"Ghost in This House" is a song written by

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, and recorded by American

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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. Shenandoah Hot Country Songs Chart History/ref> It was covered by

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on her 1999 album ''

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'' and by

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. It was presented at the Grand Ole Opry by

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in 2016, and by contestant Lauren Duski on ''

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'' 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,

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(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

Year-end charts

References

1990 singles 1990 songs Shenandoah (band) songs Alison Krauss songs Songs written by Hugh Prestwood Columbia Records singles Songs about ghosts {{1990-country-song-stub