Almost Over You | |
Cover: | Almost_Over_You_-_Sheena_Easton.jpg |
Caption: | Artwork for UK and Dutch vinyl singles |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Sheena Easton |
Album: | Best Kept Secret |
B-Side: | I Don't Need Your Word |
Released: | 10 October 1983 |
Genre: | Pop |
Length: | 3:40 |
Label: | EMI Records (original), RT Industries (current) |
Producer: | Greg Mathieson |
Prev Title: | Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) |
Prev Year: | 1983 |
Next Title: | Devil in a Fast Car |
Next Year: | 1984 |
"Almost Over You" is a 1983 single by Scottish singer Sheena Easton from her Best Kept Secret LP. It was written by Jennifer Kimball and Cindy Richardson. The single reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100,[1] while its Adult Contemporary peak was number 4.[2] In Canada, the song reached number 35 and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.[3]
The lyrics tells of a woman who almost overcame the pain, misery, and shattered dreams her former lover gave to her, which suggests the title.
Chart (1983–84) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australia (Kent Music Report) | 68 |
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[4] | 1 |
Canada RPM Top Singles | 35 |
UK Singles Chart | 89 |
US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 25 |
US Adult Contemporary[6] | 4 |
US Hot Country Songs[7] | 86 |
US Cash Box Top 100[8] | 23 |