who sang since you've been gone
In an interview with Songfacts, guitarist Russ Ballard said he wrote Since You Been Gone for himself; it featured on his 1975 Winning album. The best-known version though is that recorded by Rainbow for the 1979 Down To Earth album, with Graham Bonnet on vocals. Running to 3 minutes 25 seconds, it was the second track on side two, an obvious single, and the band's biggest hit to date.