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''This Ole House'' is a 1980 album by British rock and roll singer Shakin' Stevens. The album was originally released under the name ''Marie, Marie'' but failed to chart. When "This Ole House" reached No.1 in the UK Singles Chart the album was re-issued in March 1981 with the new title and song added, peaking at No.2 in the UK Albums Chart. == Background == The album was originally released in October 1980 on the back of his first top 20 hit "Marie, Marie". However, his next single "This Ole House" became a much bigger hit, peaking at No.1 for three weeks in March 1981.〔(Official UK Charts - Shakin' Stevens )〕 The album was quickly re-issued with the same cover but now under the title ''This Ole House''. It peaked at No.2, giving Stevens' his first top ten album.〔 It spent 28 weeks on the UK Charts and was certified Gold by the BPI.〔(BPI - Certified awards )〕 The album also contains earlier singles "Hey Mae" and "Shooting Gallery". "Marie, Marie" is a song by The Blasters, released on their album ''American Music''. "This Ole House" replaced the song "Two Hearts" (later titled "Two Hearts Two Kisses") from the original album.〔(Discogs - ''Marie Marie'' album )〕 The album retained most of the same musicians from the ''Take One!'' album, with the addition of Welsh guitarist (and ex-member of Stevens' previous backing group the Sunsets) Mickey Gee. The album was re-issued on CD for the first time in 2009 as part of ''The Epic Masters'' boxset. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「This Ole House (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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