The House on the Hill is the third album by British art rock

Art rock

Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, with influences from art, avant-garde, and classical music. The first usage of the term, according to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, was in 1968. Influenced by the work of The Beatles, most notably their Sgt...

 band Audience

Audience (band)

Audience is a cult British art rock band which existed between 1969 and 1972, and reformed in 2004.The original band consisted of Howard Werth on nylon-strung electric acoustic guitar and vocals, Keith Gemmell on tenor...

 and was released in 1971. At about the same time, a single "Indian Summer" reached number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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;. The North American version of The House on the Hill on Elektra Records

Elektra Records

Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....

 added "Indian Summer" as the opening track, along with "It Brings A Tear" which had already appeared on the UK album Friend's Friend's Friend

Friend's Friend's Friend

Friend's Friend's Friend is the second album by British art rock band Audience, released in 1970. It was originally intended to be produced by Shel Talmy but he dropped out and the band produced it themselves.-Side one:# "Nothing You Do" - 4:38...

. The Elektra LP dropped the song "Eye To Eye".

Both the UK and North American LPs were originally issued as gatefold. The UK gatefold contains black-and-white photos of each band member. The Elektra Records gatefold contains the album lyrics with a photo of the "house on the hill" in the background. The Elektra LP was later reissued in the early 1980s, non-gatefold.

The 1991 Virgin Records

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

 UK CD release, issued in the U.S. on Caroline Records

Caroline Records

Caroline Records started out as a subsidiary of Richard Branson's Virgin Records label during the early to mid 1970s. The label originally specialized in putting out budget price LPs by mainly progressive rock and jazz artists generally not considered to have a great deal of 'mainstream' or...

, used the UK. LP track listing, adding the single "Indian Summer" to the end of the album. The Elektra Records version of The House On The Hill has never been issued on CD.

Charisma UK and foreign LP track listing

All tracks credited to Werth, Williams unless otherwise noted.

Side one

1. "Jackdaw" (Werth, Gemmell) - 7:28
2. "You're Not Smiling" (Werth, Gemmell) - 5:12
3. "I Had a Dream" - 4:17
4. "Raviole" (Werth) - 3:38

Side two

1. "Nancy" - 4:14
2. "Eye to Eye" - 2:30
3. "I Put a Spell on You
   I Put a Spell on You
   "I Put a Spell on You" is a 1956 song written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, whose recording was selected as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was also ranked #320 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.Although Hawkins'...
   
   " (J. Hawkins
   Screamin' Jay Hawkins
   Jalacy Hawkins , best known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins was an American musician, singer, and actor...
   
   ) - 4:08
4. "The House on the Hill" - 7:27

Side one

1. "Indian Summer" (Werth-Williams) - 3:14
2. "You're Not Smiling" (Werth-Gemmell) - 5:22
3. "Jackdaw" (Werth-Gemmell) - 7:20
4. "It Brings A Tear" (Werth-Williams) - 2:53 (originally appeared on the UK album Friend's Friend's Friend
   Friend's Friend's Friend
   Friend's Friend's Friend is the second album by British art rock band Audience, released in 1970. It was originally intended to be produced by Shel Talmy but he dropped out and the band produced it themselves.-Side one:# "Nothing You Do" - 4:38...
   
   )
5. "Raviole" (Werth) - 3:43 (instrumetal)

Side two

1. "Nancy" (Werth-Williams) - 4:20
2. "I Had a Dream" (Werth-Williams) - 4:20
3. "I Put a Spell on You
   I Put a Spell on You
   "I Put a Spell on You" is a 1956 song written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, whose recording was selected as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was also ranked #320 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.Although Hawkins'...
   
   " (J. Hawkins
   Screamin' Jay Hawkins
   Jalacy Hawkins , best known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins was an American musician, singer, and actor...
   
   ) - 4:12
4. "The House on the Hill" (Werth-Williams) - 7:31

Virgin UK./Blue Plate-Caroline U.S. CD track listing

1. "Jackdaw" - 7:28
2. "You're Not Smiling" - 5:12
3. "I Had a Dream" - 4:17
4. "Raviole" (Werth) - 3:38
5. "Nancy" - 4:14
6. "Eye to Eye" - 2:30
7. "I Put a Spell on You
   I Put a Spell on You
   "I Put a Spell on You" is a 1956 song written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, whose recording was selected as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was also ranked #320 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.Although Hawkins'...
   
   " (J. Hawkins
   Screamin' Jay Hawkins
   Jalacy Hawkins , best known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins was an American musician, singer, and actor...
   
   ) - 4:08
8. "The House on the Hill" - 7:27
9. "Indian Summer" - 3:16

Personnel

• Tony Connor - percussion and vibes
• Trevor Williams
  Trevor Williams (musician)
  Trevor Williams is bass guitarist, vocalist and lyricist for Audience, cult British Art rock band which ran from 1969–1972, reforming in 2004....
  
   - bass guitar
• Howard Werth - electric classical guitar and vocals
• Keith Gemmell
  Keith Gemmell
  Keith Gemmell is a rock musician and saxophone player best known for being a member of British art rock band Audience from 1969 to 1972. He is now a music educator, author and journalist.-Early life and career:...
  
   - tenor sax, clarinet and flute
• Robert Kirby
  Robert Kirby
  Robert Kirby was a British born arranger of string sections for rock and folk music. He is best known for his work on the Nick Drake albums, Five Leaves Left and Bryter Layter, but has also worked with Elton John, Ralph McTell, Strawbs, Paul Weller and Elvis Costello.-At Cambridge:Patrick...
  
   - string arrangement and conducting for "Raviole"
• Members of the LSO
  London Symphony Orchestra
  The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
  
   - strings on "Raviole"
• Gus Dudgeon
  Gus Dudgeon
  Angus Boyd Dudgeon , most commonly known as Gus Dudgeon was an English record producer, most notable for production of many of Elton John's recordings.-Early career:...
  
   - producer
• Robin Cable - engineer
• Hipgnosis
  Hipgnosis
  Hipgnosis was a British art design group that specialized in creating cover art for the albums of rock musicians and bands, most notably Pink Floyd, T.Rex, The Pretty Things, UFO, 10cc, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Scorpions, Yes, The Alan Parsons Project, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, ELO and XTC...
  
  - sleeve design