I'll Be Gone (Spectrum song)

"I'll Be Gone"
7" label
Single by Spectrum
A-side"I'll Be Gone"
B-side"Launching Place Part II"
ReleasedJanuary 1971
RecordedAugust 1970
GenreProgressive rock
Length3:28
LabelHarvest
Songwriter(s)Mike Rudd
Producer(s)Howard Gable
Spectrum singles chronology
"I'll Be Gone"
(1971)
"Trust Me"
(1971)
Audio sample
"I'll Be Gone"

"I'll Be Gone" or "Some Day I'll Have Money" is a song by Australian progressive rock group Spectrum released as their debut single by EMI on Harvest Records in January 1971.[1] It peaked at #1 on the national singles chart,[2] while it reached Top 5 in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The song was written by guitarist and vocalist Mike Rudd,[3] and produced by Howard Gable.[1] The B-side, "Launching Place Part Two" was written to promote a music festival. Spectrum never repeated the success of "I'll Be Gone".[2]

  1. ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Spectrum'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 30 September 2004.
  2. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  3. ^ ""I'll Be Gone" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 October 2008.