Song · Hall and Oates
“She's Gone” by Hall and Oates
From the album Abandoned Luncheonette (1973)
“She's Gone” by Hall and Oates appears on 6 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2001 and 2020. It was first released in 1973 on the album Abandoned Luncheonette. Its best result is #38 on the WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,183 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"She's Gone", the soul ballad at the heart of Hall and Oates' 1973 album Abandoned Luncheonette, is a heartsick slow-burner sung by two men who sound like they've been up all night over it, Daryl Hall and John Oates trading the lead until the ache turns into testimony. Arif Mardin produced it, and the session crew is stacked: Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on drums, Ralph MacDonald on percussion, Joe Farrell's tenor saxophone, Chris Bond on guitar and Mellotron, Hall on electric piano and Oates on guitar.
Its chart story is a lesson in patience. The single stalled at No. 60 in 1973, but after the duo had moved to RCA and scored with "Sara Smile", Atlantic reissued it in 1976 and this time it rose to No. 7. Rolling Stone later put it at No. 336 in its ranking of the 500 greatest songs ever made.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 405 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2004 | 587 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2009 | 38 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2012 | 330 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) | 885 |
| 2014 | 410 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) | 885 |
| 2020 | 417 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
Also listed as: Shes Gone.
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