| Over | ||||
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| Released | April 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 27 June – 4 July 1976 | |||
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| Genre | Art rock | |||
| Length | 46:51 | |||
| Label | Charisma | |||
| Producer | Peter Hammill | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Over is the sixth studio album by the English singer and songwriter Peter Hammill, released on Charisma Records in April 1977. It was issued for the first time on CD on Virgin Records in the early 1990s, and was reissued again in a remastered version in 2006 with bonus tracks.
The album details the break-up of a long-term relationship with a woman known as Alice. The album was originally to be called Over My Shoulder with a different cover shot in which Hammill was caught looking back over his shoulder with a very mixed expression.[2]
The album was recorded during a period of line-up change for Hammill's band Van der Graaf Generator. It features drummer Guy Evans, future recruit Graham Smith (formerly of String Driven Thing) on violin, and the return of the band's bass player from 1969 to 1970, Nic Potter.
"This Side of the Looking Glass" was re-worked for Hammill's 1984 album The Love Songs.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Peter Hammill
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crying Wolf" | 5:13 |
| 2. | "Autumn" | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Time Heals" | 8:44 |
| 4. | "Alice (Letting Go)" | 5:40 |
| Total length: | 23:55 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "This Side of the Looking Glass" | 7:00 |
| 2. | "Betrayed" | 4:45 |
| 3. | "(On Tuesdays She Used to Do) Yoga" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Lost and Found" | 7:14 |
| Total length: | 22:56 | |
| No. | Title | Notes | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Betrayed" | BBC session, 13 April 1977, with Graham Smith | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Autumn" | BBC session, 13 April 1977, with Graham Smith | 4:45 |
| 3. | "This Side of the Looking Glass" | All Saints Unitarian Church, Kansas City, US, 16 February 1978 | 4:12 |
Personnel
- Peter Hammill – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars (1, 4, 6-8), piano (1-3, 8), synthesizer (3, 7, 8), Hammond organ (1)
- Nic Potter – bass (1, 3, 8)
- Guy Evans – drums (1, 3, 8)
- Graham Smith – violin (2, 6)
- Michael Brand – orchestra conductor (5)
Technical
- Dave Anderson, Ian Gomm – recording engineers (Foel Studio, Llanfair Caereinion)
- Pat Moran – recording engineer, mixing (Rockfield Studios, Monmouthshire)
- Frank Sansom – art direction
- Sebastian Keep – photography
References
External links
- Lyrics on Hammill's Sofa Sound website
- Album information on the unofficial Van der Graaf Generator site