(There's) No Gettin' Over Me

"(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" is a song written by Walt Aldridge and Tom Brasfield, and recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It was released in June 1981 as the first single from the album There's No Gettin' Over Me. Known by many fans by its less grammatically correct title "There Ain't No Gettin' Over Me" — the song's official title appears nowhere in the lyrics — the song became one of Milsap's biggest country hits and his only top 10 pop hit during his recording career.

"(There's) No Gettin' Over Me"
Single by Ronnie Milsap
from the album There's No Gettin' Over Me
B-side"I Live My Whole Life at Night"
ReleasedJune 1981 (U.S.)
Recorded1981
GenreCountry, pop
Length3:15
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ronnie Milsap singles chronology
"Am I Losing You"
(1981)		 "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me"
(1981)		 "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World"
(1981)

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of Allmusic wrote that "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" — and the album from which it came — was "indicative of the times and the artists making hit records at the same time." Milsap's "urban country" style, as Jurek put it, was evident in the song, given its "sweet alto saxophone solo" and "chorus that reflects James Taylor's late-'70s attempts at crooning early rock."[1]

Cover versions

A cover version was recorded by Heartland on their 2006 album I Loved Her First.[2]

In 2018, Milsap rerecorded the song with Kacey Musgraves, which appeared on his 2019 album Ronnie Milsap: The Duets.[3]

Commercial performance

His 18th No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in August 1981, "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" marked the apex of Milsap's popularity as a crossover artist, reaching No. 5 for 5 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number two Hot Adult Contemporary Singles.[4]

A video was also produced of the song, and it has aired on The Nashville Network, CMT and GAC.

Chart history

References
  1. Jurek, Thom, There's No Gettin' Over Me by Ronnie Milsap, Allmusic.
  2. "Ronnie Milsap Delivers Unforgettable 'There's No Gettin' Over Me' Performance". Country Rebel. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. Thanki, Julie. "Ronnie Milsap taps Willie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves for duets album". The Tennessean. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 171.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 202. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  9. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  10. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  11. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1981-12-26.
  12. "Cash Box Top Singles – 1981". Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2019.

Works cited

  • Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.
  • Whitburn, Joel, "Top Pop Singles: 1955-2006," 2007.
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