The House (album)

The House
Studio album by Katie Melua
Released 24 May 2010
Genre
Length 45:44
Label Dramatico
Producer William Orbit
Katie Melua chronology
Live at the O² Arena
(2009)		 The House
(2010)		 Secret Symphony
(2012)
Singles from The House
  1. "The Flood"
    Released: 17 May 2010
  2. "A Happy Place"
    Released: 12 July 2010
  3. "To Kill You With A Kiss" (single title)
    "I'd Love To Kill You (album title)"
    Released: 26 November 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Daily Express[3]
The Daily Telegraph[4]
Mojo[5]
Slant Magazine[6]
Allmusic[7]

The House is the fourth studio album by British-Georgian 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.[8] 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.[9]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "I'd Love to Kill You"  Katie Melua, Guy ChambersWilliam Orbit 2:57
2. "The Flood"  Melua, Chambers, Lauren ChristyWilliam Orbit 4:03
3. "A Happy Place"  Melua, ChambersWilliam Orbit 3:27
4. "A Moment of Madness"  Melua, ChambersWilliam Orbit 3:47
5. "Red Balloons"  Melua, Polly ScattergoodWilliam Orbit 4:20
6. "Tiny Alien"  Melua, ChambersWilliam Orbit 4:36
7. "No Fear of Heights"  MeluaWilliam Orbit 2:53
8. "The One I Love Is Gone"  Bill MonroeWilliam Orbit 3:38
9. "Plague of Love"  Melua, Rick NowelsWilliam Orbit 3:26
10. "God on the Drums, Devil on the Bass"  Melua, Mike BattWilliam Orbit 3:48
11. "Twisted"  Melua, NowelsWilliam Orbit 3:44
12. "The House"  MeluaWilliam Orbit 5:00

Personnel

With

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at #4 with 29,611 copies sold in its first week.[10]

Peak Positions

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[11] 3
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[12] 3
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[12] 1
Canadian Albums Chart[13] 100
Danish Albums Chart[14] 2
Dutch Albums Chart[15] 3
European Top 100 Albums[16] 1
Finnish Albums Chart[17] 15
French Albums Chart[18] 5
German Albums Chart[19] 3
Irish Albums Chart[20] 18
Italian Albums Chart[21] 51
New Zealand Albums Chart[22] 15
Norwegian Albums Chart[23] 3
Polish Albums Chart[24] 1
Portuguese Albums Chart[25] 14
Spanish Albums Chart[26] 34
Swedish Albums Chart[27] 10
Swiss Albums Chart[28] 1
UK Albums Chart[29] 4
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[30] 10

End of year charts

End of year chart (2010) Position
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[31] 60
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[32] 20
European Top 100 Albums[33] 33
Danish Albums Chart[34] 41
Dutch Albums Chart[35] 44
French Albums Chart[36] 85
German Albums Chart[37] 72
Swiss Albums Chart[38] 17
UK Albums Chart[39] 125

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Belgium (BEA)[40] Gold 15,000*
Germany (BVMI)[41] Gold 100,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[42] Platinum 20,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[43] Platinum 30,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] Gold 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
Für dich immer noch Fanta Sie by Die Fantastischen Vier		 Swiss Albums Chart number-one album
6 June 2010 		Succeeded by
Recovery by Eminem

References

  1. ↑ "The House - Katie Melua". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "The House - Katie Melua". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | Music :: Katie Melua: The House (Dramatico) album review". Express.co.uk. 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  4. ↑ McCormick, Neil (2010-05-21). "Katie Melua: The House, CD review". The Daily Telegraph (London).
  5. ↑ Glyn Brown Mojo, June 2010, Issue 199.
  6. ↑ "Katie Melua: The House | Music Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  7. ↑ Collar, Matt (2010-06-15). "The House - Katie Melua". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  8. ↑ Colin Polonowski (2010-03-17). "In The House with Katie Melua". The Music Fix. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  9. ↑ "product-page". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  10. ↑ "Music Week". Music Week. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  11. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Katie Melua - The House". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  12. 1 2 "Katie Melua - The House". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  13. ↑ "CANOE - JAM! Music SoundScan Charts". Jam.canoe.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  14. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Katie Melua - The House". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  15. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Katie Melua - The House". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  16. ↑ "European Albums". Billboard.com. 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  17. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Katie Melua - The House". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  18. ↑ "Disque en France". Disque en France. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  19. ↑ "Charts: Longplay KW 08/2012, Chartverfolgung, Hitlisten". musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  20. ↑ "Katie Melua - The House - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  21. ↑ Archived May 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  22. ↑ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Rianz.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  23. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Katie Melua - The House". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  24. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  25. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Katie Melua - The House". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  26. ↑ "Top 100 Albumes" (PDF). promusicae.es. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  27. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Katie Melua - The House". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  28. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Katie Melua - The House". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  29. ↑ "Chart Stats - Katie Melua - The House". chartstats.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  30. ↑ "Katy Melua chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  31. ↑ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". ultratop.be. 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  32. ↑ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". ultratop.be. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  33. ↑ "Best of 2010 - European Top 100 Albums". Billboard.com. 2010. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  34. ↑ "Album Top 100". Hitlisten.nu. WebCite. 2010. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  35. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Dutch year-end album chart 2010". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  36. ↑ "Classement des 100 premiers Singles Fusionnés par GfK Music" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  37. ↑ "VIVA Album Top 50 - Alle Musikvideos - Chart". VIVA.tv. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  38. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Swiss Year-End Charts 2010". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  39. ↑ "UK Charts plus: 2010" (PDF). ukchartsplus.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  40. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2011". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  41. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Katie Melua; 'The House')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  42. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Katie Melua – The House" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  43. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Katie Melua; 'The House')". Hung Medien.
  44. ↑ "British album certifications – Katie Melua – The House". British Phonographic Industry. Enter The House in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
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