"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,[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,
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. - Wikipedia
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d0minic
"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,[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,
d0minic
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. - Wikipedia
BertrandRustles
Class.
Brownpants
Nice.
ElizaJane
Thank you for that, it prompted me to have a little Wednesday morning bop about !
MyBlueElephant
Too bad it didn't become a hit. Great song
d0minic
@ElizaJane best way to start the day! :)
d0minic
@MyBlueElephant it was massive hit in the #NorthernSoul clubs. "keeping the faaith" as they say
Nuno
Treat goes on :)
Bukowski
Northern Soul classic.
jamescurran
Nice work
lindatee
Excellent - I thought it was a hit - maybe that was just with me!
staticstudios
Brilliant choice! Really great.