''Gone, Gone, Gone'' is an album by

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, originally released in 1964. It was re-released on CD in 2005 on the

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label. Three of the tracks ("Radio and TV", "Lonely Island" and "Donna, Donna") date back to 1960 recording sessions, and "Donna, Donna" had already been issued on a previous Everly Brothers album ('' A Date with the Everly Brothers''). The remainder, including the title hit, were all recorded at various sessions from January to September 1964. It was the first Everly Brothers album in four years — since 1960's '' A Date with the Everly Brothers'' — to include songs written by

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and Boudleaux Bryant, which had become unavailable after the Everlys parted with manager

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. The title track was covered by

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and

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on their 2007 collaboration album '' Raising Sand''.

Reception

Writing for

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, music critic

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wrote of the album "A jumble of tracks from varying sessions that, despite some excellent moments, were indicative of the general directionlessness of the Everlys' career at this point."

Track listing

;Side one # "Donna, Donna" ( Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:16 # "Lonely Island" (Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:15 # "The Facts of Life" (Don Everly) – 2:07 # " Ain't That Lovin' You Baby" ( Jimmy Reed) – 2:05 # "Love Is All I Need" (Bryant, Bryant) – 1:55 # "Torture" (

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) – 2:24 ;Side two #

"The Drop Out" (Don Everly) – 2:18 # "Radio and TV" (Bryant, Bryant) – 2:14 # "Honolulu" (Bryant) – 1:51 # "It's Been a Long Dry Spell" (Loudermilk) – 2:30 # "The Ferris Wheel" ( Robert Blackwell, DeWayne Blackwell) – 2:19 # "Gone, Gone, Gone" (Don Everly, Phil Everly) – 2:03

Personnel

* Don Everly –

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– guitar, vocals

References

External links

Collector's Choice Music reissue liner notes by Richie Unterberger.
1964 albums The Everly Brothers albums Warner Records albums {{1960s-pop-album-stub