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"I Surrender" is a song written by former Argent guitarist and singer Russ Ballard and first released by Head East as a single in October 1980 from their sixth album U.S.

It is better known for being a hit for Rainbow the following year, reaching number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

Rainbow version

Released in January 1981, the song became the band's biggest hit in the UK. Originally, some backing vocals were recorded by Graham Bonnet, but after he quit the band, lead and backing vocals were sung by his replacement Joe Lynn Turner.

Heavy metal band Praying Mantis were originally in the running to release the song and had already recorded the backing track and were adding the vocals when they were told to stop as Rainbow, being the bigger name, had been given the nod to record and release the song.

Praying Mantis eventually made their version for their 2024 album Defiance.

The B-side "Vielleicht Das Nächster Zeit" is an instrumental song written by Ritchie Blackmore and Don Airey and was titled with the English equivalent in brackets, "Maybe Next Time".

Blackmore made a grammatical error with the German title, which was corrected for later releases as "Vielleicht das nächste mal".

In 2017, the revived band, under the name Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, released a re-recording of the song as a digital single, with vocals from the current lead singer Ronnie Romero.

 

It was taken from the album “Difficult to Cure” which I highly recommend

 

Difficult to Cure is the fifth studio album by the British hard rock band Rainbow, and it was released in 1981.

It was the first album to feature drummer Bobby Rondinelli and vocalist Joe Lynn Turner after the departures of Cozy Powell and Graham Bonnet respectively, following the tour in support of Down to Earth.

The album marked the continuing commercialization of the band's sound, with Ritchie Blackmore once describing at the time his appreciation of the band Foreigner.

It became the band's highest-charting album on the UK Albums Chart, where it peaked at number three.

 

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