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Over You (Roxy Music song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Over You'" is a hit single by the English rock band Roxy Music. The release date of the single, in early May 1980, preceded the release date of their album 'Flesh and Blood' in mid May 1980. The single reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart, as next single "Oh Yeah" would do. Phil Manzanera recalls: "In 1979, I had just built my first recording studio and I rang up Bryan and asked if hed like to check it out. We decided to have a jam together, Bryan on bass and me on guitar with a rhythm box. Within five minutes we had written this track and it reached number three [sic] in the charts." [http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/singles_364.php Over You on Viva Roxy Music!]
"Over You" would also be Roxy Music's last single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts, peaking as high as No. 80 in the States.
In most European countries, the B-side release on the single was a re-recording of the title track of their 1979 LP 'Manifesto'. The new version was a new arrangement with a shorter intro, and the lyrics were broken up into several verses, while the original was continuous. This new version was re-released on the 'Thrill of It All' boxset as 'Manifesto (Remake)'.
Personnel
* Bryan Ferry vocals, keyboards, piano
* Phil Manzanera guitar, bass
* Andy Mackay saxophones and oboe
* Allan Schwartzberg drums
Charts
References
Category:1980 singles
Category:Roxy Music songs
Category:Songs written by Bryan Ferry
Category:Songs written by Phil Manzanera
Category:1980 songs
Category:Atco Records singles
Category:Polydor Records singles
Category:E.G. Records singles
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