Love Is a House

"Love Is a House" is a hit single recorded by American R&B group Force M.D.'s. Written by budding British singer/songwriter Gina Foster, along with Geoff Gurd and Martin Lascelles, the song became the Force M.D.'s first and (to date) only number one hit R&B charts peaking at that position for two weeks in the summer of 1987 and becoming their most successful R&B chart song. Released on the band's 1987 Touch and Go album, the single was also the group's third top ten hit on the same chart. "Love Is a House" was also the group's second and final Hot 100 release, peaking at number seventy-eight.

"Love Is a House"
Single by Force MDs
from the album Touch and Go
B-side	Love Is a House (instrumental)
Released	May 1987
Recorded	1986
Genre	R&B soul
Length	5:06 (album version) 4:18 (radio single version)
Label	Tommy Boy Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Geoff Gurd, Gina Foster Martin Lascelles
Producer(s)	Geoff Gurd, Martin Lascelles
Force MDs singles chronology
"One Plus One" (1986) "Love Is a House" (1987) "Touch and Go" (1987)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	78
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	1

Gina Foster version

"Love is a House"
Single by Gina Foster
from the album Everything You 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(s)	Leon Sylvers III
Gina Foster singles chronology
"Love is a House" (1989) "Cry In Vain" (1990)

In 1989, Gina Foster released her own version. Backed with "Take Me Away", was a hit for her in the UK, peaking at no. 92, and staying there for a week.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.K.	92

Appears on

The song appears on the Luxury Soul compilation that was released in 2019.