This Night Won't Last Forever#Michael Johnson version
{{Short description|1978 single by Bill LaBounty}}
{{Infobox song
| name = This Night Won't Last Forever
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Bill LaBounty
| album = This Night Won't Last Forever
| B-side = Corporate Rock & Roll
| released = July 21, 1978
| format =
| recorded = 1978
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Soft rock
| length = 4:25
| label = Warner Bros., Curb
| writer = Bill LaBounty, Roy Freeland
| producer = Jay Senter
| prev_title = Lie to Me
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = In 25 Words or Less
| next_year = 1978
}}
"This Night Won't Last Forever" is a song written by Bill LaBounty and Roy Freeland, and originally recorded by LaBounty in 1978, whose version of the song was a minor Adult Contemporary and pop hit, reaching number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Michael Johnson version
{{Infobox song
| name = This Night Won't Last Forever
| cover = This_Night_Won't_Last_Forever_-_Michael_Johnson.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Michael Johnson
| album = Dialogue
| B-side = I Just Can't Say No to You
| released = July 1979
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Soft rock
| length = 3:59
| label = EMI
| writer = Bill LaBounty, Roy Freeland
| producer = Brent Maher, Steve Gibson
| prev_title = Sailing Without a Sail
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = I'll Always Love You
| next_year = 1979
}}
The following year, American singer-songwriter Michael Johnson covered "This Night Won't Last Forever", released as the lead single from his fifth album Dialogue, backed with a cover of Parker McGee's "I Just Can't Say No to You", also included on the album. Johnson's version of "This Night Won't Last Forever" reached number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was also a top 10 Adult Contemporary hit in the United States (#5) and Canada (#9).
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Bob Dylan version
In the early 1980s, Bob Dylan recorded a cover version of the song, which was issued on his 2021 compilation album The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980–1985.
Lynn Anderson version
In 1979, Lynn Anderson covered the song on her album Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind.
Moe Bandy version
In 1988, Moe Bandy covered the song on his album Many Mansions. His version peaked at number 49 on the U.S. Hot Country charts in 1989.
Sawyer Brown version
{{Infobox song
| name = This Night Won't Last Forever
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sawyer Brown
| album = Six Days on the Road
| B-side = "Six Days on the Road"{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|pages=369–370|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}
| released = June 16, 1997
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:56
| label = Curb
| writer = Bill LaBounty, Roy Freeland
| producer = Mark Miller, Mac McAnally
| prev_title = Six Days on the Road
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Another Side
| next_year = 1997
}}
In 1997, Sawyer Brown covered the song. It was released in June 1997 as the second single from the album Six Days on the Road. Sawyer Brown's version went to number 6 on the U.S. Hot Country Songs charts.
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Critical reception
Larry Flick of Billboard 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."Price, Deborah Evans, and Larry Flick. "Singles: Country." Billboard 109.25 (1997): 73. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 6 June 2011.
Chart performance
=Weekly charts=
==Bill LaBounty==
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!align="left"|Chart (1978) !align="center"|Peak |
| align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks{{cite web|url=http://mikecurb.com/about/pdf/billboard_charted_singles.pdf|title=Billboard charted singles (page 32)|work=Mike Curb official website|accessdate=18 August 2010}}
|align="center"|46 |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|65|artist=Bill LaBounty}} |
| align="left"|Canadian RPM Top Singles[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4615b&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=sog0n9o874es18po1pe9hmms53 RPM]
|align="center"|81 |
==Michael Johnson==
==Moe Bandy==
| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (1989) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|49|artist=Moe Bandy}} |
==Sawyer Brown==
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| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (1997) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canadacountry|11|chartid=3352|publishdate=October 13, 1997|accessdate=July 17, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|9|artist=Sawyer Brown}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|6|artist=Sawyer Brown}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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References
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{{Michael Johnson}}
{{Sawyer Brown}}
Category:Michael Johnson (singer) songs
Category:Songs written by Bill LaBounty
Category:Music videos directed by Michael Salomon
Category:Warner Records singles
Category:EMI America Records singles
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