"Hard Enough Getting Over You" is a song written by

Michael Bolton Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998. (born February 26, 1953), known professio ...

and Doug James. It was first recorded by Cher for her 1987 self-titled album. In 1993,

Laura Branigan Laura Ann Branigan (July 3, 1952 – August 26, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single "Gloria", stayed on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a ...

released a cover of the song, retitled "It's Been Hard Enough Getting Over You", as the second single from her final studio album, ''

Over My Heart ''Over My Heart'' is the seventh and final studio album by American singer Laura Branigan. Released in August 1993, it was Branigan's most personal album and saw her again try her hand at producing, alongside successful producer Phil Ramone. Whil ...

''. Branigan promoted the release with several television appearances including an interview on ''

Good Day L.A. ''Good Day L.A.'' is an American morning television news and entertainment program airing on KTTV (channel 11), a Fox owned-and-operated television station in Los Angeles, California, owned by the Fox Television Stations subsidiary of Fox Corpo ...

'', where she also performed the song live. However, despite this the song, along with the other two singles and the album itself, was largely overlooked by critics and the general public.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from '' Billboard'' wrote, "Branigan easily musters the drama required to make this

Michael Bolton Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998. (born February 26, 1953), known professio ...

composition work. In fact, her roof-raising soprano shoulders against the song' parameters, soaring to a satisfying climax. It is little wonder that AC programmers are frothing over this one. Strong enough to bring the singer back onto mainstream top 40 playlists."

Track listing

References

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