On June 18, 1996, “Arista” label released “Gone Again”, the sixth Patti Smith album. Recording and production of the album was preceded by the deaths of many of Smith’s close people, including her husband Fred “Sonic” Smith, her brother Todd, Robert Mapplethorpe, Richard Sohl and Kurt Cobain. It was recorded in 1996, at “Electric Lady Studios” and was produced by Malcolm Burn and Lenny Kaye. In 1999 “Rolling Stone” magazine placed “Gone Again” on its list of “The Essential Recordings of the ’90s”.
Personnel:
- Patti Smith– vocals, guitar
- Lenny Kaye– guitar, production
- Luis Resto– keyboards
- Jay Dee Daugherty– drums
- Tony Shanahan– bass
- Oliver Ray– guitar, whistle, photography, feedback
- Tom Verlaine– guitar
- Whit Smith – guitar
- Brian Sperber – guitar, engineer
- César Díaz– guitar
- Eileen Ivers– fiddle
- Greg Calbi –mastering
- Hearn Gadbois –percussion
- Jane Scarpantoni– cello
- Jeff Buckley– vocals
- John Cale– organ
- Kimberly Smith –mandolin
- Malcolm Burn– engineering, dulcimer, guitar
- Patrick McCarthy– mixing
- Rick Kiernan –saw
- John Angello –mixing
- Roy Cicala– mixing
- Angela Skouras –design
- Annie Leibovitz– photography
Track listing:
- Gone Again – Patti Smith,Fred “Sonic” Smith
- Beneath the Southern Cross – Patti Smith, Lenny kaye
- About a Boy – Patti Smith
- My Madrigal – Patti Smith, Fred “Sonic” Smith
- Summer Cannibals – Patti Smith,Fred “Sonic” Smith
- Dead to the World – Patti Smith
- Wing – Patti Smith
- Ravens – Patti Smith
- Wicked Messenger – Bob Dylan
- Fireflies – Patti Smith, Oliver Ray
- Farewell Ree – Patti Smith
