Your Ghost Explained

Your Ghost
Cover:Your Ghost Kristin Hersh.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Kristin Hersh
Album:Hips and Makers
B-Side:
  • "The Key"
  • "Uncle June and Aunt Kiyoti"
  • "When the Levee Breaks"
Studio:Stable Sound (Portsmouth, Rhode Island)
Length:3:16
Label:
Producer:
Next Title:A Loon
Next Year:1994

"Your Ghost" is the first track from American singer Kristin Hersh's debut solo studio album, Hips and Makers. It features additional backing vocals from Michael Stipe of R.E.M. Released as a single in January 1994, "Your Ghost" reached number one in Iceland, became a top-30 hit in Belgium and the Netherlands, and reached number 45 on the UK Singles Chart.

Release

The song was released as a single on January 10, 1994.[1] It reached number 45 on the UK Singles Chart. It was voted in at number 41 on Australian radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 for 1994.[2]

Music video

According to Filmmaker magazine, the music video for the song was directed by Katherine Dieckmann and is an homage to Maya Deren's groundbreaking 1943 experimental film Meshes of the Afternoon.

Track listing

  1. "Your Ghost"
  2. "The Key"
  3. "Uncle June and Aunt Kiyoti"
  4. "When the Levee Breaks"

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Single Releases. Music Week. 15. January 8, 1994.
  2. Web site: Search. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. November 28, 2022.
  3. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (24.–30.3. '94). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 20. March 24, 1994. November 28, 2022.
  4. News: Árslistinn 1994. Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 16. January 2, 1995. November 28, 2022.