Gone at Last
1975 single by Paul Simon and Phoebe Snow
"Gone at Last" | ||||
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Single by Paul Simon and Phoebe Snow | ||||
from the album Still Crazy After All These Years | ||||
B-side | "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" | |||
Released | August 1975 (1975-08) | |||
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Length | 3:40 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Paul Simon | |||
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Phoebe Snow singles chronology | ||||
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"Gone at Last" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the lead single from his fourth studio album, Still Crazy After All These Years (1975), released on Columbia Records. Phoebe Snow and the Jessy Dixon Singers provide guest vocals, with Snow receiving credit on the single release.
Reception
Billboard described "Gone at Last" as "a combination of rock and roll and old time revival gospel."[1]
Personnel
- Paul Simon, Phoebe Snow – duet vocals
- Richard Tee – piano, possible Hammond organ
- Gordon Edwards – bass guitar
- Grady Tate – drums
- Ralph MacDonald – tambourine, shaker
- The Jessy Dixon Singers – background vocals
Charts
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent)[2] | 95 |
Canada (RPM)[3] | 29 |
Canada Pop Music Playlist (RPM)[4] | 7 |
US Easy Listening (Billboard)[5] | 9 |
US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 23 |
Notes
References
- ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. August 16, 1975. p. 78. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM100: Singles" (PDF). RPM. 24 (6). Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada. October 4, 1975. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ^ "The Programmers' Pop Music Playlist" (PDF). RPM. 24 (9). Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada. October 25, 1975. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ^ "Paul Simon - Chart history". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ^ "Paul Simon Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
Sources
- Bennighof, James (2007). The Words and Music of Paul Simon. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-275-99163-0.
- Eliot, Marc (2010). Paul Simon: A Life. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-43363-8.
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- "Proof"
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- "Old"
- "You're the One"
- "Father and Daughter"
- "That's Me"
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- "Getting Ready for Christmas Day"
- "The Afterlife"
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