Released April 1967
UK: 1974 Genre R&B, pop | Format 7" | |
B-side "Don't Fool Around"
UK: "Let's Go Somewhere" Label V.I.P. 25042
UK: Tamla Motown TMG 896 Writer(s) Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, R. Dean Taylor | ||
"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.
Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier, it was released as a single on the Motown subsidiary V.I.P. label in April 1967, 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", and reached no. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in 1974.
Versions of the song were later recorded by British bands Yachts (1980), and B.E.F. (British Electric Foundation) featuring Paul Jones (1982). A version recorded by The Fall in 1987 became their first single to reach the top 50 in the UK, peaking at no. 30, and was included on their album The Frenz Experiment. A version was included by Graham Parker in 2000 on Loose Monkeys, an album of out-takes.