Bill LaBounty
Bill LaBounty's first recording work was "Country Morning / Hello Misery" as the member of "Fat Chance" and also released the same title album in 1972. Then, his first album "Promised Love" was released in 1975 from 20th Century Records, but no big success. It is interesting that "This Night Won't Last Forever" (b/w "Corporate Rock& Roll) was released as the last single records under 20th Century Records before being released his second album "This Night Won't Last Forever" in 1978 under Curb Records. The title track "This Night Won't Last Forever" was just ranked # 65 on Billboard Pop Chart for 2 weeks, but Michael Johnson also covers the same and this version ranked #19 in 1979.Bill released two more albums, "Rain In My Life" in 1979 and "Bill LaBounty" in 1982 under Curb Records. The highest chart position of the track "Never Gonna Look Back" from the album "Bill LaBounty" was #110 on Billboard Pop Chart (#22 on Adult Contemporary Chart). The unsuccessful result in the industry made him behind the music scene, and thus Bill has been known as a songwriter rather than a singer since 1983. His composition works are "Holding Out" by Peter Cetera including the album titled "One More Story"(1988), "No Explanation" by Peter Cetera from the movie soundtrack "Pretty Woman"(1990).Bill restarted as a singer by releasing the album "The Right Direction" for Japanese AOR/Westcoast market in 1991, and afterwards this album was released also in the United States under Noteworthy Records with 2 bonus tracks which are liverecording tracks in Japan. His Curb Records days albums are still very popular among Japanese and European AOR/Westcoast lovers and you can listen to many cover versions of LaBounty's melodies such as "Livin' It Up" by Ricky Peterson.Best Known for his extraordinary song writing talents, LaBounty has delivered the hit songs "Hot Rod Hearts" for Robbie Dupree, and "She Loves My Car" for Ronnie Milsap. His work has also been used by Peter Cetera, Brenda Russell, Patti LaBelle, Bobby Caldwell, Don Johnson, The Temptations, Jimmy Buffet, Bill Medley, and Three Dog Night. Also an accomplished keyboardist and synthesist, LaBounty has worked in the studio with such artists as James Taylor, Jennifer Warnes and Patty LaBelle. Currently he and his wife, Beckie Foster, have co-written a string of hits for country artists like Steve Wariner, The Judds, and Highway 101.
The Tracks are:
Livin' It Up
Didn't Want To Say Goodbye
Dream On
Slow Fade
Comin' Back
Look Who's Lonely Now
Never Gonna Look Back
It Used To Be Me
Nobody's Fool & Secrets
Musicians on the Bill LaBounty album: Bill LaBounty, Steve Gadd, Jeff Porcaro, Andy Newmark, Chuck Rainey, Willie Weeks, Dean Parks, Steve Lukather, Greg Phillinganes, Clarence McDonald, Ian Underwood, Nyle Steiner, David Sanborn, Jerry Hey, Kim Hutchcroft, Chuck Findley, Lenny Castro, Nick DeCaro, Jonny Mandel, Russ Titelman, Patti Austin, Stephen Bishop, Leslie Smith, James Taylor, Jennifer Warnes & Gwen Dickey.
Available from Curb Records/Original release year: 1982
