"Gone Girl" is a song written by Jack Clement[2] and originally recorded by Johnny Cash, giving its title to Cash's album Gone Girl that appeared in December 1978.
| "Gone Girl" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Cash | ||||
| from the album Gone Girl | ||||
| A-side | "Gone Girl" "I'm Alright Now" | |||
| Released | September 1978 | |||
| Genre | country | |||
| Label | Columbia 3-10817 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jack Clement[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Larry Butler[1] | |||
| Johnny Cash singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "Gone Girl" on YouTube | ||||
Cash recorded this song with producer Larry Butler on May 4, 1978, later returning to work on it on August 1.[2] "'Gone Girl' was certainly worth the extra time, with a smooth melody that gives Cash the room to glide into the low notes, and a rhythm that is infectious," writes C. Eric Banister in his book Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black.[2]
Released by Cash as a single (Columbia 3-10817, with "I'm Alright Now" on the opposite side)[3] in September,[4] the song only reached number 44 on U.S. Billboard's country chart.[5]
When the first single from Gone Girl was released, Waylon Jennings was just coming down from the #1 spot, where he'd recently been camped out with "I've Always Been Crazy." Instead of putting out a second Cash/Jennings duet [after "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" that had peaked at country number 2 in August],[6] Columbia — no doubt prodded by Cash — released "Gone Girl," a great song that peaked at #44, held on to #71 the following week, and then dropped out of sight.
— C. Eric Banister. Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gone Girl" | J. Clement | 3:04 |
| 2. | "I'm Alright Now" | J. Hensley | 2:40 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 44 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Johnny Cash - Gone Girl | Releases". Discogs. 1978. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ a b c d C. Eric Banister (1 August 2014). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Backbeat Books. pp. 221–223. ISBN 978-1-61713-608-5.
C. Eric Banister (1 August 2014). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Backbeat Books. pp. 223–. ISBN 978-1-61713-608-5. - ^ Standard Catalog of American Records, 1950-1975. Krause Publications. 2000. ISBN 978-0-87341-934-5.
Tim Neely (1 August 2002). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87349-471-7.
Tim Neely (31 August 2006). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN 9780896893078. - ^ The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1994. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-313-29506-5.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (2002). Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-151-2.
Joel Whitburn (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-165-9.
"Gone Girl Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-30. - ^ "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
External links
edit- "Gone Girl" on the Johnny Cash official website