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"Open House at My House" is a 1973 deep blues and R&B song and album by Little Johnny Taylor released on Stan Lewis's Ronn Records. Overview and Style Release Year: 1973Label: Ronn Records (Shreveport, LA)Genre: Deep blues and soul / R&B Musical Shift: Producers gave Taylor a blues makeover, moving him away from standard pop-chart formulas into raw, storytelling blues. Song Theme and Lyrics The Story: The song is a humorous and aggrieved blues narrative where the singer realizes his partner is being unfaithful because another man knows too many intimate details about his home. Key Lines: He complains that the other man knows the color of the carpet, how the fried chicken tastes, and details of the house, leading him to lament that it feels like an "open house"