First scheduled for release in 1979, Jerry Williams' debut album for Warner Brothers Records was pulled from distribution before it ever made the record stores, victim of a dispute with the label. Gone was going to be the breakthrough album for Williams. Produced by Chris Kimsey as his first project following the production of the Rolling Stones' smash Some Girls album, Gone offered a totally unique mix of rock and soul, and featured players like bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, drummer Jeff Porcaro and guitarist Steve Cropper. Two years after it's recording and scrapping, singer Delbert McClinton hit the Top Ten with the Gone track "Givin' It Up for Your Love," and the next year Eric Clapton would record such Williams songs as "Forever Man," "Pretending" and "Running on Faith." Bonnie Raitt began recording Williams originals in 1982 and has never quit. Fans like Stevie Ray Vaughan, ZZ Top, the Eagles and the Fabulous Thunderbirds have spread the Texan's songs around the world, with millions of copies sold. Now, as one of the most enigmatic and intriguing musical figures of the past 50 years, Jerry Williams' is an artist whose time has come. This Real Gone reissue comes with liner notes by Williams champion Bill Bentley, who has over the years bought about 50 copies of the LP to share with friends-a long-overdue CD debut to say the least!