The House (album)
Occupation
- Vocals and Guitar: Katie Melua
- Drums: Henry Spinetti
- Guitars: Luke Potashnick and Steve Donnelly
- Bass: Tim Harries
- Keyboard: Arden Hart
The House is the fourth studio album by the Georgian- British singer Katie Melua.
History
Unlike the previous albums for the first time produced no Melua's discoverer and manager Mike Batt Album, but William Orbit. Batt is also just co-authored a piece, God On The Drums, Devil On the Bass. Melua, however, is ( co) author of all the tracks, except the only cover version of the album, The One I Love Is Gone by Bill Monroe, but only two songs posted in working alone.
A crucial role is played this time the British composer Guy Chambers, who had already worked for Robbie Williams. A title was created in co-writing with Polly Scattergood, titles and Twisted Plague Of Love originated with Rick Nowels as a co- author who has worked for artists such as Madonna and Nelly Furtado. Melua was committed by its own account, " to go another way " the songwriting, the album does not see as " breaking out of [ her ] past."
Track list
Chart positions
The album debuted at No. 1 beginning of June 2010 in the Swiss charts, at # 3 in the German and Austrian album charts and at number 4 in the UK album charts.
Reviews
The online edition of Focus magazine wrote that Melua was " audible grown up" with the album become, although not everything had succeeded in showing the artist but " obviously desire on experiments ." In the daily newspaper Die Welt, he read that it was a gift, " with unobtrusive music to reach millions of people " and expressed that Katie Melua with the album " suddenly make interesting [ wants ] as is". The Austrian online magazine relevant remarked that despite a musical realignment " not a real break with the first three studio albums, " was recorded and that the album " compelling and varied than about the predecessor Pictures blade. Called Eberhard Dobler of laut.de The House " radio-friendly [n ] Popstoff ... with a twist unpeinlichen Extra".