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kill-You-Kiss/dp/B004D1D7DO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1291916679&sr=8-1 |title=product-page |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-09-19}}
Track listing
All tracks produced by William Orbit.
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| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = I'd Love to Kill You
| writer1 = {{hlist|Katie Melua|Guy Chambers}}
| length1 = 2:57
| title2 = The Flood
| writer2 = {{hlist|Melua|Chambers|Lauren Christy}}
| length2 = 4:03
| title3 = A Happy Place
| writer3 = {{hlist|Melua|Chambers}}
| length3 = 3:27
| title4 = A Moment of Madness
| writer4 = {{hlist|Melua|Chambers}}
| length4 = 3:47
| title5 = Red Balloons
| writer5 = {{hlist|Melua|Polly Scattergood}}
| length5 = 4:20
| title6 = Tiny Alien
| writer6 = {{hlist|Melua|Chambers}}
| length6 = 4:36
| title7 = No Fear of Heights
| writer7 = Melua
| length7 = 2:53
| title8 = The One I Love Is Gone
| writer8 = Bill Monroe
| length8 = 3:38
| title9 = Plague of Love
| writer9 = {{hlist|Melua|Rick Nowels}}
| length9 = 3:26
| title10 = God on the Drums, Devil on the Bass
| writer10 = {{hlist|Melua|Mike Batt}}
| length10 = 3:48
| title11 = Twisted
| writer11 = {{hlist|Melua|Nowels}}
| length11 = 3:44
| title12 = The House
| writer12 = Melua
| length12 = 5:00
| total_length = 45:44
}}
Personnel
- Katie Melua - lead vocals, guitar
- Tim Harries - bass, piano on track 12
- Luke Potashnick - guitars
- Steve Donnelly - guitars
- Henry Spinetti - drums
- Arden Hart - keyboards
=Additional musicians=
- B J Cole - pedal steel on tracks 1, 5, 9
- Dominic Miller - guitar on tracks 5, 9
- Jim Watson - piano on track 2
- Keith Brazil - drums on track 3
- Paul Stanborough - mandolin on track 2
- Fergus Gerrand - drums on tracks 2, 6, 9-11
- William Orbit - kalimba on track 6
Chart positions
In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at #4 with 29,611 copies sold in its first week.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1048801&c=1 |title=Music Week |publisher=Music Week |date= |accessdate=2012-07-26}}
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|title=The House |artist=Katie Melua|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2011|certyear=2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=The House|artist=Katie Melua|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2010}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|title=The House|artist=Katie Melua|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2010|certyear=2010|access-date=20 April 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|title=The House |artist=Katie Melua|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2010}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=The House |artist=Katie Melua|type=album|award=Gold|id=8623-3276-2}}
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References
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Katie Melua}}
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