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Gone Girl (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Gone Girl
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| type = single
| artist = Johnny Cash
| album = Gone Girl
| A-side = "Gone Girl"
"I'm Alright Now"
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| genre = country
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| label = Columbia 3-10817
| writer = Jack Clement
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| producer = Larry Butler
| prev_title = There Ain't No Good Chain Gang
| prev_title2 = I Wish I Was Crazy Again
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = It'll Be Her
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| next_year = 1978
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"'Gone Girl'" is a song written by Jack Clement and originally recorded by Johnny Cash, giving its title to Cash's album 'Gone Girl' that appeared in December 1978.
Cash recorded this song with producer Larry Butler on May 4, 1978, later returning to work on it on August 1.
"'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'.
Released by Cash as a single (Columbia 3-10817, with "I'm Alright Now" on the opposite side)
in September, the song only reached number 44 on U.S. 'Billboard' country chart.
Track listing
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| headline = 7" single {{nobold|(Columbia 3-10817, 1978)}}
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| title1 = Gone Girl
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| writer1 = J. Clement
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| length1 = 3:04
| title2 = I'm Alright Now
| note2 =
| writer2 = J. Hensley
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| length2 = 2:40
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Charts
References
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