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Bill LaBounty

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Bill LaBounty
OriginU.S.
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, first as a member of the band Fat Chance, and later as a solo artist.[1] As a solo artist, LaBounty recorded six studio albums, including four on Curb Records/Warner Bros. Records. His first chart single, "This Night Won't Last Forever", was covered in 1979 by Michael Johnson, whose rendition was a Top 20 pop hit that year.

In the 1990s, 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".[2] LaBounty signed to a songwriting contract with Curb Publishing in 2001.[3]

Discography

Albums

  • 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)
  • Right Direction (1994, Noteworthy)
  • Best Selection (2004, Columbia)
  • Back To Your Star (2009, Chill Pill Records (USA), T.a.c.s Records (Japan))
  • Time starts now (2012, box 4 CDs with unreleased tracks)
  • Into Something Blue" (2014)

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US AC US
[4]
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

References

  1. ^ "Bill LaBounty". Steve Lukather.net. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  2. ^ "Bill LaBounty: The Right Direction". Perigord.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  3. ^ Stark, Phyllis (2001-04-14). "Nashville Scene". Billboard: 39.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 504. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.