Gone Again | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 18, 1996 | |||
Studio | Electric Lady | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 55:47 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Malcolm Burn, Lenny Kaye | |||
Patti Smith chronology | ||||
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Singles from Gone Again | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Chicago Tribune | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
Los Angeles Times | [5] |
NME | 6/10[6] |
Q | [7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
Spin | 7/10[9] |
USA Today | [10] |
Gone Again is the sixth studio album by Patti Smith, released June 18, 1996, on Arista Records. The production of the record was preceded by the deaths of many of Smith's close friends and peers, including her husband Fred "Sonic" Smith, her brother Todd, Robert Mapplethorpe, Richard Sohl and Kurt Cobain, with whom Smith had sympathized. In addition to this, Gone Again also features the last studio performance of Jeff Buckley, released before his death less than a year later.
In May 1999 Rolling Stone magazine placed the album on its list of "The Essential Recordings of the '90s".[citation needed]
All tracks are written by Patti Smith, unless otherwise noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Gone Again" | Patti Smith, Fred "Sonic" Smith | 3:16 |
2. | "Beneath the Southern Cross" | Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye | 4:35 |
3. | "About a Boy" | 8:15 | |
4. | "My Madrigal" | Patti Smith, Luis Resto | 5:09 |
5. | "Summer Cannibals" | Patti Smith, Fred Smith | 4:10 |
6. | "Dead to the World" | 4:17 | |
7. | "Wing" | 4:53 | |
8. | "Ravens" | 3:56 | |
9. | "Wicked Messenger" | Bob Dylan | 3:49 |
10. | "Fireflies" | Patti Smith, Oliver Ray | 9:33 |
11. | "Farewell Reel" | 3:54 | |
Total length: | 55:47 |
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Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] | 81 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] | 21 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] | 29 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] | 45 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] | 51 |
French Albums (SNEP)[16] | 46 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] | 28 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] | 33 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] | 18 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] | 29 |
UK Albums (OCC)[21] | 44 |
US Billboard 200[22] | 55 |
Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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June 18, 1996 | Arista Records | CD, Cassette | 18747 |
2007 | Sony BMG | CD | 37932 |