There's a Ghost in My House

"There's a Ghost in My House" is a song written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Holland,_Jr. 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,[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, 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]

Versions of the song were later recorded by British bands Yachts (1980), B.E.F. (British Electric Foundation) featuring Paul Jones (1982),[4]  and The Very Things(1986).[citation needed]  A version recorded by The Fall in 1987 became their first single to reach the top 50 in the UK, peaking at no. 30,[5]  and was included on their album The Frenz Experiment. A version was released by Graham Parker in 2000 on "Loose Monkeys", an album of out-takes.