Bill LaBounty | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Wisconsin, U.S.[1] |
| Genres | Country, soft rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboards |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Labels | Warner 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
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)
- 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
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US AC | US [6] |
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
- Brooks & Dunn – "Rock My World (Little Country Girl)"
- Robbie Dupree – "Hot Rod Hearts", "Brooklyn Girls"
- Michael Johnson – "This Night Won't Last Forever" (later covered by Moe Bandy and Sawyer Brown), "Trail to Your Heart (Sailing Without a Sail)," "Dancin' Tonight," "Twenty Five Words or Less," "Don't Ask Why", "Leave It Alone," "Old Fashioned Love"
- Lonestar – "Tequila Talkin'", "Heartbroke Every Day"
- Eddy Raven – "Sooner or Later"
- Sawyer Brown – "Used to Blue", "Heart Don't Fall Now", "This Night Won't Last Forever"
- Shenandoah – "I Want to Be Loved Like That", "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" (with Alison Krauss)
- Tanya Tucker duet with Delbert McClinton – "Tell Me About It"
- Steve Wariner – "Lynda", "The Weekend", "I Got Dreams", "The Domino Theory", "Drive"
- Jimmy Buffett with Steve Goodman – "Where's the Party"
- Gino Vannelli – "Total Stranger"
- Ronnie Milsap – "She Loves My Car"
- Bobby Caldwell – "She Loves My Car"
- Van Zant – "You've Got to Believe in Love"
- Agnetha Fältskog – "Let It Shine"
- Randy Crawford – "Look Who's Lonely Now", This Night Won't Last Forever, I Hope You'll Very Unhappy Without Me, In Real Life,
- Shaun Cassidy – "Lie to Me"
References
- 1 2 "Steve Wariner dances up the charts with McLaughlin, LaBounty's 'Lynda'". The Tennessean. November 8, 1987. p. 59. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ↑ "Bill LaBounty". Steve Lukather.net. Archived from the original on April 5, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
- ↑ "Bill LaBounty: The Right Direction". Perigord.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
- ↑ Stark, Phyllis (April 1, 2001). "Nashville Scene". Billboard. p. 39.
- ↑ "Eddy Raven flies high in country". The Tennessean. March 11, 1990. p. 35. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 504. ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.