If You Have Ghost

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If You Have Ghost
Ghost - If You Have Ghost.jpg
EP by Ghost
Released November 20, 2013
Recorded 2012–2013, Studio 606
Genre Heavy metal, doom metal
Length 24:41
Language English
Label Republic, Loma Vista Recordings
Producer Dave Grohl
Ghost chronology
Infestissumam
(2013)Infestissumam2013		 If You Have Ghost
(2013)		 Meliora
(2015)Meliora2015

If You Have Ghost is the first EP by Swedish heavy metal band Ghost. It was produced by Dave Grohl and released on November 20, 2013 through Republic Records. Four of the five tracks are covers of other acts; "I'm a Marionette" and "Waiting for the Night" were originally released on various editions of Ghost's second album Infestissumam, while the two others are newly recorded. The fifth is a live recording of Ghost's own "Secular Haze" from the band's July 28, 2013 performance at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York City.

Background

Ghost's collaboration with Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters happened when, before going to Nashville to record Infestissumam, the band had a bunch of covers demoed and were discussing if they should squeeze them onto the album.[1][2] " ... we were at a festival in Europe and Foo Fighters was playing, and we knew that Dave was a fan, and [when we talked to him] after a few handshakes and a few laughs, we were like Okay, so you liked the band? So do you want to do something? And he said yeah, and one month later we were in [his studio in] L.A. doing that."[1][2]

The cover of "I'm a Marionette" was first released in late 2012 as the B-side to Ghost's "Secular Haze" single.[3] In late 2013, all of the tracks from If You Have Ghost were included in a special edition of Infestissumam, called "Infestissumam Redux".

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "If You Have Ghosts" (Roky Erickson cover) 3:32
2. "I'm a Marionette" (ABBA cover) 4:50
3. "Crucified" (Army of Lovers cover) 5:13
4. "Waiting for the Night" (Depeche Mode cover) 5:38
5. "Secular Haze [Live]" (Recorded live at the Music Hall of Williamsburg) 5:28

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 57/100[4]
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com 4/5 stars[5]
Allmusic 3/5 stars[6]
Consequence of Sound 3/5 stars[7]
Iowa State Daily (4/5)[8]
Loudwire 4/5 stars[9]
New Noise Magazine 5/5 stars[10]
Now 2/4[11]
Rock Sound (4/10)[12]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the EP received an average score of 57, which indicates "mixed or average reviews," based on 7 reviews.[4]

If You Have Ghost sold roughly 5,000 copies in the United States in its first week and reached number 87 on the Billboard 200.[14]

Personnel

Ghost
Guests
  • Dave Grohl - rhythm guitar on "If You Have Ghosts", drums and percussion on "I'm a Marionette" and "Waiting for the Night", production
  • Derek Silverman - organ on "If You Have Ghosts" and "Waiting for the Night", piano on "Crucified"
  • Jessy Greene - violin and cello on "If You Have Ghosts"
Miscellaneous
  • James Brown - recording, mixing on "Waiting for the Night"
  • John Lousteau - assistant engineering
  • Rich Costy - mixing
  • Jeff Curtain - recording on "Secular Haze (live)", mixing
  • Ted Jensen - mastering
  • Mattias Frisk - graphic design

Chart positions

Chart (2013) Peak
position
UK UK Albums Chart[15] 172
UK Rock & Metal Albums[16] 11
US Billboard 200[17] 87
US Billboard Hard Rock[17] 7
US Billboard Top Rock[17] 24

References

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  15. ↑ CHART: CLUK Update 30.11.2013 (wk47) (in German). zobbel.de. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  16. ↑ 2013 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive: 30th November 2013. officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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