Gone Gone Gone – THE EVERLY BROTHERS***

Donna Donna/Lonely Island/The Facts Of Life/Ain’t That Loving You Baby/Love Is All I Need/Torture/The Drop Out/Radio & Tv/Honolulu/Its Been A Long Dry Spell/The Ferris Wheel/Gone Gone Gone

Gone Gone Gone is a mixed bag from The Everly Brothers with many of the tracks comprising leftovers that had been recorded several years earlier. By the mid 1960s the glory days of this iconic duo were sadly over.

“A jumble of tracks from varying sessions that, despite some excellent moments, were indicative of the general lack of direction of The Everlys' career at this point. The title song and The Ferris Wheel were decent minor hits. Otherwise, the album contains a few other songs cut in 1964, and some odds and ends from sessions in the early '60s. Unfortunately overall it was not up to the standards of either the writers or the performers.”

“This album has always gotten a bad rap, either because it tanked sales wise, or because Everly fans considered it a slipshod compilation of throwaway tracks.”

“Gone Gone Gone is a good LP. Besides the title song, other worthy efforts are Ferris Wheel, Donna Donna and Torture. The Facts Of Life is an interesting song written by The Everlys.”

“Gone Gone Gone was a rather hurriedly put out album, capitalizing on their first US top 40 hit in nearly three years with the title song, possibly their greatest upbeat recording to date and a Don and Phil composition to boot. Their relaxed harmonies really gelled with the terrific studio band, controlled by some fantastic drumming.”

“The Everly's trademark harmonies are as good as ever but the album is let down by weak material, only Ferris Wheel and the title track made it onto my playlist, the rest of the tracks are pretty forgettable.”

“It does represent a return of Don and Phil as songwriters plus a reunion of sorts with the Bryants, but none of their contributions scale heights previously reached. As with all Everly albums there are some good moments. The Ferris Wheel, a haunting song of lost love, is a great track which charted in the UK. The title track is also a bit special with a bossa nova backbeat and some good guitar work. A few tracks were recent studio cuts but the majority had been done three years earlier in the first Warner sessions and had not been thought worthy of immediate release.”