In the House of Love is nothing if not admirable, another extensive undertaking from Dimitri from Paris that involves two mixed discs and a bonus disc containing track-in-whole selections from the mixes. Most of the selections have been re-edited by Dimitri, which adds another dimension to the presentation; it's apparent that this is a labor of love that wasn't slapped together. On the other hand, there's a lot to digest and it's not as if one hasn't been reminded several times that Dimitri digs deeper than most other DJs (for better or worse) and can put classics in a new context. True to form, he reaches back to the disco era and is remarkably inclusive with all the eras and movements that have taken place in house music, all the way up through 2005, and the mixing is extremely fluid (again, for better or worse). Even when the tracks aren't memorable, they do tend to be well crafted and lavishly musical. Four Flights' "All I Want Is You," a super-scarce track produced by Dunn Pearson, Jr., provides the greatest surprise; apparently released on Greg Carmichael's Almeria label in 1978, it's a sweet love song done Philly style, a nod to Philadelphia International's proto-disco hits. Other highlights include Robin Beck's "Sweet Talk" (which is blended beautifully into Change's "The Glow of Love"), Black Box's version of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Fantasy," and a great 2004 update of Cerrone's "Hooked on You" (featuring the always great Jocelyn Brown). Dimitri's fans will be left happy. The sum is, however, a little less than the whole of the parts. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
Herb Alpert (Producer), Sam Cooke (Sax (Alto)), Sam Cooke (Sax (Tenor)), Gato Barbieri (Arranger), Incognito (Performer), Terry Callier (Guitar (Acoustic)), Terry Callier (Vocals), Hubert Eaves III (Producer), Brian Bacchus (Producer), Dave Barnard (Bass), Donald Burnside (Producer), Jay Chattaway (Conductor), Jay Chattaway (Orchestration), Peter Daou (Producer), Tony Green (Producer), Don Hahn (Engineer), Ron Hall (Programming), Kenny Lehman (Arranger), Kenny Lehman (Conductor), Kenny Lehman (Producer), Jay Mark (Engineer), Tom Moulton (Producer), Jim Mullen (Guitar), Roger Sanchez (Producer), Arthur Stoppe (Engineer), Danny Tenaglia (Producer), Danny Tenaglia (Mixing), Loretta Heywood (Vocals (Background)), Dimitri from Paris (Arranger), Dimitri from Paris (Producer), Dimitri from Paris (Engineer), Dimitri from Paris (Editing), Dimitri from Paris (Remixing), Dimitri from Paris (Art Direction), Dimitri from Paris (Mixing), Dimitri from Paris (Concept), Dimitri from Paris (Song Selection), Michelle Barbieri (Associate Producer), Angelino Albanese (Producer), Vincent Montana, Jr. (Conductor), Vincent Montana, Jr. (String Arrangements), Gary Plumley (Sax (Tenor)), Claudio Moz-Art Rispoli (Producer), Yukihiro Fukutomi (Arranger), Yukihiro Fukutomi (Producer), Bob Sinclar (Producer), Joanne Marshall (Choir, Chorus), Hiroyuki Sanada (Mixing), Victor Davies (Synthesizer), Victor Davies (Guitar (Acoustic)), Victor Davies (Percussion), Victor Davies (Bass (Electric)), Victor Davies (Guitar (Electric)), Victor Davies (Programming), Victor Davies (Vocals), Victor Davies (Producer), Julien Jabre (Engineer), Julien Jabre (Mixing), Bosco d'Olivera (Percussion), Dave Trigwell (Drums), James Brown (Engineer), John Christian Urich (Vocals), John Christian Urich (Producer), John Christian Urich (Mixing), Simon Gordon (Producer), Simon Gordon (Remixing), Frank Beaty Wilson (Producer), Yoshiaki Onishi (Engineer), Mark Tufty Evans (Vocals), Mark Tufty Evans (Vocals (Background)), Kenny Baum (Executive Producer), Danny Marquez (Executive Producer), Muthafunkaz (Original Recording Producer), Muthafunkaz (Original Mix), Neil Pierce (Executive Producer), Stereo Mutants (Producer), Stereo Mutants (Remixing), Sharon Adebambo (Choir, Chorus), Merrilyn Baer (Violin), Joe Biddle (Producer), Joe Biddle (Instrumentation), Jason Boothe (Choir, Chorus), Elveria Buford (Vocals), Richard John Bull (Producer), Dajud Delgado (Conga), DJ Leo (Executive Producer), John DuBlel (Producer), Audree Williams Duncan (Choir, Chorus), Mark Edwards (Fender Rhodes), Andre Espeut (Choir, Chorus), Solomon Facey (Choir, Chorus), Elaine & Ellen (Performer), Four Flights (Performer), Jimi Galvin (Guitar (Bass)), Winnie Gomez (Vocals), Winnie Gomez (Executive Producer), Tama Hill (Choir, Chorus), Graham Hutton (Trumpet), Jafrosax (Producer), Thomas Jones (Executive Producer), Thomas Jones (Associate Producer), Piers Kirwan (Producer), Piers Kirwan (Remixing), Jason Kriveloff (Bass), Monica "DJ Genesis" Lockett (Keyboards), Monica "DJ Genesis" Lockett (Producer), Ruth Malcolm (Choir, Chorus), Stella Nlewedim (Choir, Chorus), Josephine Regis (Choir, Chorus), Maxine Spence (Choir, Chorus), Michael Burnett Sutton (Producer), Kenji Takimi (Producer), Mark "Tewar" Tewarson (Guitar), Katie Tokus (Producer), Keith Treasure (Choir, Chorus), Steve Wilcock (Sax (Tenor)), Steve Wilcock (Vocals), Duke Williams (Arranger), Ron Hall and the Muthafunkas (Performer), Andy Gray (Trumpet), D-Train (Performer), J & K Project (Performer), Originals (Performer), Sylvia (Performer)
