It Ain't Over | ||||
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Released | 2003 | |||
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Length | 45:36 | |||
Label | Carrack-UK | |||
Producer | Paul Carrack | |||
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It Ain't Over is the ninth solo studio album by the English singer-songwriter Paul Carrack, then a member of the supergroup Mike + The Mechanics. It was originally released in 2003 on Carrack's own Carrack-UK label.
Several different versions of the album exist. In addition to the standard 11-track issue, a "Special Edition" featuring four additional live recordings was released. As well, the European issue of It Ain't Over contains the standard 11 studio tracks plus two additional live tracks that did not appear on the "Special Edition", for a total of 13 tracks.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
AllMusic's Thom Jurek calls the album "smart, sophisticated, sassy, classy pop music", and writes that "It Ain't Over is a case in point for Carrack's consistency and brilliance." [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "She Lived Down the Street" | Paul Carrack, Chris Difford | 3:01 |
2. | "Nothin' to Lose" | Carrack | 4:07 |
3. | "It Ain't Over" | Carrack | 4:22 |
4. | "Happy to See You Again" | Carrack | 4:30 |
5. | "Where Did I Go Wrong?" | Carrack | 3:24 |
6. | "Empty Space" | Carrack, Difford | 4:22 |
7. | "One Small Step" | Carrack, B.A. Robertson | 3:46 |
8. | "Forever" | Carrack | 3:19 |
9. | "Never Too Late" | Carrack | 4:44 |
10. | "Just a Little Lie" | Carrack, Charlie Dore | 4:20 |
11. | "Ain't No Love" | Carrack | 5:31 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Georgia" | Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell | |
13. | "Love Will Keep Us Alive" | Peter Vale, Jim Capaldi, Carrack | |
14. | "Any Day Now" | Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard | |
15. | "The Living Years" | Mike Rutherford, B.A. Robertson |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Sunny" | Bobby Hebb | |
13. | "Another Cup of Coffee" | Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil |
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