It's All Over (The Everly Brothers song)
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| "It's All Over" | ||||
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 Cover of the single released in the Netherlands | ||||
| Single by The Everly Brothers | ||||
| from the album In Our Image | ||||
| B-side | "I Used to Love You" | |||
| Released | December 1965 (1965-12) | |||
| Recorded | November 12, 1965 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:16 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Everly | |||
| Producer(s) | Dick Glasser | |||
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"It's All Over" is a song by the Everly Brothers, released as a single in December 1965 from their album In Our Image.
"It's All Over" is one of the few Everly Brothers songs to feature Phil Everly on lead vocals, with Don Everly doing the harmony.[1] The song also prominently features a harpsichord played by Don Randi. The single was only released in the US and the Netherlands, with the B-side "I Used to Love You", written by Sonny Curtis. It was scheduled for release in the UK in January 1966, but was never released.[2]
Reviewed in Cash Box, "It's All Over" was described as a "soft dreamyeyed heartbreaker. Husky sad tale of a lost love has tons of tear-jerking ten-appeal".[3] In Record World, it was described as a "slow ballad paced by a harpsichord. Unusual sound will get attention for the change of pace".[4]
However, the song failed to chart in the US or the Netherlands.
Cliff Richard version
| "It's All Over" | ||||
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 Cover of the single released in the Netherlands | ||||
| Single by Cliff Richard and Bernard Ebbinghouse and His Orchestra | ||||
| B-side | "Why Wasn't I Born Rich" | |||
| Released | 10 March 1967 (1967-3-10) | |||
| Recorded | 11 October 1966[5] | |||
| Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:28 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Everly | |||
| Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor | |||
| Cliff Richard and Bernard Ebbinghouse and His Orchestra singles chronology | ||||
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In March 1967, Cliff Richard released a cover of the song as a single, which peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart.[6]
Release and reception
"It's All Over" was first recorded by Richard in September 1966. However, this version remains unreleased and instead, a re-recording of the song a month later was the version released as a single. Richard's version was arranged by Bernard Ebbinghouse, whose orchestra performs all instrumentation on the track.[5] The B-side, "Why Wasn't I Born Rich", is backed by the Shadows, who wrote the song for the pantomime cast album Cinderella.[7]
Peter Jones for Record Mirror was "just a little disappointed" with "It's All Over", describing it as "very slow, low-pitched, throaty, and sentimental, but somehow Cliff doesn't really get going. However. it's a superbly professional performance".[8] Reviewing for Disc and Music Echo, Penny Valentine described the song as "very drifting stuff saved for me by the intensely well written words by Don Everly".[9]
Track listing
- "It's All Over" – 2:28
- "Why Wasn't I Born Rich" – 2:41
Charts
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] | 65 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 11 |
| Malaysia (Radio Malaysia)[12] | 2 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] | 24 |
| New Zealand (Listener)[14] | 15 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 9 |
Other versions
- In 1967, American doo-wop group The Casinos released a cover of the song as a single, which peaked at number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100.[15]
- In 1976, American country music singer Don Gibson covered the song on his album I'm All Wrapped Up in You.[16]
- In 2013, American duo Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie "Prince" Billy covered the song on their album What the Brothers Sang.[17]
References
- ↑ Knudsen, Anders (2016-05-09). "Random Obscurities: The Everly Brothers & 'It's All Over'". FMS. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ "The Everly Brothers - It's All Over". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 18 December 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Record World. 18 December 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- 1 2 "Cliff Richard Song Database - Song Details". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- 1 2 "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Cliff Richard Song Database - Song Details". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ "New Singles" (PDF). Record Mirror. 11 March 1967. p. 9. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Cliff: A Cert for Chart Success" (PDF). Disc and Music Echo. 11 March 1967. p. 11. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – It's All Over". Irish Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 20 May 1967. p. 57. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Cliff Richard" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ "The Casinos Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ "Don Gibson – I'm All Wrapped Up In You (1976, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1976. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ "Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – What The Brothers Sang (2013, CD)". Discogs. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
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