House of Miracles is the second and final studio album by American new wave band the Vels, released in 1986 by Mercury Records and it was performed as a duo of Alice Cohen and Charles Hansen following the departure of founding member Chris Larkin. It was recorded at Studio Miraval in Correns, France with producer Steve Levine, best known for his work with Culture Club. House of Miracles like their debut studio album, Velocity (1984), failed to chart. "Girl Most Likely To" was the only single released from the album but it also did not chart and the band broke up a year after the album was released. The track "Souvenirs" had been written for the Bangles but that failed to materialise and it was instead recorded for this album.[2]
| House of Miracles | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Studio Miraval (Correns, France) | |||
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| Length | 34:31 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Steve Levine | |||
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| Singles from House of Miracles | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
To date, the album remains unavailable on CD or MP3 and has been long out of print on vinyl since its initial release.
Track listing
editSide one
- "Danger Zone" – 3:15
- "Girl Most Likely To" – 3:42
- "Way with Words" – 3:53
- "Face to Face" – 3:16
- "Hand in Hand" – 3:00
Side two
- "House of Miracles" – 3:19
- "Souvenirs" – 3:23
- "Guardian Angel" – 3:36
- "Buried Treasure" – 3:14
- "Once Upon a Time" – 3:42
Personnel
editCredits are adapted from the House of Miracles liner notes.[3]
The Vels
- Alice Cohen (as Alice Desoto) — vocals; keyboards
- Charles Hansen — drums; bass; guitar; keyboards; percussion
Additional musicians
- Julian Lindsay — Yamaha QXI sequencer programming
- Robert Holmes — guitars on "Girl Most Likely To"
Production
- Steve Levine — producer; mixer
- The Vels — mixing
- Ron Saint Germain — mixing on "Girl Most Likely To"
- Greg Laney — engineer
- Jacques Hermet — assistant engineer
References
edit- ^ "The Vels – House of Miracles". AllMusic.
- ^ Pelly, Liz (October 29, 2015). "Alice Cohen's house of mirrors". Impose.
- ^ House of Miracles (CD booklet). the Vels. Mercury Records. 1986.
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