Gone Again

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.

Gone Again
Studio album by Patti Smith
Released	June 18, 1996 (1996-06-18)
Studio	Electric Lady (New York City)
Genre	Art rock punk rock
Length	55:47
Label	Arista
Producer	Malcolm Burn, Lenny Kaye
Patti Smith chronology
Dream of Life (1988) Gone Again (1996) Peace and Noise (1997)
Singles from Gone Again
"Summer Cannibals" Released: June 1, 1996 "Gone Again" Released: 1996

Professional ratings

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]

In May 1999 Rolling Stone magazine placed the album on its list of "The Essential Recordings of the '90s".

Track listing

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

All tracks are written by Patti Smith, unless otherwise noted.

Samples

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
• David Voigt – engineering

Charts

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

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