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Gone Again
Studio album by
Patti Smith
ReleasedJune 18, 1996 (1996-06-18)
StudioElectric Lady (New York City)
Genre
Length55:47
LabelArista
ProducerMalcolm Burn, Lenny Kaye
Patti Smith chronology
Dream of Life
(1988) 		Gone Again
(1996) 		Peace and Noise
(1997)
Singles from Gone Again
  1. "Summer Cannibals"
    Released: June 1, 1996
  2. "Gone Again"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
The Guardian[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
NME6/10[6]
Q[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Spin7/10[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]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Patti Smith, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gone Again"Patti Smith, Fred "Sonic" Smith3:16
2."Beneath the Southern Cross"Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye4:35
3."About a Boy" 8:15
4."My Madrigal"Patti Smith, Luis Resto5:09
5."Summer Cannibals"Patti Smith, Fred Smith4:10
6."Dead to the World" 4:17
7."Wing" 4:53
8."Ravens" 3:56
9."Wicked Messenger"Bob Dylan3:49
10."Fireflies"Patti Smith, Oliver Ray9:33
11."Farewell Reel" 3:54
Total length:55:47

Samples

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"Summer Cannibals"
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Personnel

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Band

With

Additional personnel

Charts

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Chart performance for Gone Again
Chart (1996) Peak
position
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

Release history

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Date Label Format Catalog
June 18, 1996 Arista Records CD, Cassette 18747
2007 Sony BMG CD 37932

Notes

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Gone Again – Patti Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  2. ^ Kot, Greg (June 17, 1996). "Back For More". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  3. ^ Sinclair, Tom (June 21, 1996). "Gone Again". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (July 5, 1996). "Patti Smith: Gone Again (Arista)". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Hochman, Steve (June 12, 1996). "Patti Smith 'Gone Again' (Arista)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  6. ^ "Patti Smith: Gone Again". NME. June 13, 1996. p. 46.
  7. ^ "Patti Smith: Gone Again". Q. No. 119. August 1996. p. 120.
  8. ^ Fricke, David (June 27, 1996). "Patti Smith: Gone Again". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 18, 2008. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  9. ^ Michel, Sia (August 1996). "Patti Smith: Gone Again". Spin. Vol. 12, no. 5. p. 95. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  10. ^ Gundersen, Edna (June 18, 1996). "Smith's earnest 'Gone Again'". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 25, 1999. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  11. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 257.
  12. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Patti Smith – Gone Again" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Patti Smith – Gone Again" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Patti Smith – Gone Again" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Patti Smith – Gone Again" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  16. ^ "Lescharts.com – Patti Smith – Gone Again". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Patti Smith – Gone Again" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  18. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Patti Smith – Gone Again". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  19. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Patti Smith – Gone Again". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  20. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Patti Smith – Gone Again". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  21. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  22. ^ "Billboard chart". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
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