Tore Down House

Tore Down House
Studio album by Scott Henderson
Released	1997
Recorded	August 1996
Genre	Blues, Fusion
Length	63:51
Label	Mesa Records
Producer	Scott Kinsey
Scott Henderson chronology
Dog Party (1994) Tore Down House (1997) Well to the Bone (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Tore Down House is an album by the guitarist Scott Henderson, released in 1997.^[2][3] The album contains three instrumental tracks; it includes a cover version of "Continuum", originally a Jaco Pastorius song, and a re-recording of "Same as You", which appeared on Henderson's Dog Party. Thelma Houston sings on "Meter Maid", among other songs.^[4][5]

Stereo Review wrote that "wailing harp, percolating organ and punchy horns make a perfect foil for Scott's scalding, raunchy Strat tones."^[6] The Sydney Morning Herald thought that "what really makes this album work ... is Thelma Houston's wonderfully rich, gutsy vocals—a pleasant surprise."^[5]

1. "Dolemite" – 5:52
2. "Tore Down House" – 7:37
3. "Meter Maid" – 4:29
4. "I Hate You" – 4:38
5. "Gittar School" – 5:10
6. "Xanax" – 5:38
7. "Continuum" – 4:00
8. "You Get Off On Me" – 3:53
9. "Mocha" – 7:29
10. "Harpoon" – 6:46
11. "Same as You" – 4:36

• Thelma Houston – vocals
• Masta Edwards – vocals on "I Hate You"
• Scott Henderson – guitars
• Scott Kinsey – keyboards
• Pat O'Brien – harmonica
• Albert Wing – alto sax, tenor sax, flute, Fearless Horn Section leader
• Walt Fowler – trumpet, flugel horn
• Mike Nelson – tenor sax, baritone sax
• Dan Fornero – trumpet, flugel horn
• Eric Jorgenson – trombone
• Dave Carpenter – bass
• Kirk Covington – drums and vocals
• T.J. Helmerich – background vocals
• Mark Nonisa – background vocals
• Richard Evans – Album cover design

• George Graham reviews Tore Down House for WVIA-FM