Ghost in This House
{{Infobox song
| name = Ghost in This House
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Shenandoah
| album = Extra Mile
| B-side = She's Still Here
| released = September 20, 1990
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:36
| label = Columbia
| writer = Hugh Prestwood
| producer = Robert Byrne
Rick Hall
| prev_title = Next to You, Next to Me
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = I Got You
| next_year = 1991
}}
"Ghost in This House" is a song written by Hugh Prestwood, and recorded by American country music group Shenandoah. It was released in September 1990 as the second single from their album Extra Mile. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in December 1990.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=shenandoah|chart=Country Songs}} Shenandoah Hot Country Songs Chart History]
It was covered by Alison Krauss on her 1999 album Forget About It. It was presented at the Grand Ole Opry by Kelsea Ballerini in 2016, and by contestant Lauren Duski on The Voice on May 15, 2017.
Music video
The music video for Shenandoah's rendition of the song was directed by Marcus Penczner and premiered in late 1990. The video shows scenes of a woman wandering all alone in her house, intercut with scenes of Shenandoah's lead singer, Marty Raybon (the only band member to appear in the video), singing in a room with only minimal daylight seeping in. At the end of the video, the woman leaves her house.
Chart performance
| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (1990) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canadacountry|2|chartid=9103|publishdate=December 8, 1990|accessdate=August 16, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|5|artist=Shenandoah}} |
=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"|Chart (1990)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9172&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990|work=RPM|date=December 22, 1990|accessdate=August 23, 2013}}
| align="center" | 62 |
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"|Chart (1991)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1991/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1991: Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1991| accessdate=August 16, 2013}}
| align="center" | 70 |
References
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{{Shenandoah}}
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Category:Shenandoah (band) songs
Category:Songs written by Hugh Prestwood
Category:Columbia Records singles
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