The recording and mixing of The House of Love was beset with problems, with the band members distracted by hedonism, ego and indecision.

"[11] As opposed to the recording of the debut album (which had only taken one week, despite a protracted and argumentative mixing period afterwards), the new recordings were spread out over two years in multiple studios and would involve the work of four different producers (Dave Meegan, Paul Staveley O'Duffy, Stephen Hague and Tim Palmer) as well as production involvement by the band members themselves.

[12] During the slow and argumentative recording process, The House of Love's rhythm section Chris Groothuizen and Pete Evans would moonlight as members of a separate band, My White Bedroom.

[citation needed] More seriously affected was lead guitarist Terry Bickers, an introverted character who was already unhappy with the implications of the band's deal with Fontana.

[11][12] Following the completion of the album, Bickers would acrimoniously quit The House of Love during the early days of the sixty-date promotional tour.