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Since You Been Gone

"Since You Been Gone" is a song written by former Argent guitarist Russ Ballard and first released on his 1976 album Winning. It was covered by Rainbow in 1979 and released as a single from their album Down to Earth.

This article is about the 1976 rock song by Russ Ballard. For the Kelly Clarkson song, see Since U Been Gone. For other songs with similar titles, see Since You've Been Gone.

"Since You Been Gone"

"Since You Been Gone"

"Venus (Shine Your Light)"

1976

2:50

Epic

Russ Ballard

Muff Winwood

"Since You Been Gone"

"Bad Girl"

31 August 1979[3]

3:17

Polydor

Russ Ballard

Roger Glover

In 1978, the Illinois rock band recorded and released a cover version of the song on their 1978 eponymous album, reaching No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. Head East's version of this song was their highest charting single.

Head East

also fronted by Graham Bonnet, covered the song on the album Live Sentence with Yngwie Malmsteen on guitar, and yet another Bonnet-fronted outfit, Impellitteri, recorded it for their 1988 debut album Stand in Line.

Alcatrazz

of Queen performed the song live on the Back to the Light tour in 1993, and it appears on the Live at the Brixton Academy multi-format release.

Brian May

Other cover versions include those by South African Clout on their 1978 album Substitute, a.k.a. Clout, and by former Runaways vocalist Cherie Currie as a duet with her sister Marie Currie on their 1980 album Messin' with the Boys. Their version reached No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100.[11]

all-female band

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Video of 1976 Russ Ballard performance

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Video of 1979 Rainbow performance