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Bill LaBounty

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Bill LaBounty
Background information
OriginWisconsin, U.S.[1]
GenresCountry, soft rock
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, keyboards
Years active1978–present
LabelsWarner Bros./Curb, Noteworthy

Bill LaBounty is an American musician. He was initially a singer-songwriter in the soft rock genre.[2] As a solo artist, LaBounty recorded six studio albums, including four on Curb/Warner Bros. Records. His first charting single, "This Night Won't Last Forever", was covered in 1979 by Michael Johnson, whose rendition was a top 20 pop hit that year, and eventually also covered by the country group Sawyer Brown in the early 2000s.

LaBounty was born in Wisconsin and raised in Idaho. He attended Boise State University where he founded his first band Fat Chance, which recorded one album for RCA Records.[1]

In the mid-1980s, LaBounty shifted his focus to country music and has co-written several songs for country music artists, including Steve Wariner's number one hits "Lynda", "The Weekend" and "I Got Dreams".[3] LaBounty signed to a songwriting contract with Curb Publishing in 2001.[4] Many of his songs were written with his wife, Beckie Foster.[5]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Promised Love (1975, Warner/Curb)
  • This Night Won't Last Forever (1978, Warner/Curb)
  • Rain in My Life (1979, Warner/Curb)
  • Bill LaBounty (1982, Warner/Curb)
  • The Right Direction (1991, Noteworthy)
  • Best Selection (2004, Columbia)
  • Back to Your Star (2009, Chill Pill Records (US), T.a.c.s Records (Japan))
  • Time Starts Now (2011, 4 CD boxset with unreleased tracks)
  • Into Something Blue (2014)

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US AC US
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CAN
1976 "Lie to Me" 109 Promised Love
1978 "This Night Won't Last Forever" 46 65 81 This Night Won't Last Forever
"In 25 Words or Less" 36
1982 "Never Gonna Look Back" 22 110 Bill LaBounty

List of singles co-written by LaBounty

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Steve Wariner dances up the charts with McLaughlin, LaBounty's 'Lynda'". The Tennessean. November 8, 1987. p. 59. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bill LaBounty". Steve Lukather.net. Archived from the original on April 5, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
  3. ^ "Bill LaBounty: The Right Direction". Perigord.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
  4. ^ Stark, Phyllis (April 1, 2001). "Nashville Scene". Billboard. p. 39.
  5. ^ "Eddy Raven flies high in country". The Tennessean. March 11, 1990. p. 35. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 504. ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.
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