There's a Ghost in My House
1967 single by R. Dean Taylor
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"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.
- "Don't Fool Around"
- UK: "Let's Go Somewhere"
UK: 1974
UK: Tamla Motown TMG 896
| "There's a Ghost in My House" | |
|---|---|
| Single by R. Dean Taylor | |
| B-side |
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| Released | April 1967 UK: 1974 |
| Genre | R&B, pop |
| Label | V.I.P. 25042 UK: Tamla Motown TMG 896 |
| Songwriters | Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, R. Dean Taylor |
| Producers | 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 (Official Charts)[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] A cover by UK punk band the Damned was released as a single on the 30th of October 2025 and features on the covers album Not Like Everybody Else, released in January 2026.[11]