"When It's Gone" is a song written by Jimmie Fadden and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in October 1989 as the third single from their compilation album Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] It was the band's last top 10 hit.

"When It's Gone"
Single by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
from the album Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two
B-side"I'm Sittin' on Top of the World"
ReleasedOctober 1989
GenreCountry
Length2:35
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)Jimmie Fadden, Don Schlitz
Producer(s)Randy Scruggs, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band singles chronology
"And So It Goes"
(1989)
"When It's Gone"
(1989)
"One Step Over the Line"
(1990)

Chart performance

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Chart (1989) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 11
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 10

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 250.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6680." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 27, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  3. ^ "The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.