Gone (Ferlin Husky song)

"Gone"

Single by Ferlin Husky

from the album Gone

Released

1957

Length

2:17

Writer(s)

Smokey Rogers

Ferlin Husky singles chronology

"I'll Baby Sit with You"
(1955)

"Gone"
(1957)

"A Fallen Star"
(1957)

"Gone" is a 1957 single by Ferlin Husky written by Smokey Rogers. The song was Ferlin Husky's second No. 1 on the country chart, where it stayed at the top for ten weeks with a total of 27 weeks on the charts.^[1] "Gone" also crossed over to the Hot 100 peaking at No. 4.^[2]

Cover versions

In 1972, Joey Heatherton peaked at number No. 34 on the Hot 100 with her version of the song
In 1980, Ronnie McDowell hit the Top 40 on the country charts with his version of the song
The Fleetwoods released a cover version of the song which can be found on their 1993 greatest hits album, Come Softly to Me: The Very Best of the Fleetwoods

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 166.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 297.

Preceded by "Young Love" by Sonny James	C&W Best Seller in Stores number-one single April 6, 1957	Succeeded by "A White Sport Coat" by Marty Robbins
Preceded by "Crazy Arms" by Ray Price	Billboard C&W Best Seller in Stores number-one single of the year 1957	Succeeded by "Oh Lonesome Me" by Don Gibson