"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" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 | |||
| Recorded | November 12, 1965 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:16 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Everly | |||
| Producer(s) | Dick Glasser | |||
| The Everly Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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Release and reception
edit"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
edit| "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 | |||
| 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
edit"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
edit- "It's All Over" – 2:28
- "Why Wasn't I Born Rich" – 2:41
Charts
edit| 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Cliff Richard Song Database - Song Details". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ a b "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.