Once the lead vocalist and guitarist for Argent, Russ Ballard released the 1976 solo LP and single "Winning" featuring the song of the same name.

The 1981 top ten album "Zebop!" by Santana (Carlos Santana, lead vocalist Alex Ligertwood, Alan Pasqua, Armando Peraza, Prestes Vilato, Richard Baker, Graham Lear, David Margen and Raul Rekow) included the single "Winning". This time the song peaked at seventeen on Billboard.