- I'll Be Gone
Infobox Single
Name = I'll be Gone
Artist = Spectrum
Released = January, 1971
Format = 7"
Genre =Progressive rock
Length = 3:28
Label = Harvest
Producer = Howard Gable
Chart position =
* #1 (Top 40 Australia)
Last Single =
This single = "I'll Be Gone" (1971)
Next single = "Trust Me" (1971)I'll Be Gone is a
song byAustralian progressive rock group Spectrum.The song was released in Australia throughEMI in February 1971. It was written byGuitarist andVocalist with the group,Mike Rudd and produced by Howard Gable.The song's highest chart position on the national
Top 40 was number one, while it reached Top 5 inMelbourne ,Sydney andBrisbane . Unfortunately Spectrum would never ever repeat the success of "I'll Be Gone.In
1984 Australian Country Music singerJohn Williamson , paid tribute to the song by recording his own version, a version which kept the originality but also suited his own brand of country music.Several other versions of I'll Be Gone have been recorded by artists including
Colleen Hewett ,Margret RoadKnight andManfred Mann's Earth Band . The latter was released, along with I'll Be Gone's B side Launching Place Part II, onManfred Mann's Earth Band 's 1974 LPThe Good Earth .Since its release more than 30 years ago, the song has become an
FM Radio staple, evidence has recently been provided with the4MMM "Essential 2006" countdown of listeners favourite songs of all time,I'll Be Gone came in at a very complimentary 331.References
ources
*The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock And Pop - Ian McFarlane
*Who's Who of Australian Rock - Compiled by Chris Spencer,Zbig Nowara and Paul McHenry
*Noel McGrath's Encyclopedia of Rock & Pop - Noel McGrath
*Top 40 Research: 1956-1977 - Jim Barnes, Fred Dyer & Hank B. Facer
*Four Triple MExternal links
* [http://www.mikeruddbillputt.com/ Mike Rudd & Bill Putt]
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