If You Have Ghost

If You Have Ghost is the first EP by Swedish rock band Ghost. It was produced by Dave Grohl and released on 20 November 2013 by 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 were newly recorded. The fifth is a live recording of Ghost's own "Secular Haze" from the band's performance of 28 July 2013 at Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York City.

If You Have Ghost
EP by Ghost
Released	20 November 2013
Recorded	2012–2013
Studio	Studio 606 (Northridge)
Length	24:43
Label	Republic Loma Vista
Producer	Dave Grohl
Ghost chronology
Infestissumam (2013) If You Have Ghost (2013) Meliora (2015)

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.

The EP's cover art references a shot from the 1922 German Expressionist horror film Nosferatu.^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	57/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[6]
AllMusic	[7]
Consequence of Sound	[8]
Iowa State Daily	(4/5)[9]
Loudwire	[10]
Now	2/4[11]
Rock Sound	(4/10)[12]
Rolling Stone	[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 seven reviews.^[5] A member of Ghost revealed that Benny Andersson and/or Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA have heard their cover of "I'm a Marionette" and "loved it!"^[14]

If You Have Ghost sold roughly 5,000 copies in the United States in its first week and reached No. 87 on the Billboard 200.^[15]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If You Have Ghosts" (Roky Erickson cover)	Roky Erickson	3:34
2.	"I'm a Marionette" (ABBA cover)	Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus	4:52
3.	"Crucified" (Army of Lovers cover)	Alexander Bard, Anders Wollbeck, Jean-Pierre Barda	5:13
4.	"Waiting for the Night" (Depeche Mode cover)	Martin Gore	5:37
5.	"Secular Haze" (Recorded live at Music Hall of Williamsburg)	A Ghoul Writer	5:27
Total length:			24:43

Personnel

Ghost Papa Emeritus II A Group of Nameless Ghouls

Guests Dave Grohl – production, rhythm guitar on "If You Have Ghosts", drums and percussion on "I'm a Marionette" and "Waiting for the Night" 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"

Additional personnel James Brown – recording, mixing on "Waiting for the Night" John Lousteau – assistant engineering Rich Costy – mixing Jeff Curtain – recording and mixing on "Secular Haze (Live)" Ted Jensen – mastering Mattias Frisk – graphic design

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart (OCC)[16]	172
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[17]	11
US Billboard 200[18]	87
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[18]	7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18]	24

References

1. "Show No Mercy: Ghost B.C." Pitchfork Media. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
2. "A Nameless Ghoul from Ghost B.C. on Papa Emeritus II being too evil for the Vatican". westword.com. 17 April 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
3. "GHOST: Studio Version Of 'I'm A Marionette' Available On SPOTIFY". Blabbermouth.net. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
4. Rob Galluzzo (16 November 2016). "The Band GHOST's Many Horror Homages". Blumhouse. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
5. "Metacritic - Ghost B.C.: If You Have Ghost". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
6. Tyons, Lodd. "Ghost B.C. - If You Have Ghost Review". About.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
7. Monger, James. "If You Have Ghost - Ghost B.C." AllMusic. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
8. Kivel, Adam (25 November 2013). "Album Review: Ghost B.C. – If You Have Ghost EP". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
9. Welshhons, Celeste (2 December 2013). "Album Review: Ghost B.C.'s 'If You Have Ghost'". Iowa State Daily. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
10. DiVita, Joe (19 November 2013). "Ghost B.C., 'If You Have Ghost' EP – Review". Loudwire. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
11. Gillis, Carla. "Ghost B.C. If You Have Ghost". Now. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
12. Rogers, Jack (9 December 2013). "Ghost B.C. - If You Have Ghost". Rock Sound. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
13. Fricke, David (18 November 2013). "Ghost B.C.: 'If You Have Ghost' Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
14. "Getting to know Ghost: The Swedish ghouls answer your questions". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
15. "GHOST's 'If You Have Ghost' EP Cracks U.S. Top 100". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
16. CHART: CLUK Update 30.11.2013 (wk47) (in German). zobbel.de. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
17. 2013 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive: 30th November 2013. officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
18. "If You Have Ghost - Ghost B.C. Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 January 2014.