It's All Over Now
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"It's All Over Now" is a song written by Bobby Womack and his sister-in-law Shirley Womack.[1] It was first released by The Valentinos, featuring Bobby Womack, in 1964. The Rolling Stones heard it on its release and quickly recorded a cover version, which became their first number-one hit in the United Kingdom, in July 1964.
The Valentinos version
The Valentinos recorded the song at United Recording in Hollywood on March 24, 1964,[2] and released it two months later.[3] It entered the Billboard Hot 100 on June 27, 1964, and stayed on the chart for two weeks, peaking at number 94.[4]
Personnel
- Bobby Womack – lead vocals, guitar, co-writer
- Cecil Womack – background vocals
- Harry Womack – background vocals
- Friendly Womack Jr. – background vocals
- Curtis Womack – background vocals
- Sam Cooke – producer
The Rolling Stones version
| "It's All Over Now" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
R&B, rock and roll | ||||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Decca F11934 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bobby Womack, Shirley Womack[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Andrew Loog Oldham[1] | |||
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| Rolling Stones US singles chronology | ||||
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The Rolling Stones landed in New York on June 1, 1964, for their
Chess Studios
in Chicago. Years later, Bobby Womack said in an interview that he had told Sam Cooke he did not want the Rolling Stones to record their version of the song, and that he had told Mick Jagger to get his own song. Cooke convinced him to let the Rolling Stones record the song. Six months later on, after receiving the royalty check for the song, Womack told Cooke that Mick Jagger could have any song he wanted.
The Rolling Stones' version of "It's All Over Now" is the most famous version of the song. It was first released as a single in the UK, where it peaked at number 1 on the
Cash Box described it as a "contagious cover of the Valentinos' click" and "an infectious thumper that should head right for chartsville."[6]
In his 2010 autobiography, Life, Keith Richards says that John Lennon criticized his guitar solo on this song and Richards agreed that it was not one of his best.
In 1964 Bill Wyman said, "We just liked the sound of it. We didn't think it sounded country and western until we read it somewhere. It's the 12-string guitar and harmonising that do it. Every one of our records has been different. We don't want to do the same old thing every time or people will get fed up with it."[7]
Personnel
- Mick Jagger – lead vocals
- Keith Richards – electric lead guitar, backing vocals
- Brian Jones – 12-string electric rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Bill Wyman – bass
- Charlie Watts – drums
- Ian Stewart – piano
Charts
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent)[8] | 9 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] | 8 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] | 26 |
| Finland ( Soumen Virallinen)[11]
|
11 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[12] | 14 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[13] | 2 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] | 1 |
| New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[15] | 2 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[16] | 5 |
| Sweden ( Kvällstoppen)[17]
|
3 |
| Sweden (Tio i Topp)[18] | 2 |
| 1 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[20] | 26 |
Other versions
- Johnny Rivers on In Action
- Waylon Jennings on The One and Only
- Stack Waddy on Bugger Off!
- Bobby Womack and Bill Withers on Womack's I Don't Know What the World Is Coming To
- Ducks Deluxe, eponymous release 1974 (RCA)
- Rod Stewart on Gasoline Alley (1970); live version recorded for MTV Unplugged in 1993 appears on the single "Reason to Believe"
- The Chambers Brothers on People Get Ready (1966)
- Alex Taylor on With Friends and Neighbors
- Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons on So Young(1978)
- Molly Hatchet on Flirtin' with Disaster (1979)
- Ricky Nelson on his 1986 album The Memphis Sessions
- In 1989 by The Dirty Dozen Brass Band on Voodoo, featuring Dr. Johnon vocals and piano
- Rebirth Brass Band, on the 1999 album The Main Event: Live at the Maple Leaf
- Feargal Sharkey on his self-titled debut album
- Social Distortion on Japanese edition of their self-titled album
- Nils Lofgren on Wonderland
- Ry Cooder on Paradise and Lunch
- Crveni Koralji on Otiđi od nje[22]
- Tunel on Do poslednje kapi...[23]
- Johnny Winter on Captured Live! as many times since 1974 (in about 268 concerts)[24]
- In the 1978 live recording by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils titled, It's Alive, recorded at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois.
- Amy Correia covers the Rod Stewart "medley" of Gasoline Alley/It's All Over Now on "THE I-10 CHRONICLES 2" (2001)
- Jerusalem (British band) covers the song on their most recent LP Black Horses (2014)
- Grateful Dead performed the song live 154 times since 1969[24]
- Widespread Panic performed the song live 7 times Link to Everyday Companion for every time played
- Brinsley Schwarz on It's All Over Now (recorded 1974, officially released 2017)
- Tom Petty & the Heartbreakerson Live at the Fillmore (recorded 1997, officially released 2022)
- Barão Vermelho on Rock 'n Geral (1987) with brazilian portuguese lyrics written by Frejat and Ezequiel Neves.
- In the 1980s a parody of the song was used to promote the Insignia men's toiletries range of deodorants, shampoo and after-shave.[25]
See also
- List of number-one singles from the 1960s (UK)
- Official lyric video to the Rolling Stones' version: The Rolling Stones - It's All Over Now (Official Lyric Video)
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ Williams, Richard (January 27, 2015). "Valentinos' day". thebluemoment.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ Anderson, Derek (February 4, 2015). "The Valentinos - Lookin' for a Love - The Complete SAR Recordings". Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 877.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 18, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "It's All Over Now". TimeIsOnOurSide.com.
- ISBN 9780646512037.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones – It's All Over Now" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4706." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones – It's All Over Now" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – It's All Over Now". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones – It's All Over Now" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search lever". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones – It's All Over Now". VG-lista. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ISBN 9163021404.
- ISBN 919727125X.
- ^ "Rolling Stones: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 25.
- ^ Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 48.
- ^ Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 229.
- ^ a b "It's All Over Now by The Valentinos song statistics". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Insignia 'All Over' Advert". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
