This House (Tracie Spencer song)

"This House"
"This House"
Single by Tracie Spencer
from the album Make the Difference
B-side	"I Have a Song to Sing"
Released	November 7, 1990
Studio	Cherokee
Length	5:06
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Matt Sherrod; Paul Sherrod; Sir Spence;
Producer(s)	Matt Sherrod; Paul Sherrod;
Tracie Spencer singles chronology

"This House" is a song by American singer–songwriter Tracie Spencer. This song was the second single released from Spencer's second album, Make the Difference (1990). Issued via the Capitol Records label, the single was released on November 7, 1990.

"This House" was Spencer's second consecutive top-10 hit on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, where it peaked at number seven, and became her most successful single on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number three in March 1991. Outside the US, "This House" peaked at number 41 in Canada and number 26 in New Zealand, and it became a minor hit in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Track listings

US 12-inch single^[1]

A1. "This House" (vocal remix) – 7:50

A2. "This House" (7-inch remix) – 4:39

A3. "This House" (ambient dub) – 6:38

B1. "This House" (LP version) – 5:05

B2. "This House" (radio edit) – 4:46

B3. "This House" (instrumental) – 5:11

US cassette single^[2]

"This House" (LP version)
"This House" (radio edit)
"I Have a Song to Sing" (LP version)

UK and Australian 7-inch single; Australian cassette single^[3]^[4]^[5]

"This House" (7-inch radio edit) – 3:54
"I Have a Song to Sing" (LP version) – 4:37

UK 12-inch single^[6]

A1. "This House" (vocal remix) – 7:50

B1. "This House" (ambient dub) – 6:38

B2. "This House" (7-inch remix) – 4:39

UK CD single^[7]

"This House" (radio edit)
"I Have a Song to Sing" (LP version)
"This House" (vocal remix)

Japanese mini-CD single^[8]

"This House" (single version)
"This House" (club mix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "This House"
Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[9]	87
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[10]	41
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)^[11]	7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[12]	26
UK Singles (OCC)^[13]	65
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	3
US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard)^[15]	26
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)^[16]	7
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)^[17]	7

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "This House"
Chart (1991)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[18]	45
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)^[19]	76

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	November 7, 1990	12-inch vinyl cassette	Capitol	^{[citation needed]}
United Kingdom	March 11, 1991	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette		^[20]
United Kingdom	April 15, 1991	7-inch vinyl cassette (remix)		^[21]
Japan	April 19, 1991	Mini-CD		^[22]

References

^ This House (US 12-inch single sleeve). Capitol Records. 1990. V-15649.
^ This House (US cassette single sleeve). Capitol Records. 1990. 4JM 44652.
^ This House (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Capitol Records. 1991. CL 612.
^ This House (Australian 7-inch single vinyl disc). Capitol Records. 1991. 2567-7.
^ This House (Australian cassette single sleeve). Capitol Records. 1991. 2567 4.
^ This House (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Capitol Records. 1991. 12CL 612.
^ This House (UK CD single liner notes). Capitol Records. 1991. CDCL612.
^ This House (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Capitol Records. 1991. TODP-2270.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 263.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1504." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 1476." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
^ "Tracie Spencer – This House". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. March 30, 1991. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
^ "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. March 23, 1991. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. March 2, 1991. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. March 2, 1991. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
^ "The Year in Music 1991: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 51. December 21, 1991. p. YE-14.
^ "The Year in Music 1991: Top R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 51. December 21, 1991. p. YE-18.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. March 9, 1991. p. 19.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. April 13, 1991. p. 19.
^ "トレイシー・スペンサー | ジス・ハウス" [Tracie Spencer | This House] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 27, 2025.

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[1] This House (US 12-inch single sleeve). Capitol Records. 1990. V-15649.

[2] This House (US cassette single sleeve). Capitol Records. 1990. 4JM 44652.

[3] This House (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Capitol Records. 1991. CL 612.

[4] This House (Australian 7-inch single vinyl disc). Capitol Records. 1991. 2567-7.

[5] This House (Australian cassette single sleeve). Capitol Records. 1991. 2567 4.

[6] This House (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Capitol Records. 1991. 12CL 612.

[7] This House (UK CD single liner notes). Capitol Records. 1991. CDCL612.

[8] This House (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Capitol Records. 1991. TODP-2270.

[9] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 263.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-10] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1504." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

[sc_Canadadance_-11] "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 1476." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

[sc_New_Zealand_Tracie_Spencer-12] "Tracie Spencer – This House". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

[sc_UK_-13] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

[14] "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. March 30, 1991. Retrieved June 13, 2023.

[15] "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. March 23, 1991. Retrieved June 13, 2023.

[16] "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. March 2, 1991. Retrieved June 13, 2023.

[17] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. March 2, 1991. Retrieved June 13, 2023.

[18] "The Year in Music 1991: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 51. December 21, 1991. p. YE-14.

[19] "The Year in Music 1991: Top R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 51. December 21, 1991. p. YE-18.

[20] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. March 9, 1991. p. 19.

[21] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. April 13, 1991. p. 19.

[22] "トレイシー・スペンサー | ジス・ハウス" [Tracie Spencer | This House] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 27, 2025.

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v t e Tracie Spencer
Studio albums	Tracie Spencer Make the Difference Tracie
Singles	"Hide and Seek" "Symptoms of True Love" "Save Your Love" "This House" "This Time Make It Funky" "Tender Kisses" "Love Me" "It's All About You (Not About Me)" "Still in My Heart"