"It's Over Love" is song by American DJ and remixer
Todd Terry
Todd Norton Terry (born April 18, 1967) is an American DJ, record producer and remixer in the genre of house music.
Musical career
Todd Terry was influential in moving House music beyond the early Chicago house sound of 1984–86. He crosse ...
featuring American singer
Shannon, released on his 1997 album ''
Ready for a New Day''.
It received positive reviews from music critics, topping the US ''
Billboard''
Hot Dance Club Play
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chart in April 1998
and reaching number 16 in the UK, making it Terry's third highest charting single on the
UK Singles Chart
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.
It was also performed at the British music chart television programme ''
Top of the Pops
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''.
Critical reception
Larry Flick from ''
Billboard'' wrote that Todd Terry "reminds club-land of his ability to construct catchy ditties that offer no apologies for their straightforward pop feel." He described the track as a "appealing single
..bolstered by a seductively breathy vocal by
disco-era diva
Shannon", and also complimented its "pleasantly repetitive hook". British magazine ''
Music Week
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History
Founded in 1959 as '' Record Retailer'', it relaunched on 18 March 1972 as ''Music W ...
'' gave the song four out of five, adding, "More classy, uplifting
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from Todd The God featuring big vocals by Shannon. Not as massive as "
Somethin' Going On", but pretty large by any measure." Also Chris Finan from the ''
RM'' Dance Update rated "It's Over Love" four out of five.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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1997 singles
1997 songs
American house music songs
House music songs
Logic Records singles
Shannon (singer) songs
Todd Terry songs