"Up and Gone" is a song recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

trio Jennifer McCarter and

The McCarters The McCarters were an American country music trio, composed of sisters Jennifer, Lisa, and Teresa McCarter. They recorded two albums for Warner Records Nashville between 1988 and 1990. These albums accounted for three top-ten singles on the ''Bil ...

. It was released in March 1989 as the first single from their album ''Better Be Home Soon''. The song peaked at number 9 on the ''

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Hot Country Singles Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data along with digital sales and streaming. ...

chart. The song was written by

Verlon Thompson Verlon Thompson is an American singer, songwriter,

and

Bill Caswell Bill Caswell was a country music singer-songwriter and musician active since the early 1980s. Together with his wife Rosi Caswell, the duo from Bartlesville, Oklahoma perform on rare old style instruments including the ukelin, mandolin-guitar, ...

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

1989 singles The McCarters songs Warner Records singles Song recordings produced by Paul Worley Songs written by Bill Caswell Songs written by Verlon Thompson 1989 songs {{1989-country-song-stub