Cat-House (song)

"Cat-House"
U.K. 12-inch single cover
Single by Danielle Dax
from the album Dark Adapted Eye
B-side"House-Cat"
ReleasedApril 1988
Recorded1987
StudioFortress Dax
Genre
Length4:01 (1987 version)
3:30 (1988 version)
Songwriters
ProducerDanielle Dax
Danielle Dax singles chronology
"Big Hollow Man"
(1987)		 "Cat-House"
(1988)		 "White Knuckle Ride"
(1989)
Music video
"Cat House" on YouTube

"Cat-House" is a song written and recorded by Danielle Dax and released as a single in 1988. The song was first included on the 1987 compilation album The Chemical Wedding before being re-recorded in 1988 and included on Dark Adapted Eye.

The single reached the Top 10 of the UK Independent Singles chart and also appeared on the Modern Rock and Dance charts in the United States.

Background

An early version of "Cat-House" was released on the compilation album The Chemical Wedding in November 1987 exclusively in Japan.[1] This version has not appeared on any other album releases to date.

"Cat-House" was re-recorded in 1988 and released as a standalone single in the United Kingdom on Awesome Records. The 7-inch single included an instrumental song "House-Cat" on the B-side, while the 12-inch single additionally included the song "Touch Piggy's Eyes", which, like "Cat-House", had first appeared on The Chemical Wedding before being reworked in 1988.[2][3]

The 1988 version of "Cat-House", along with its b-sides "House-Cat" and "Touch Piggy's Eyes", appeared on the compilation album Dark Adapted Eye, which served as Dax's debut album release in the United States and was released through Sire records.[4] The promote the album release, a promotional 12-inch release was issued containing both "Cat-House" and Dax's previous single "Big Hollow Man".[5] A retail 12-inch single was released later in February 1989 in the United States. This release included a new "Overnight Mix" of Cat-House, as well as a non-album song "Cold Sweat" and a remixed version of "White Knuckle Ride".[6] The "Overnight Mix" remained unreleased on CD until the 2019 remastered edition of Dark Adapted Eye released by Rubellan Remasters.[7]

The single version of "Cat-House" was included on Dax's 1995 compilation album Comatose-Non-Reaction: The Thwarted Pop Career of Danielle Dax.[8]

Reception

The single "Cat-House" was described by Billboard magazine as "Pile-driving dance-rock [radiating] with energy", and complimented the "warped, acid house" B-side "Cold Sweat".[9] Music Week also praised the song, and called it "an impressive new track built on a rampaging rock rhythm" and featured "some manic guitar behind its catchy vocal".[10]

Track listings

U.K. 7" (April 1988) – Awesome Records AOR 12

  1. "Cat-House" (Single version) – 3:30
  2. "House-Cat" – 3:31

U.K. 12" (April 1988) – Awesome Records AOR 12T

  1. "Cat-House" (Single version) – 3:30
  2. "Touch Piggy's Eyes" (Single version) – 4:35
  3. "House-Cat" – 3:31

U.S. 12" Promo (November 1988) – Sire PRO–A–3330

  1. "Cat-House" (Single version) – 3:30
  2. "Big Hollow Man" (Remix) – 4:48

U.S. 12" (February 1989) – Sire 9 21128-0

  1. "Cat-House" (Single version) – 3:30
  2. "White Knuckle Ride" (Remix) – 2:47
  3. "Cold Sweat" – 6:01
  4. "Cat-House" (Overnight Mix) – 5:00

Charts

Chart (1988–1989) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart (MRIB)[11] 3
UK Indie Chart (Music Week)[12] 10
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[13]
"Cat-House" / "Cold Sweat"		 27
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[14] 19

Cover versions

  • In 1989, the Finnish model and artist Kata Kärkkäinen recorded a version of the song for her Your Love album.[15]
  • The Damned included "Cat-House" occasionally in their live repertoire.

References

  1. ↑ The Chemical Wedding (liner notes). Danielle Dax. VAP. 1987. 85018-25.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ Cat-House (liner notes). Danielle Dax. Awesome Records. 1988. AOR 12.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Cat-House (liner notes). Danielle Dax. Awesome Records. 1988. AOR 12T.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Dark Adapted Eye (liner notes). Danielle Dax. Sire. 1988. 9 25818-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Cat-House/Big Hollow Man (liner notes). Danielle Dax. Sire. 1988. PRO–A–3330.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Cat-House (liner notes). Danielle Dax. Sire. 1989. 9 21128-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Dark Adapted Eye (liner notes). Danielle Dax. Rubellan Remasters. 2019. RUBY07CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ Comatose-Non-Reaction: The Thwarted Pop Career of Danielle Dax (liner notes). Danielle Dax. Biter of Thorpe. 1995. BOT 131-06CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 8. February 25, 1989. p. 71.
  10. ↑ Jerry Smith (April 16, 1988). "Single" (PDF). Music Week. p. 23.
  11. ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits D. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "Top Indie Singles" (PDF). Music Week. May 14, 1988. p. 12.
  13. ↑ "Hot Dance Music" (PDF). Billboard. April 8, 1989. p. 32. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "Modern Rock Tracks" (PDF). Billboard. January 14, 1989. p. 16. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  15. ↑ Your Love (liner notes). Kata. Bang Trax. BANGL 111.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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