Gone at Last explained

Gone at Last
Cover:	Gone at Last.jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Paul Simon and Phoebe Snow
Album:	Still Crazy After All These Years
B-Side:	Take Me to the Mardi Gras
Chronology:	Paul Simon
Prev Title:	The Sound of Silence (Live)
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Next Year:	1975

"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.

Reception

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

Personnel

• Paul Simon, Phoebe Snow – duet vocals
• Richard Tee – piano, possible Hammond organ
• Gordon Edwards – bass guitar
• Grady Tate – drums
• Ralph MacDonald – tambourine, shaker
• The Jessy Dixon Singers – background vocals

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

Notes

Sources

• Book: Bennighof, James. The Words and Music of Paul Simon. 2007. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-275-99163-0.
• Book: Eliot, Marc . Paul Simon: A Life . John Wiley and Sons . 2010 . 978-0-470-43363-8 . registration .

Notes and References

1. News: Top Single Picks. Billboard. 2020-07-16. August 16, 1975. 78.
2. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6.
3. RPM100: Singles. 24. 6. October 4, 1975. RPM. Ottawa

   Library and Archives Canada

   . November 12, 2015.
4. The Programmers' Pop Music Playlist. 24. 9. October 25, 1975. RPM. Ottawa

   Library and Archives Canada

   . November 12, 2015.
5. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Paul Simon|chart=Adult Contemporary}} Paul Simon - Chart history]. November 13, 2015. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.