"Rainbow" is a song written and performed by Russ Hamilton. It reached #4 on the U.S. pop chart and #10 on the

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in 1957. The song was featured on his 1957 album, ''Rainbows''. The song was arranged by Johnny Gregory.

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Bobby Breen Isadore Borsuk (November 4, 1927 – September 19, 2016), better known as Bobby Breen, was a Canadian-born American actor and singer. He was a popular male child singer during the 1930s and reached major popularity with film and radio appearanc ...

released a version of the song in 1957 as the

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to his single, "We Will Make Love". *

Jim Lowe James Ellsworth Lowe (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1956 number-one hit song, " The Green Door". He also served as a disc jockey and radio host and personality and was considered a ...

released a version of the song as part of the ''Rainbow'' EP in 1957. * Clinton Ford released a version of the song as a single in 1963 in the UK. *

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released a version of the song as a single in 1965. *

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released a version of the song in 1965 in the UK as the B-side to his single, "Time". *

Tommy Roe Thomas David Roe (born May 9, 1942) is an American rock and pop singer-songwriter. Best-remembered for his hits " Sheila" (1962), "Sweet Pea" (1966) and " Dizzy" (1969), Roe was "widely perceived as one of the archetypal bubblegum artists of th ...

released a version of the song in 1962 as the B-side to his single, "Town Crier". *

Terry Black Terry Black (February 3, 1949 – June 28, 2009) was a Canadian pop singer and teen idol, born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Career Black's debut U.S. single, " Unless You Care", was released in 1964, when Black was 15. The song was wri ...

released a version of the song as a single in 1966 that reached #17 in

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.Terry Black, "Rainbow" Canadian chart position
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