Gone at Last

"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.

"Gone at Last"
Single by Paul Simon and Phoebe Snow
from the album Still Crazy After All These Years
B-side"Take Me to the Mardi Gras"
ReleasedAugust 1975 (1975-08)
Genre
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)Paul Simon
Producer(s)
Paul Simon singles chronology
"The Sound of Silence (Live)"
(1974)		 "Gone at Last"
(1975)		 "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"
(1975)
Phoebe Snow singles chronology
"Harpo's Blues"
(1975)		 "Gone at Last"
(1975)		 "All Over"
(1975)

Reception

Billboard described "Gone at Last" as "a combination of rock and roll and old time revival gospel."[1]

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1975) Peak
position
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
    1. "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. August 16, 1975. p. 78. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
    2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
    3. "RPM100: Singles" (PDF). RPM. Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada. 24 (6). October 4, 1975. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
    4. "The Programmers' Pop Music Playlist" (PDF). RPM. Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada. 24 (9). October 25, 1975. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
    5. "Paul Simon - Chart history". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
    6. "Paul Simon Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

    Sources
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