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.
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)
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"
