Bill House "Give Me A Break" (1974) -Soft Rock-

Label : RCA Victor

 Side A

01 - You're No Better Than A Common Thief (Bill House)
02 - Bad Luck Into Good Times (Bill House & Seiter)
03 - The Damage Is Done (Bill House)
04 - Atlanta (Bill House)
05 - Love Has Got Its Hold On Me (Bill House)
06 - We Could Be So Good Together (Bill House)

Side B

01 - Matthew Of The Canyon (Bill House & McKay)
02 - Jenny (Bill House)
03 - You're My What (I Needed All Along) (Bill House)
04 - He's A Bad Man (Bill House & Kenny Hinkle)
05 - If I've Won Or If I've Lost (Bill House & John Hobbs)


Produced by Terry Melcher & Bruce Johnston
Associate Producers : Bill House & Jimmy Seiter
Horn & String Arrangements : John Hobbs
Backing Vocal Arrangements : Bruce Johnston
Recording Engineer : Richie Schmitt
Second Engineer : Kent Tunks
Recorded in RCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California

Musicians :
Bill House : Guitar, Piano, Steel Guitar & Vocals
John Hobbs : Pianos, Organ & Vibes
Curtis Stone : Bass
Stan House : Drums
Jimmy Seiter : Percussion

Strings : Michael Salsburg String Organization (except "You're No Better Than A Common Thief" - Tony Selvage, Violins ; Jon Joyce, Cello)
Horns : Steve Douglas, Dennis Dreith, Lou Gonzales, Bob Harvey & Joe Romano ; Sax Solos, Steve Douglas ; Trombone Solo, Joe Romano ; Flute Solo, Dennis Dreith
Background vocals : Gloria Grinel, Kenny Hinkle, John Hobbs, Bruce Johnston, Terry Melcher, John Seither & Curtis Stone

Bill House "Dancing With A Smile" (1979) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Decca Records

 Side 1

01 - Better Than I Ever Thought It'd Be (Bill House)
02 - Heaven Stay In My Arms (Bill House)
03 - (I Can Hardly Wait Until) Sundown (Bill House)
04 - This Disco Sure Gets Lonely (Bill House)
05 - You Can Make It Big (Bill House)

Side 2

01 - I Found You (Bill House)
02 - I Don't Wanna Grow Up (Bill House)
03 - Feels Like A Friday Night (Bill House & John Hobbs)
04 - Good Winners And Good Friends (Bill House)


Produced by Bill House
Recorded & Mixed At Essex Studios, London
Engineer : Richard Austen
Assistant Engineer : Andy Pearce
Technical Troubleshooter : Bill House
Mastered by Chris Blair at Abbey Road Studios


Side 1

01 - Better Than I Ever Thought It'd Be 

Bill House : Background vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Synthesizers, Bass & Percussion
Steve Turner : Drums
John Hobbs : Piano & Electric Piano
Jeff Allen & Burt Berman : Handclaps

02 - Heaven Stay In My Arms 

Bill House : Clavinet, Electric Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Background vocals & Synthesizers
Steve Turner : Drums
John Hobbs : Piano
Mel Collins : Saxophone
Kim Goody : Unison Background vocals

03 - (I Can Hardly Wait Until) Sundown 

Bill House : Background vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Percussion & Clavinet
Steve Turner : Drums on First Section
Jeff Allen : Drums on Second Section & Handclaps
Kim Goody : Additional Background vocalson First Section
Burt Berman : Handclaps

04 - This Disco Sure Gets Lonely 

Bill House : Guitars, Bass & Background vocals
Steve Turner : Drums & Percussion
John Hobbs : Piano & Organ
Same Great English Horn Players : Horns

05 - You Can Make It Big

Bill House : Background vocals, Tack Piano, Guitars, Bass, Percussion & Glockenspiel
Steve Turner : Drums
John Hobbs : Piano & Organ

Side 2

01 - I Found You

Bill House : Background vocals & Guitars
Steve Turner : Drums
Dil Katz : Bass
Kim Goody : Unison Background vocals
Strings Arranged by Robert Kirby
Horns Arranged by Bill House

02 - I Don't Wanna Grow Up 

Bill House : Keyboards, Guitars, Percussion, Bass & Breathing
Jeff Allen : Drums
Children's Choir Arranged by Eve Preston

03 - Feels Like A Friday Night

Bill House : Guitar
Steve Turner : Drums
John Hobbs : Keyboards
Mel Collins : Sax Solo
Dil Katz : Bass
Strings Arranged by Robert Kirby
Horns Arranged by Mel Collins

04 - Good Winners And Good Friends

Bill House : Background vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Bass & Percussion
Jeff Allen : Drums
John Hobbs : Keyboards
Mel Collins & Friends : Horns