It's All Over Now
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| “It's All Over Now” | |||||
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Cover of the 7"
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| Single by The Rolling Stones from the album 12 X 5 |
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| B-side | "Good Times, Bad Times" (Jagger/Richards) | ||||
| Released | 26 June 1964 (UK) 25 July 1964 (US) |
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| Format | 7" single | ||||
| Recorded | 10 June 1964, Chess Studio, Chicago B-side: 25.02.1964, Regent Sound Studios, London |
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| Label | Decca F11934 (UK) 45-LON 9687 (USA) |
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| Writer(s) | Bobby Womack and Shirley Womack | ||||
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"It's All Over Now" was written by Bobby Womack and Shirley Womack. It was first released by The Valentinos featuring Sam Cooke. The Valentinos version entered the Billboard Hot 100 on June, 27, 1964, where it stayed on the charts for two weeks peaking at # 94. The Rolling Stones had their first number one hit with this song in July 1964.
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[edit] The Rolling Stones version
The song was played to the Rolling Stones during their first North American tour in June 1964 by New York radio DJ named Murray the K. After the band heard the song they recorded it nine days later at Chess Studios in Chicago. Years later Bobby Womack said in an interview that he told his manager that he did not want the Rolling Stones to record their version of the song, that he told Mick Jagger to get his own song. His manager convinced him to let the Rolling Stones record a version of the song. Six months later when he received the royalty check for the song he told his manager that Mick Jagger can have any song he wants. The Rolling Stones version of "It's All Over Now" is the most famous version ever cut of the song. It was the bands third single released in America, and stayed in the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks peaking at # 26. Months later it appeared on their second American album 12 x 5. It was also released as a single in Great Britain where it peaked at # 1 on the Disc charts, giving the Rolling Stones their first number one hit ever. At the time the song was a big hit in Europe for the band and was a part of their live set in the 1960s.
[edit] Personnel
- Mick Jagger - lead vocals, percussion
- Keith Richards - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Brian Jones- rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Bill Wyman - bass guitar
- Charlie Watts - drums
[edit] Other versions
The song was also performed by Waylon Jennings, Rod Stewart, Molly Hatchet, Ducks Deluxe, The Grateful Dead, Mad Mods and Englishman[1] and by Ry Cooder on his album Paradise and Lunch. Also played-recorded by one of the psichobilly pioneers - The Sharks!
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/madmodsandenglishman Mad Mods and Englishman
| Preceded by "The House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals |
UK number one single "It's All Over Now" by The Rolling Stones July 16, 1964 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "A Hard Day's Night" by The Beatles |
