| Inside the Glass House | ||||
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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1969–1971 at HDH Sound Studios, Detroit | |||
| Genre | R&B [1] | |||
| Label | Invictus | |||
| Producer | William Weatherspoon, Greg Perry, Holland–Dozier–Holland, Ron Dunbar (exec.) | |||
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| Singles from Inside the Glass House | ||||
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Inside the Glass House is the debut album by Detroit-based soul group the Glass House, released in 1971 on the Invictus label. [1]
The album featured three singles, one of them that became a hit. The first single, "Crumbs off the Table", peaked at No. 59 on the Hot 100 and No. 7 on the R&B chart. [2] [3] "If It Ain't Love, It Don't Matter" peaked at No. 42 on the R&B chart. [4] "Look What We've Done to Love" peaked at No. 101 on the Hot 100 and on No. 31 R&B. [5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
Andrew Hamilton of AllMusic stated "Ty Hunter's falsetto croons the hurting lyrics about the perils of taking love for granted, the LP version flows over four minutes, the single only gave you 2:45 of the harmonious ballad. Their biggest record, "Crumbs Off the Table" led by Payne, has snappy lyrics and a hesitating groove."
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Look What We've Done To Love" | Edith Wayne, Ron Dunbar | 4:30 |
| 2. | "You Ain't Livin' Unless You're Lovin'" | Daphne Dumas, Edith Wayne, Ron Dunbar | 3:03 |
| 3. | "I Surrendered" | Greg Perry, Ron Dunbar | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Hey There Lonely Girl" | Earl Shuman, Leon Carr | 3:29 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If It Ain't Love (It Don't Matter)" | Edith Wayne, Ron Dunbar | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Hotel" | Greg Perry, Scherrie Payne | 3:09 |
| 3. | "Touch Me Jesus" | Angelo Bond, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Heaven Is There To Guide Us" | Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Scherrie Payne | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Crumbs Off the Table" | Edith Wayne, Ron Dunbar, Scherrie Payne | 2:47 |
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | |
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| U.S. Hot 100 [6] | U.S. R&B [6] | ||
| 1969 | "Crumbs off the Table" | 59 | 7 |
| 1971 | "If It Ain't Love, It Don't Matter" | – | 42 |
| 1971 | "Look What We've Done to Love" | 101 | 31 |
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