| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| 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.
May 13, 1999 Rolling Stone magazine placed the album on its list of "The Essential Recordings of the '90s".[11]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Patti Smith, unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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
- Cesar Diaz – 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 |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA Charts)[12] | 81 |
| Austria | 21 |
| France | 46 |
| Netherlands | 51 |
| Norway | 33 |
| Sweden | 18 |
| Switzerland[13] | 29 |
| UK Albums Chart | 44 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[14] | 55 |
Release history
| Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 18, 1996 | Arista Records | CD | 18747 |
| 2007 | Sony BMG | CD | 37932 |
Notes
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Gone Again – Patti Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ Kot, Greg (June 17, 1996). "Back For More". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom (June 21, 1996). "Gone Again". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (July 5, 1996). "Patti Smith: Gone Again (Arista)". The Guardian.
- ^ Hochman, Steve (June 12, 1996). "Patti Smith 'Gone Again' (Arista)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ "Patti Smith: Gone Again". NME. June 13, 1996. p. 46.
- ^ "Patti Smith: Gone Again". Q. No. 119. August 1996. p. 120.
- ^ Fricke, David (June 27, 1996). "Patti Smith: Gone Again". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 18, 2008. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ Michel, Sia (August 1996). "Patti Smith: Gone Again". Spin. Vol. 12 no. 5. p. 95. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ Gundersen, Edna (June 18, 1996). "Smith's earnest 'Gone Again'". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 25, 1999. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "Best of All-time Lists". Acclaimed Music. Archived from the original on 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "European charts". Archived from the original on 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ "Billboard chart". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
External links
- Gone Again at AllMusic
- Gone Again audio and video at Arista Records