This Night Won't Last Forever
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"This Night Won't Last Forever" is the title of a song written by Bill LaBounty
and originally recorded by him. LaBounty's version of the song was a minor Adult Contemporary and pop hit, reaching #65 on the Billboard Hot 100
. One year later, Michael Johnson
covered the song and took it to #19 on the same chart.
In 1997, Sawyer Brown
covered the song on the album Six Days on the Road. Sawyer Brown's version went to #6 on the U.S. Hot Country Songs
charts.
reviewed Sawyer Brown's version and wrote, "It's a song that most people will remember and find themselves singing along with. The familiarity and strong performance should make for a potent combination at country radio."
Bill LaBounty
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. As a solo artist, LaBounty recorded six studio albums, including four on Curb Records/Warner Bros. Records...
and originally recorded by him. LaBounty's version of the song was a minor Adult Contemporary and pop hit, reaching #65 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. One year later, Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson (singer)
Michael Johnson , is an American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his 1978 hit song "Bluer Than Blue". To date, he has charted four hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and nine more on the Hot Country Songs charts, including two Number One country hits...
covered the song and took it to #19 on the same chart.
In 1997, Sawyer Brown
Sawyer Brown
Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller...
covered the song on the album Six Days on the Road. Sawyer Brown's version went to #6 on the U.S. Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts.
Reception
Larry Flick of BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
reviewed Sawyer Brown's version and wrote, "It's a song that most people will remember and find themselves singing along with. The familiarity and strong performance should make for a potent combination at country radio."
Bill LaBounty
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 46 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 65 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 81 |
Michael Johnson
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 19 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary | 9 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 66 |
Moe Bandy
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 49 |
Sawyer Brown
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 9 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 11 |