''A Spy in the House of Love'' is a compilation album by the British
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
band
The House of Love
The House of Love are an English alternative rock band, formed in London in 1986 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Guy Chadwick and co-founder and lead guitarist Terry Bickers. They rose to prominence in 1987 with their first single " Shine On", r ...
. It was released in late 1990, between the release of the band's second and third albums (''
Fontana
Fontana may refer to:
Places
Italy
*Fontana Liri, comune in the Province of Frosinone
*Fontanafredda, comune in the Province of Pordenone
*Fontanarosa, comune in the Province of Avellino
*Francavilla Fontana, comune in the Province of Brindisi
* ...
'' and ''
Babe Rainbow
''Babe Rainbow'' is the third album by British alternative rock band The House of Love: it was critically acclaimed by both '' Select'' and '' Spin''.
Background
''Babe Rainbow'' is the only House of Love studio album to feature Simon Walker ...
'') and compiles various B-sides and other unreleased studio tracks from the period. The B-sides are from their second self-titled album-era.
Like the band itself, the album was named after the
1954 novel by
Anaïs Nin
Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell (February 11, 1903 – January 14, 1977; , ) was a French-born American diarist, essayist, novelist, and writer of short stories and erotica. Born to Cuban parents in France, Nin was the d ...
.
The track "Marble" was released as a promotional single in the United States.
Track listing
# "Safe"
(b-side of "Never") -5:44
# "Marble" -3:23
# "D Song 89" -3:15
# "Scratched Inside"
(b-side of "Shine On" -1990) -3:04
# "Phone" -2:53
# "Cut the Fool Down"
(b-side of "The Beatles And The Stones") -3:11
# "Ray" -3:37
# "Love II" -4:43
# "Baby Teen" -4:39
# "Love III"
(b-side of "Shine On" -1990) -2:21
# "Soft as Fire"
(b-side of "Never") -4:03
# "Love IV"
(b-side of "The Beatles And The Stones) -3:06
# "No Fire" -4:04
# "Love V"
(b-side of "The Beatles And The Stones) -3:26
References
The House of Love albums
B-side compilation albums
1990 compilation albums
Fontana Records compilation albums
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