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{{Infobox Single | {{Infobox Single | ||
|name = Over the Hills and Far Away | |name = Over the Hills and Far Away | ||
|image = | |image = Image:Othafasingle1973.jpg | ||
|caption = 1973 Dutch single | |caption = 1973 Dutch single | ||
|album = ''Houses of the Holy'' | |album = ''Houses of the Holy'' | ||
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|registration = ASCAP 450101201 | |registration = ASCAP 450101201 | ||
|released = 24 May 1973 | |released = 24 May 1973 | ||
|recorded = <small>May 1972 at<br>Stargroves with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.<br>Mixed at Electric Lady, New York. | |recorded = <small>May 1972 at<br />Stargroves with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.<br />Mixed at Electric Lady, New York. | ||
|genre = Rock, folk rock | |genre = Rock music|Rock, folk rock | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
|length = 4 | |length = 4 minutes 42 seconds | ||
|composer = | |composer = Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | ||
|label = Atlantic Records | |label = Atlantic Records | ||
|producer = Jimmy Page | |producer = Jimmy Page | ||
|engineer = Eddie Kramer | |engineer = Eddie Kramer | ||
}} | }} | ||
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''''Over the Hills and Far Away'''' is the third track from England|English Rock music|rock band Led Zeppelin's 1973 album ''Houses of the Holy''. | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant originally constructed the song in 1970 at Bron-Yr-Aur, a small cottage in Wales where they stayed after completing a gruelling concert tour of the United States of America.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Sutcliffe|first=Phil|date=2003|title=Led Zeppelin: Back to Nature|journal=Q|publisher=EMAP|pages=34|issn=0955-4955}}</ref> Page plays a six-string Steel-string guitar|acoustic guitar introduction with a melody reminiscent of 'White Summer'. Page repeats the theme with 12-string acoustic guitar in unison. In an interview published in ''Guitar World'' magazine's November 1993 issue, Page commented on the construction of the song: {{Quote|GW: There's an acoustic guitar running throughout the song. Did you play a main acoustic and then overdub an electric? | |||
Page plays a six-string | |||
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Page: No, we played it through entirely as you know it, but I was playing electric. | Page: No, we played it through entirely as you know it, but I was playing electric. | ||
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GW: So you simply edited out of the beginning? | GW: So you simply edited out of the beginning? | ||
Page: Yeah, | Page: Yeah, that's right. 'Presumably'. It sounds that way. It sounds like the acoustic is going straight through.}} | ||
Plant's vocals enter on the next repetition. | Plant's vocals enter on the next repetition. He tenderly offers himself to the 'lady' who's 'got the love [he] need[s].' The acoustic guitars build in a crescendo toward the abrupt infusion of Page's electric guitars along with drummer John Bonham's and bass guitarist John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones' rhythm accompaniment. | ||
Through the pre-verse interludes and instrumental bridge, | Through the pre-verse interludes and instrumental bridge, 'Over the Hills and Far Away' stands out as an example of Jones and Bonham's tight interplay. Following the final verse, the rhythm section fades out, gradually replaced by the echo returns from Page's electric guitar and a few chords played by Jones on harpsichord.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Tolinski, Brad and Di Benedetto, Greg|title=Light and Shade: A Historic Look at the Entire Led Zeppelin Catalogue Through the Eyes of Guitarist/Producer/Mastermind Jimmy Page|year=1998|month=January|journal=Guitar World|volume=18|issue=1|pages=100|issn=1045-6295}}</ref> In the final 8 bars, Page executes a linearly descending/ascending sequence and then concludes with the idiomatic V-I tag on pedal steel guitar. | ||
The song was released as ''Houses of the Holy's'' first U.S. single, reaching | The song was released as ''Houses of the Holy's'' first U.S. single, reaching number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, later becoming a staple of the Classic rock radio format. | ||
Set lists from | Set lists from Led Zeppelin concerts frequently contained 'Over the Hills and Far Away', the song being one that the band introduced on stage well ahead of its studio release.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Dave|date=2012|title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream|location=London|publisher=Omnibus Press|pages=62|isbn=978-1-78038-547-1}}</ref> The group first played it during their Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1972|1972 concert tour of the United States and retained it consistently through 1979, before omitting it from their final Tour Over Europe 1980|tour of Europe in 1980. In singing the song live, Plant commonly followed the words 'pocket-full of gold' with 'Acapulco gold', as can be heard on the live album ''How the West Was Won (album)|How the West Was Won.'' Also, at concerts guitarist Jimmy Page performed an extended guitar solo, which essentially consisted of the rhythm and lead guitar parts of the album version split into two separate pieces. This extended solo made the live renditions last almost or more than seven minutes. | ||
Archive footage of this track being performed live at | Archive footage of this track being performed live at Seattle in 1977 and at Knebworth Festival 1979|Knebworth in 1979 was used for an officially distributed video of the song, used to promote the 1990 ''Remasters (Led Zeppelin album)|Remasters'' release.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Dave|date=2012|title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream|location=London|publisher=Omnibus Press|pages=62|isbn=978-1-78038-547-1}}</ref> The video accompanied a compact disc single which was released following the successful 'Travelling Riverside Blues' release.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lewis|first=Dave|year=2003|chapter=Led Zeppelin at Knebworth|title=Led Zeppelin: The 'Tight but Loose' Files: Celebration II|location=London|publisher=Omnibus Press|page=62|isbn=978-1-84449-056-1}}</ref> | ||
The song was first called | The song was first called 'Many, Many Times', as shown on a picture of the original master on the Led Zeppelin website. Among blogging and forum-attending Led Zeppelin fans, the song has gained the abbreviation ''OTHAFA''. The title of this song (as well as many others by Led Zeppelin and other artists) was the name of an episode of ''That 70's Show''. It was also the name of an episode of One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill. | ||
== Chart positions == | ==Chart positions== | ||
=== Single === | ===Single=== | ||
{|class= | {|class='wikitable sortable' | ||
!Chart (1973) | !Chart (1973) | ||
!align= | !align='center'|Peak position | ||
|- | |- | ||
| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Singles Chart<ref name= | |US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Singles Chart<ref name='US singles chart'>{{Cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3070741&cdi=8856198&cid=07%2F28%2F1973| title=Hot 100 Singles - 28 July 1973|publisher=''Billboard''|accessdate=2009-01-17}}</ref> | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| US ''Cash Box'' Top 100 Singles Chart<ref name= | |US ''Cash Box'' Top 100 Singles Chart<ref name='US cashbox singles chart'>{{Cite web|url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19730804.html|title=Top 100 Singles - 4 August 1973|publisher=''Cash Box''|accessdate=2009-01-17}}</ref> | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| US ''Record World'' 100 Top Pop Chart<ref>{{ | |US ''Record World'' 100 Top Pop Chart<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.geocities.com/muggy59/1973.html|title= Top 40 for 1973 - August 1973| publisher=''Record World''|accessdate=2009-01-19}}</ref> | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| Canadian ''RPM'' Top 100 Chart<ref name= | |Canadian ''RPM'' Top 100 Chart<ref name='Canadian rpm chart'>{{Cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4898&volume=19&issue=25&issue_dt=August%2004%201973&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=hrg50o22lgammqcogv27ve6d95|title=RPM Singles Chart - 4 August 1973|publisher=''RPM''|accessdate=2009-01-19}}</ref> | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
=== Single (Digital download) === | ===Single (Digital download)=== | ||
{|class= | {|class='wikitable sortable' | ||
!Chart (2007) | !Chart (2007) | ||
!align= | !align='center'|Peak position | ||
|- | |- | ||
| US ''Billboard'' Hot Digital Songs Chart<ref name= | | US ''Billboard'' Hot Digital Songs Chart<ref name='US digital songs chart'>{{Cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=395&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Digital+Songs&ci=3088348&cdi=9518566&cid=12%2F01%2F2007|title=Hot 100 Digital Songs - 1 December 2007|publisher=''Billboard''|accessdate=2009-01-19}}</ref> | ||
|align= | |align='center'|63 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
{| class= | ==Credits== | ||
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|colspan='2' style='background:#ccffcc'|<center>'''Personnel'''</center> | |||
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**Jimmy Page – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering | **Jimmy Page – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering | ||
**Robert Plant – vocals | **Robert Plant – vocals | ||
**John Paul Jones – bass guitar, harpsichord, | **John Paul Jones – bass guitar, harpsichord, Mellotron | ||
**John Bonham - drums, percussion | **John Bonham - drums, percussion | ||
*Production: | *Production: | ||
** | **Peter Grant – executive producer | ||
**Eddie Kramer – engineer, mixing | **Eddie Kramer – engineer, mixing | ||
**Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) | **Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) | ||
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== | ==References== | ||
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'Over the Hills and Far Away' is the third track from England|English Rock music|rock band Led Zeppelin's 1973 album Houses of the Holy. OverviewJimmy Page and Robert Plant originally constructed the song in 1970 at Bron-Yr-Aur, a small cottage in Wales where they stayed after completing a gruelling concert tour of the United States of America.[1] Page plays a six-string Steel-string guitar|acoustic guitar introduction with a melody reminiscent of 'White Summer'. Page repeats the theme with 12-string acoustic guitar in unison. In an interview published in Guitar World magazine's November 1993 issue, Page commented on the construction of the song:
Plant's vocals enter on the next repetition. He tenderly offers himself to the 'lady' who's 'got the love [he] need[s].' The acoustic guitars build in a crescendo toward the abrupt infusion of Page's electric guitars along with drummer John Bonham's and bass guitarist John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones' rhythm accompaniment. Through the pre-verse interludes and instrumental bridge, 'Over the Hills and Far Away' stands out as an example of Jones and Bonham's tight interplay. Following the final verse, the rhythm section fades out, gradually replaced by the echo returns from Page's electric guitar and a few chords played by Jones on harpsichord.[2] In the final 8 bars, Page executes a linearly descending/ascending sequence and then concludes with the idiomatic V-I tag on pedal steel guitar. The song was released as Houses of the Holy's first U.S. single, reaching number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, later becoming a staple of the Classic rock radio format. Set lists from Led Zeppelin concerts frequently contained 'Over the Hills and Far Away', the song being one that the band introduced on stage well ahead of its studio release.[3] The group first played it during their Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1972|1972 concert tour of the United States and retained it consistently through 1979, before omitting it from their final Tour Over Europe 1980|tour of Europe in 1980. In singing the song live, Plant commonly followed the words 'pocket-full of gold' with 'Acapulco gold', as can be heard on the live album How the West Was Won (album)|How the West Was Won. Also, at concerts guitarist Jimmy Page performed an extended guitar solo, which essentially consisted of the rhythm and lead guitar parts of the album version split into two separate pieces. This extended solo made the live renditions last almost or more than seven minutes. Archive footage of this track being performed live at Seattle in 1977 and at Knebworth Festival 1979|Knebworth in 1979 was used for an officially distributed video of the song, used to promote the 1990 Remasters (Led Zeppelin album)|Remasters release.[4] The video accompanied a compact disc single which was released following the successful 'Travelling Riverside Blues' release.[5] The song was first called 'Many, Many Times', as shown on a picture of the original master on the Led Zeppelin website. Among blogging and forum-attending Led Zeppelin fans, the song has gained the abbreviation OTHAFA. The title of this song (as well as many others by Led Zeppelin and other artists) was the name of an episode of That 70's Show. It was also the name of an episode of One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill. Chart positionsSingle
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