10 Artists With Incredible Gaps Between Studio Albums

10. Bob Lind

Those who aren't overly familiar with 1960s American folk music may not have heard of Robert Neale Lind, aka Bob Lind, but the likelihood that you have heard one of his compositions is high. Lind was well-known in the folk-rock scene back in the day, when luminaries such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez spearheaded the singer-songwriter movement.

Lind scored a top five hit in both the US and UK with his 1966 single, Elusive Butterfly, and his songs have been recorded by Cher, Eric Clapton, Nancy Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton and a host of others. Unfortunately, Lind was beset by addiction problems, which prevented him from ever reaching the heights that his talent deserved.

During the 1980s he turned to a different kind of writing, penning five novels and winning awards for both playwriting and screenplays. In 2012, the reclusive artist made an unexpected return to music, releasing a new album, Finding You Again, an astonishing 41 years after he last cut a record, 1971s Since There Were Circles.