Gone Again

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]

  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.