Song written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland and R. Dean Taylor.
R. Dean Taylor version
R. Dean Taylor recorded this song in 1966. Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier, it was released as a single in April 1967, but it was not a hit. After it became a popular song in Northern soul clubs in the UK, the single was reissued and reached number 3 in the UK singles chart in 1974.
Kim Wilde version
On 15 October 2011, Kim Wilde performed this track live as part of the concert ‘B.E.F. presents Music of Quality & Distinction’ at the Roundhouse in London, together with Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory. The track previously appeared on B.E.F.‘s 1982 album of the same name in 1982, with vocals by Paul Jones.
Lyrics
There’s a ghost in my house
The ghost of your memories
The ghost of the love you took from me
Where our love used to be
Only shadows from the past I see
Time can’t seem to erase
The vision of your smiling face
Though you found someone new
I can’t get over you
There’s a ghost in my house
I can’t hide (ghost in my house)
From the ghost of your love that’s inside (ghost in my house)
It keeps on haunting me (ghost in my house)
Just keeps on reminding me (ghost in my house)
In my mind I know you’re gone
But my heart keeps holding on
To the memories of those happy times
And the love I thought was mine
Though we’re far apart
You’re always in my heart
There’s a ghost in my house
I can’t hide (ghost in my house)
From the ghost of your love that’s inside (ghost in my house)
You’re still such a part of me (ghost in my house)
Still so deep in the heart of me (ghost in my house)
I just keep hearing your footsteps on the stairs (ghost in my house)
When I know there’s no-one there (ghost in my house)
Every day I love you more (ghost in my house)
So much more than the day before (ghost in my house)
Sittin’ in my easy chair
I feel your fingers running through my hair
Lookin’ down in my coffee cup
I see your face lookin’ up
All alone in my gloom
You voice echoes through the room
There’s a ghost in my house
And I can’t hide (ghost in my house)
From the ghost of your love that’s inside (ghost in my house)
It keeps on haunting me (ghost in my house)
Just keeps on reminding me (ghost in my house)
I just keep hearing your footsteps on the stairs (ghost in my house)
When I know there’s no-one there (ghost in my house)
You’re still such a part of me (ghost in my house)
Still so deep in the heart of me (ghost in my house)
I can’t hide (ghost in my house)
From the ghost of your love that’s inside (ghost in my house)