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- Artist: Peter Hammill
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- Release Date: 1977
- Total Time: 46:27
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
One of the best albums ever made about the end of a relationship and the trauma that results, Over is the harrowing document of the failure of a long-term relationship Peter Hammill had been in. With a brief side-step to examine the loss felt by parents when their children move out ("Autumn"), Hammill exposes feelings of guilt, rage, betrayal, attempts at understanding, and attempts at healing. From the self-recrimination of the furious "Crying Wolf," to the angry lashing out of "Time Heals," through the heart-wrenching sadness of "This Side Of The Looking Glass" (with Hammill turning in a beautiful vocal performance against an orchestral setting), to the extremely tentative healing steps of "Lost And Found" (which includes a middle eighth that concludes "La Rossa" from Van Der Graaf Generator's Still Life, but in a cynical way), the songs avoid compromise and simplicity, making this a sometimes difficult listening experience; the lyrics are often bitterly clever and cutting. Beautifully produced, Over is Peter Hammill at his musical and lyrical best. ~ Steven McDonald, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Crying Wolf | Peter Hammill | Peter Hammill | (5:12) |
| Autumn | Peter Hammill | Peter Hammill | (4:13) |
| Time Heals | Peter Hammill | Peter Hammill | (8:42) |
| Alice (Letting Go) | Peter Hammill | Peter Hammill | (5:33) |
| (This Side Of) The Looking Glass | Peter Hammill | Peter Hammill | (6:57) |
| Betrayed | Peter Hammill | Peter Hammill | (4:44) |
| (On Tuesdays She Used to Do) Yoga | Peter Hammill | Peter Hammill | (3:55) |
| Lost and Found | Peter Hammill | Peter Hammill | (7:11) |
