I'll Be Gone

I'll Be Gone is a song by Australian progressive rock group Spectrum. The song was released in Australia through EMI in February 1971. It was written by Guitarist and Vocalist 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 in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Unfortunately Spectrum would never ever repeat the success of "I'll Be Gone.

In 1984 Australian Country Music singer John 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 and Manfred Mann's Earth Band. The latter was released, along with I'll Be Gone's B side Launching Place Part II, on Manfred Mann's Earth Band's 1974 LP The Good Earth.

Since it's release more than 30 years ago, the song has become an FM Radio staple, evidence has recently been provided with the 4MMM "Essential 2006" countdown of listeners favourite songs of all time, I'll Be Gone came in at a very complimentary 331.

Trivia

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• I'll be Gone was the last song played by Melbourne Radio Station 3AK before adopting the more soothing "Beautiful Music" format on June 1 1973.

• The B side, "Launching Place Part II" was actually recorded the year before in 1970 before former drummer Mark Kennedy quit the group.

References

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Sources

• 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 M

External links

• Mike Rudd & Bill Putt

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