}} Frederick I. Douglass of
The Baltimore Sun proclaimed he tuned in and became "immersed in the electronic space sounds of Weather Report". Susan Toepfer of the
New York Daily News claimed that Weather Report "continues to provide a couple outstanding cuts ('Mr Gone', 'Young and Fine') and compelling moments on even the most predictable selections". Don Heckman of
High Fidelity wrote "Still, despite Zawinul's electro-musical genius, despite the astonishing bass playing of Pastorius, despite the consistently rewarding improvisations of Shorter, and despite Pastorius' and Manolo Badrena's attempts to break out into exuberant vocalisms, this is a hard record to like without reservation". With that said the album was still named the Best Contemporary Jazz Album in
High Fidelitys 1978 Critics Choice Poll.
Bill Milkowski of
Jazzwise described
Mr. Gone as "a collection of well-crafted confections". ==Track listing==