It's Over (Jimmie Rodgers song)
| "It's Over" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Jimmie Rodgers | ||||
| from the album It's Over | ||||
| A-side | "It's Over" | |||
| B-side | "Anita, You're Dreaming" (from Country Music 1966) | |||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Length | 2:37[1] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Jimmie Rodgers singles chronology | ||||
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| "It's Over" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Elvis Presley | |
| from the album Aloha from Hawaii | |
| Released | February 4, 1973 |
| Recorded | January 14, 1973 |
| Length | 2:08 |
| Songwriter(s) | Jimmie F. Rodgers |
"It's Over" is a 1966 song written and originally performed by Jimmie Rodgers.[2][3][4] He released it as a single in 1966, with "Anita, You're Dreaming" on the flip side.
Jimmie Rodgers recalled:
I was with Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass at Carnegie Hall in New York, and there was a girl there at the show. She was standing outside crying and we began to talk. She had just broken up with her boyfriend. I asked if she was okay. She said, "No, my boyfriend and I broke up today and it's over." I went back to my room and wrote "It's Over." I never had Elvis in mind to do it when I wrote the song.[4]
Track listing[edit]
Jimmie Rodgers version[edit]
7" single (1966)[5]
- "It's Over" 2:37
- "Anita, You're Dreaming" (2:30)
Charts[edit]
Jimmie Rodgers version[edit]
| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada | 29 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6][1] | 37 |
Cover versions[edit]
- Elvis Presley recorded a live version of "It's Over" at his January 14, 1973 televised concert special Aloha from Hawaii.[3] The recording was first released on the LP Aloha from Hawaii.[7] He also had recorded the song live (for RCA and MGM) in April 1972.[8][9] Another live recording, from February 17, 1972, was released in 1995 on the box set Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters.
- The song has also been covered by Glen Campbell (in 1967),[10] Dusty Springfield,[3] Sonny James[11] and Billie Davis.[12]
- In his 1970 release, Scott Walker released the song on the album, 'Til the Band Comes In.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual, 1955-1999. Record Research. 2000. ISBN 978-0-89820-141-3.
- ^ Joseph Murrells (1978). The Book of Golden Discs. Barrie and Jenkins. ISBN 978-0-214-20480-7.
It's Over Elvis Presley Jimmie Rodgers.
- ^ a b c John Cagliostro (2012). Refreshing the Odour... Lulu.com. pp. 84–. ISBN 978-1-291-18776-2.
- ^ a b Anthony M. Musso (13 November 2008). Setting the Record Straight: The Music and Careers of Recording Artists from the 1950s and Early 1960s ... In Their Own Words. AuthorHouse. pp. 240–. ISBN 978-1-4389-5292-5.
- ^ "Jimmie Rodgers (2) - It's Over / Anita, You're Dreaming at Discogs". Discogs. 1966. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
- ^ David F. Lonergan (2005). Hit Records, 1950-1975. Scarecrow Press. pp. 114–. ISBN 978-0-8108-5129-0.
- ^ "It's Over : by Elvis Presley : Elvis Presley Lyrics : The Elvis SongDataBase". Elvis Australia : Official Elvis Presley Fan Club.
- ^ Ernst Jorgensen (22 April 2014). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. St. Martin's Press. pp. 529–. ISBN 978-1-4668-6855-7.
- ^ Kevin Crouch; Tanja Crouch (9 April 2012). The Gospel According To Elvis. Music Sales Group. pp. 215–. ISBN 978-0-85712-758-7.
- ^ "ultratop.be - Glen Campbell - It's Over". Ultratop. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
- ^ "Sonny James - It's over". YouTube.
- ^ "It's over". YouTube.
