rod stewart wrote since you've been gone rainbow.
rod stewart wrote since you've been gone rainbow.
who wrote since you've been gone rainbow?
rod stewart
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"since you been gone" is a song popularized by rainbow but written by former argent guitarist russ ballard and first released on his 1976 album "winning". it was produced by roger glover.









































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prior to rainbow, the illinois rock band head east recorded and released a cover version of the song on their 1978 eponymous album, reaching #46 on the "billboard" hot 100. a year later, rainbow re-recorded the song and released it as a b-side single. head east's version of this song was their highest charting single.
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rainbow's cover version, released in 1979 with graham bonnet on lead vocals, was a top 10 single in the united kingdom and was named the 82nd best hard rock song of all time by vh1. rainbow's version was used in a 2009 t-mobile advertisement filmed at liverpool street station in london, england.
since you been gone