| "Rare, Precious and Gone" | ||||
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| Single by Mike Scott | ||||
| from the album Still Burning | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike Scott | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Scott, Niko Bolas | |||
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"Rare, Precious and Gone" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Mike Scott, released as the second single from his second solo album Still Burning. It was written by Mike Scott, and produced by Scott and Niko Bolas. "Rare, Precious and Gone" reached No. 74 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1998.[1]
Scott wrote "Rare, Precious and Gone" in 1986 at Lotts Lane in Dublin, but it was not recorded until sessions for Still Burning.[2] A live version of the song, recorded for Virgin Radio in September 1997, was included on the 1998 compilation The Whole of the Moon: The Music of Mike Scott and the Waterboys.[3]
- ^ "Mike Scott | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- ^ "The Waterboys". Mikescottwaterboys.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- ^ William Ruhlmann (1998-10-06). "The Whole of the Moon: The Music of Mike Scott & the Waterboys - The Waterboys, Mike Scott | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-06.