Now You're Gone (Black song)
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| "Now You're Gone" | ||||
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| Single by Black | ||||
| from the album Comedy | ||||
| Released | 26 December 1988[1] | |||
| Length | 3:41 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Black | |||
| Producer(s) | Dave Dix | |||
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| "Now You're Gone" on YouTube | ||||
"Now You're Gone" is a song by English singer-songwriter Black, which was released by A&M in 1988 as the third single from his second studio album Comedy. The song was written by Black and produced by Dave "Dix" Dickie. "Now You're Gone" reached number 66 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for four weeks.[2]
On its release as a single, Andy Strickland of Record Mirror described "Now You're Gone" as "a haunting little tale of lost love". He added, "Black backs his deadpan voice with piano and a distinctly classical string quartet that makes 'Now You're Gone' perhaps a better record than its constituent parts warrant."[3] Jerry Smith of Music Week praised it as an "excellent single" from "one of the best albums of '88". He added that "atmospheric ballad" is "superbly sung" with "complementary production" by Dix.[4] Andrew Hirst of the Huddersfield Daily Examiner noted the "clever lyrics", Black's "far from jarring crooning" and the "not too unpleasant sound of violinists sawing away in the background", but felt the result was "completely uninspiring".[5] Marcus Hodge of the Cambridge Evening News noted the "classic feel", but added the song "never gets beyond a good idea".[6]