Gone Again
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| Studio album by Patti Smith | ||||
| Released | June 18, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Electric Lady Studios | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 55:52 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Malcolm Burn, Lenny Kaye | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    link |
| Robert Christgau |  [1] |
| NME |   13 Jul 96, p.46 |
| Rolling Stone | 27.6.96 |
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Gone Again is an 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.
May 13, 1999 Rolling Stone magazine placed the album on its list of "The Essential Recordings of the '90s".[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Gone Again" | Patti Smith, Fred "Sonic" Smith | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Beneath the Southern Cross" | Smith, Lenny Kaye | 4:35 |
| 3. | "About a Boy" | Smith | 8:15 |
| 4. | "My Madrigal" | Smith, Luis Resto | 5:09 |
| 5. | "Summer Cannibals" | Smith, Fred Smith | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Dead to the World" | Smith | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Wing" | Smith | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Ravens" | Smith | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Wicked Messenger" | Bob Dylan | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Fireflies" | Smith, Oliver Ray | 9:33 |
| 11. | "Farewell Reel" | Smith | 3:54 |
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Personnel
Band
- Patti Smith – vocals, guitar
- Lenny Kaye – guitar, production
- Luis Resto – keyboards
- Jay Dee Daugherty – drums
- Tony Shanahan – bass
With
- Oliver Ray – guitar, whistle, photography, feedback
- Tom Verlaine – guitar
Additional Personnel
- Angela Skouras – design
- Annie Leibovitz – photography
- Brian Sperber – guitar, engineer
- César Díaz – guitar
- Eileen Ivers – fiddle
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Hearn Gadbois – percussion
- Jane Scarpantoni – cello
- Jeff Buckley – vocals
- John Angello – mixing
- John Cale – organ
- Kimberly Smith – mandolin
- Malcolm Burn – production, engineering, dulcimer, guitar
- Patrick McCarthy – mixing
- Rick Kiernan – saw
- Roy Cicala – mixing
- Whit Smith – guitar
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Austria | 21 |
| France | 46 |
| Netherlands | 51 |
| Norway | 33 |
| Sweden | 18 |
| Switzerland[3] | 29 |
| UK Albums Chart | 44 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[4] | 55 |
Release history
| Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| June 18, 1996 | Arista Records | CD | 18747 |
| 2007 | Sony BMG | CD | 37932 |
