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House of Love
By Amy Grant
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ArtistAmy Grant
TypeAlbum
Released26 August 1994
RYM Rating 3.09 / 5.00.5 from 74 ratings
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Language English

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4.00 stars
A downhill spiral from Heart in Motion,half baked you might say.
In the late summer of 1994 you hear the song "Lucky One" playing on the
radio; then you find out there is a remix which is just as good , if not
better. Before the year is up, the title track "House of Love" is heard
all over the place, from video to tv performances as it features top
country sensation Vince Gill. CCM radio played "Children of the World"
which is true Amy as is "Love Has a Hold on Me". Amy's cover of
"Oh How the Years Go By" faired well as a single, though I do believe
that top pop star Vanessa Williams had a fairly good hit with the song.
Joni Mitchell's 60's hit cover "Big Yellow Taxi" faired ok. This is not a
high quality Amy album, downhill stuff after "Heart in Motion".
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 3.00 stars
Not half as good when compared to "Heart In Motion" but it has its moments. Good songs: "Love Has A Hold On Me", "Whatever It Takes, "House of Love" and "Our Love". The not-so-good songs: "Lucky One", "Say You'll Be Mine", "Big Yellow Taxi", "Oh How The Years Go By" and "Helping Hand". The worst songs: "Children of The World", "Politics of Kissing" and "The Power".
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3.50 stars
My wife and I were both happy enough with the hits that came off of this album, so we got it. "House of Love" is probably the best of those hits, but "Lucky One" is ok (though in an inferior mix to the one that received radio airplay) and the cover of Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi" is fine...at least as good as the version that Counting Crows later issued. The rest of the album is ok...not quite catchy enough to warrant many spins. But harmless and polite.
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4.00 stars
"House Of Love" is Amy Grant's second mainstream album (after "Heart In Motion" in 1991). "House Of Love" is definately strong effort, but it lacks catchiness of previous album. Some songs are really good: title track, "The Power" (later covered by Cher), "Oh How The Years Go By" (later covered by Vanessa Williams), "Love Has A Hold On Me" (very nice ballad) and "Our Love" (laid back groove song with jazz elements to it). Weak points are only: cheesy "Children Of The World" (good message to it but sounds so pathetic) and "Politics Of Kissing" (it's rather dull pop/rock song, nothing special about it).
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5.00 stars
"House Of Love" is another masterpiece from Amy Grant. "Helping hand", "Love Has A Hold On Me" and title track are the best songs you can find here.
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2.50 stars
Innocuous pop. But a good production makes it fun. I can't take the sappiness of "Helping Hand" and "Children of the World" (It reeks of Michael Jackson's sappiest stuff). But "Our Love" is sexy, and the odd "The Power" has a cool beat (note: it was sampled for a Cher song just years later). Unfortunately, as harmless and well-meaning as Amy is, there's nothing especially unique here to keep the fire going.
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Ratings: 74
Cataloged: 103
Track rating sets:Track ratings: 6
Rating distribution
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26 Apr 2024
SanicPanic  â–¼2.50 stars Medicore
  • 2.50 stars 1 Lucky One
  • 3.50 stars 2 Say You'll Be Mine
  • 3.00 stars 3 Whatever It Takes
  • 2.50 stars 4 House of Love
  • 2.50 stars 5 The Power
  • 2.50 stars 6 Oh How the Years Go By
  • 3.00 stars 7 Big Yellow Taxi
  • 2.50 stars 8 Helping Hand
  • 2.00 stars 9 Love Has a Hold on Me
  • 3.00 stars 10 Our Love
  • 2.00 stars 11 Children of the World
24 Apr 2024
perfumevee CD3.00 stars Whatever
16 Mar 2024
BNEVideo  3.00 stars
29 Jan 2024
LukeofURL  3.50 stars Good (at least 1 or 2 keepers)
11 Oct 2023
steelesman10  5.00 stars
24 Jul 2023
recomplete  2.50 stars
8 May 2023
SoundOwl CDâ–¼3.00 stars La Croix
  • 4.00 stars 1 Lucky One
  • 3.50 stars 2 Say You'll Be Mine
  • 2.50 stars 3 Whatever It Takes
  • 3.50 stars 4 House of Love
  • 3.00 stars 5 The Power
  • 4.50 stars 6 Oh How the Years Go By
  • 4.50 stars 7 Big Yellow Taxi
  • 3.50 stars 8 Helping Hand
  • 2.50 stars 9 Love Has a Hold on Me
  • 2.00 stars 10 Our Love
  • 3.50 stars 11 Children of the World
24 Apr 2023
BrightEye14  3.50 stars Cold brew with a lot of cream.
2 Apr 2023
ewok20t3 Wishlist3.50 stars Solid
22 Dec 2022
Vittor CD3.00 stars
15 Apr 2022
onealexander854  4.00 stars
14 Mar 2022
LithoJazzoSphere Wishlist4.00 stars Very solid, could become a favorite
7 Mar 2022
DonB34  2.50 stars
16 Sep 2021
TonyDrummer Used to Own1.50 stars
24 Jul 2021
eplate2  3.00 stars Decent (5.5-6.4)
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