Our Own House

This article is about the album. For the title track from the album, see Our Own House (song).

Our Own House is the debut studio album by American indie pop band MisterWives, released on February 24, 2015 through Photo Finish Records.^[1] As of July 2015, it has reached No. 31 on the Billboard 200.^[4] Four songs from the album, "Reflections", "Coffins", "Imagination Infatuation" and "Vagabond", previously appeared on the band's debut extended play (EP) Reflections.^[5]

Our Own House
Studio album by MisterWives
Released	February 24, 2015 (2015-02-24)^[1]
Genre	Indie pop pop rock^[2]
Length	41:25
Label	Photo Finish
Producer	Frequency^[3]
MisterWives chronology
Reflections (2014) Our Own House (2015) Connect the Dots (2017)
Singles from Our Own House
"Our Own House" Released: 2015 "Hurricane" Released: 2015

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Billboard	^[3]

The album has received mostly positive reviews. Garrett Kamps of Billboard stated that the album is filled with "rock 'em, sock' em" action.^[3] Timothy Monger of AllMusic, while rating the album three out of five stars, still called the album "pleasant".^[1] Alex Bear of idobi Radio acclaimed the album, stating that it has a "fresh, dynamic sound" and that it is "the only album [consumers] will need this spring".^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mandy Lee,^[1] except "Our Own House" co-written by Martin Terefe; and "Hurricane" co-written by Aaron Accetta and Shep Goodman

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Our Own House"	3:52
2.	"Not Your Way"	3:06
3.	"Reflections"	3:06
4.	"Oceans"	4:12
5.	"Best I Can Do"	3:22
6.	"Hurricane"	3:59
7.	"Coffins"	3:08
8.	"No Need for Dreaming"	3:15
9.	"Box Around the Sun"	3:34
10.	"Imagination Infatuation"	3:33
11.	"Vagabond"	3:05
12.	"Queens"	3:13
Total length:		41:25

Personnel

Adapted credits from the liner notes of Our Own House.^[7]

MisterWives Mandy Lee – lead vocals, backup vocals, gang vocals Etienne Bowler – drums, percussion William Hehir – bass, backup vocals, gang vocals Marc Campbell – guitar Jesse Blum – trumpet, keyboards, accordion Additional musicians Michael Murphy – saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5, 10) Kate Spingarn – cello (track 7) Katie Kresek – violin (track 7)

Production Frequency – producer Etienne Bowler – co-producer, programming Danny Rico – producer, engineer (track 11) Neal Avron – mixing Bryan Fryzel – mixing (track 3) Joe LaPorta – mastering Artwork These Quiet Studios – illustrations Mandy Lee – art direction and design, cover concept Glynis Carpenter – photography Joe Spix – art direction and design

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[8]	31
US Digital Albums (Billboard)^[9]	15
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)^[10]	7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[11]	12

References

1. Monger, Timothy. "Our Own House - MisterWives". AllMusic. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
2. "MisterWives makes eclectic, catchy pop-rock on 'Our Own House'". chicagotribune.com. February 23, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
3. Kamps, Garrett (February 23, 2015). "Album Review: MisterWives' 'Our Own House' Matches Big Ambition With an Even Bigger Sound". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
4. "MisterWives | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
5. Monger, Timothy. "Reflections - MisterWives". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
6. Bear, Alex (February 23, 2015). "Album Review: MisterWives – Our Own House". idobi Radio. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
7. Our Own House (liner notes). MisterWives. Photo Finish. 2015. B0022617-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. "MisterWives Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
9. "MisterWives Chart History (Digital Albums)".^{[dead link]} Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
10. "MisterWives Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
11. "MisterWives Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2018.

External links

• Our Own House at Discogs (list of releases)