"When It's Over" is a song written by

Hank Cochran Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran (August 2, 1935 – July 15, 2010) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy ...

that was originally recorded by American

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artist

Jeannie Seely Marilyn Jeanne Seely (born July 6, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and author. Primarily identified with country music, Seely found success with the Grammy Award-winning song " Don't Touch Me" (1966). Her soul-ins ...

. Released as a

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, it reached the top 40 of the US country songs chart in 1967. It was given a positive review from ''

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'' magazine following its release and was included on her studio album ''

I'll Love You More ''I'll Love You More'' is a studio album by American country artist Jeannie Seely. It was released by Monument Records in February 1968 and was the third studio album of her career. The project consisted of 11 tracks whose themes centered on heart ...

''.

Background and recording

Jeannie Seely's first major chart success was 1966's "

Don't Touch Me "Don't Touch Me" is a song written by Hank Cochran. It was originally written for and recorded by American country artist Jeannie Seely. The song was released as a single on Monument Records in March 1966 and became a major ''Billboard'' country ...

", a ballad that rose into the US country top ten and later won her an accolade from the

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. She had several follow-up single successes that made the country songs chart, among them was the song "When It's Over". The track was written by Hank Cochran, who also was responsible for writing "Don't Touch Me". "When It's Over" was produced by

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Release, critical reception and chart performance

"When It's Over" was released as a single by Monument Records in March 1967. It was distributed by Monument as a seven-inch vinyl record, containing a

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titled "I'd Be Just as Lonely There". The song received a positive review from '' Cashbox'' magazine who commented, "The tear-stained. Hank Cochran-penned ditty gets a super-feelingful treatment by the songstress here." "When it's Over" made its debut on the US ''

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chart on March 18, 1967. It spent ten weeks there, rising to the number 39 position on May 6, 1967. It was the fourth top 40 song in her career and her first with the Monument label to miss the top 20. It was included on Seely's next studio album release ''I'll Love You More''.

Track listing

7" vinyl single * "When It's Over" – 2:34 * "I'd Be Just as Lonely There" – 2:42

Charts

Weekly charts

References

{{Jeannie Seely 1967 singles 1967 songs Jeannie Seely songs Monument Records singles Songs written by Hank Cochran Song recordings produced by Fred Foster