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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: Reprise / Wea
Salesrank: 44550
Released: October 31, 1995 |
| Our Price: $4.99 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Gone Track Listing:
1. Sorry You Asked?
2. Near You
3. Don't Be Sad
4. Gone (That'll Be Me)
5. Nothing
6. Never Hold You
7. This Much I Know
8. Baby Why Not
9. One More Night
10. Heart Of Stone
Editorial Review:
With utter assurance and several shots of sly humor, Dwight Yoakam moved into his second decade of recording with Gone, his most daring album to date. Displaying a full command of styles as far afield as Al Green-style soul ("Nothing"), straight-up honky-tonk ("Don't Be Sad"), Tex-Mex polka ("Sorry You Asked?"), and classic Nashville Sound balladry ("Heart of Stone"), Yoakam also reaches the heart of his songs: this isn't a showoff genre-hopping move. It's more like the peak point of his catalog. --Rickey Wright
Gone Reviews:
Yet another outstanding Dwight Album 
2006-04-14 - Here's an outstanding Dwight Yoakam CD from the mid-90's. Not a bad song on the disc, which is pretty much par for Dwight. There are two stand-out tracks: "Heart of Stone", a song reminiscent of the early-Nashville sound; and "Dont Be Sad", a true Bakersfield Honky-Tonk ballad if there ever was one. This album, while not as flowing as "This Time" or "Long Way Home", is one of Dwight's deeper works. You have to wonder how he continues to put out such high-quality music yet remain fresh.
Genius
2005-08-19 - Dwight Yoakam has blended rock, country, and bluegrass with style and good taste for so long that he truly is at the top of the rock / country pantheon at this point. And this record is one of his very best -- which is saying something. Great playing, great (and clever) songwriting, and an iconic voice -- a tremendous package.
A Stunning & Eclectic Album
2005-08-02 - "Gone" is one of those rare albums that has the ability to captivate the listener from the first track to the last without letting go. Released in 1995, it found Yoakam coming off of the success he had with the great album "This Time." Although "Gone" wasn't able to generate the same commercial interest or sales as "This Time" did; artistically, it was miles ahead.
The great thing about Dwight is that he's naturally able to incorporate several different musical styles into his sound without coming off as forced, fake, or out-of-place. You can tell that he's a fan of music in general and does not want to be trapped by the conventions of one particular genre. "Gone" is a perfect testament to Yoakam's amazingly wide-ranged artistry. The album itself includes traces of such genres as soul, punk rock, polka, rockabilly, traditional country, pop/oldies, Tex-Mex, roots music, and (of course) Bakersfield country and his own brand of hard-nosed honkytonk. How many of Nashville's popular hat acts (i.e. Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, etc.) could pull that off?
Highlights here include "Nothing", which would rank among my favorite songs of all time. You wouldn't think that the pensive soul music would work so well with his signature twangy vocals, but the song itself is just one of the many wonderful surprises presented on this album. Elsewhere, Dwight enforces his rock credentials (after all, he got his start performing with roots rock/punk bands in Los Angeles) on the jolting "Never Hold You", while he serenades you with the dreamy "Heart of Stone." The polka style "Baby Why Not" and mariachi inspired "Sorry You Asked?" are both sure to lift your spirits and make you chuckle at their light-hearted, humorous lyrics. And for those who are looking for straight-up honkytonk, "Don't Be Sad" is sure to please.
I would highly recommend this CD to pretty much anyone who enjoys quality music. Dwight is living proof that country music CAN be intelligent and creative. My challenge is for anyone who insists that they can't stand anything even mildly associated with country music to give "Gone" a try and see if it changes your mind. It's that good!
Gone
2003-11-12 - This is my favorite Dwight album. Although the songwriting was not as quality as *This Time*, the songs as a cohesively engaging album flow from one to another unlike anything else the man has ever recorded. The cover/insert artwork is also among his best, thematically coinciding with the music. Just look at those moody pictures of him reading the newspaper in the empty room and then brooding the night city streets with the hookers. I like how the record starts with four upbeat songs as he goes through the lovin' 'n leavin' stage, then slows down into the dark aftermath of cigarette smoke and salty tears. The music is a vibrant atmosphere of distorted guitars, melancholic organs, and sweeping strings. Songs like "Nothing", "One More Night" and "Don't Be Sad" rank among Dwight's finest, but again, it's the ten tracks as a whole that create a sharp, fast story that will really captivate the listener. Eclectic, mysterious, sexy, witty, those are the words that describe *Gone*. A true work of art!
thank you
His most open ranged album yet ! 
2003-10-03 - Dwight Yoakam is one of the rare few roots / country artists out there that makes solid straight ahead material, whether it be rock or country, and creates hybrid tunes that really weld together. "GONE" has a lot to say. The majority of the album's mood is lonesome, dark, or reflecting on more of the downs of love. "Nothing" really gets deep into a soul and orchestration sound, as well as a wicked horn section. A dark tune. We get jetted into overdrive for a short two and a half minutes on "Gone (That'll Be Me)", while still crankin' it in the grunged "Never Hold You". "Heart Of Stone" is a beautiful ballad with another orchestration that's more graceful, and is a take on the lighter side of lonesome. You'd think that with most of his lyrics and music he takes little time to humour us. Thankfully, it comes out on the Tex-Mex trumpet fused 'Sorry You Asked". It's gives you some good chuckles if you know what happens when someone asks him what happened to his relationship with a former flame. Great acoustic gutiar rythym, ringing to the sounds of Mr. Cash's "Get Rythym". "Don't Be Sad" makes you relieved that he still wanted to include a full-pledged honky tonker, and is my personal favourite here. Hand claps and golden electric guitar by his good friend and producer Pete Anderson make it a twang of twangs. He teams up with the cool voices of the Rememberants and gets more rockin' to a mid tempo steady "Near You", then gets goofy on a polka infused "Baby Why Not". This album has been his most experimental. A lot of fans of his rockabilly and country (right here too) might wonder about him going off into far left field. Keep an open mind, and listen to him go to work on rock, country, roots, and more. A terrific album, and to all his hillbilly fans, yes, it's still quite country.
