There's a Ghost in My House

"There's a Ghost in My House" is a song written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland of Motown Records, together with R. Dean Taylor. It was originally recorded by Taylor in 1966, and it reached No. 3 in 1974 in the UK.

"There's a Ghost in My House"
Single by R. Dean Taylor
B-side	"Don't Fool Around" UK: "Let's Go Somewhere"
Released	April 1967 UK: 1974
Genre	R&B, pop
Label	V.I.P. 25042 UK: Tamla Motown TMG 896
Songwriter(s)	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, R. Dean Taylor
Producer(s)	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier
Official audio
"There's a Ghost in My House" on YouTube

Background

"There's a Ghost in My House" was produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier. It was released as a single on the Motown subsidiary V.I.P. label in April 1967,^[1] but was not a hit. However, after it had become a popular dance song in Northern soul clubs in Britain, such as the Blackpool Mecca and Wigan Casino, R. Dean Taylor's record was reissued on EMI's Tamla Motown label with a B-side of "Let's Go Somewhere",^[2] and reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in 1974.^[3]

Charts

R. Dean Taylor

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4]	30
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	3

Covers

Versions were later recorded by British bands, Yachts (1980), B.E.F. (British Electric Foundation) featuring Paul Jones (1982), and the Very Things (1987).^[6][7] A version recorded by the Fall in 1987 became their first single to reach the top 50 in the UK, peaking at No. 30,^[8] and was included on their album The Frenz Experiment.^[9] Graham Parker recorded a version released in 2000 on Loose Monkeys: Spare Tracks and Lost Demos.^[10]