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{{Short description|American songwriter (1939–2023)}}
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{{short description|American country music songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Pat Bunch
| name = Pat Bunch
| image =
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| origin =
| origin =
| birth_name = Patricia Karen Bunch<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinandbell.com/obituaries/Patricia-Bunch-Price/#!/TributeWall | title=Patricia Karen Bunch Price Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|06|22}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|01|30|1939|06|22}}
| death_place = [[Cross Plains, Tennessee|Cross Plains]], [[Tennessee]], U.S.
| instrument = Guitar, vocals
| instrument = Guitar, vocals
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 1979–present
| years_active = 1979–2023
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'''Pat Bunch''' is an American [[country music]] songwriter. Much of her earlier chart hits resulted from collaborations with fellow songwriters [[Mary Ann Kennedy (US singer)|Mary Ann Kennedy]] and [[Pam Rose]]. Since 1995 Bunch has also had multiple chart successes co-writing with Doug Johnson. Bunch's co-writing credits include the Grammy Award-nominated song "[[I'll Still Be Loving You]]" by [[Restless Heart]].<ref name="mak">{{cite web |title=Mary Ann Kennedy biography |url=http://www.maryannkennedy.com/Bio.htm |work=Mary Ann Kennedy |accessdate=October 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009035447/http://www.maryannkennedy.com/Bio.htm |archivedate=October 9, 2011 }}</ref> Other songs that she has written include "[[Wild One (Faith Hill song)|Wild One]]" by [[Faith Hill]] and "[[Living in a Moment (song)|Living in a Moment]]" by [[Ty Herndon]].


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'''Patricia Karen Bunch''' (June 22, 1939 – January 30, 2023) was an American [[country music]] songwriter. Much of her earlier chart hits resulted from collaborations with fellow songwriters [[Mary Ann Kennedy (US singer)|Mary Ann Kennedy]] and [[Pam Rose]]. Bunch also had multiple chart successes co-writing with Doug Johnson. Bunch's co-writing credits include the Grammy Award-nominated song "[[I'll Still Be Loving You]]" by [[Restless Heart]].<ref name="mak">{{cite web |title=Mary Ann Kennedy biography |url=http://www.maryannkennedy.com/Bio.htm |work=Mary Ann Kennedy |accessdate=October 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009035447/http://www.maryannkennedy.com/Bio.htm |archivedate=October 9, 2011 }}</ref> Other songs that she has written include "[[Wild One (Faith Hill song)|Wild One]]" by [[Faith Hill]] and "[[Living in a Moment (song)|Living in a Moment]]" by [[Ty Herndon]].
==Chart Singles Written by Pat Bunch==


Bunch died at her home in [[Cross Plains, Tennessee]], on January 30, 2023, at the age of 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2023/02/hit-songwriter-pat-bunch-passes/|title=Hit Songwriter Pat Bunch Passes|last=Oermann|first=Robert K|work=MusicRow|date=February 8, 2023}}</ref>

==Chart singles==
The following is a list of Pat Bunch compositions that were chart hits.
The following is a list of Pat Bunch compositions that were chart hits.
<ref name="MusicVF">{{cite web |title=Pat Bunch Chart Listing |url=http://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=Pat+Bunch&tab=songaswriterchartstab |work=Pat Bunch |accessdate=February 27, 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="MusicVF">{{cite web |title=Pat Bunch Chart Listing |url=http://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=Pat+Bunch&tab=songaswriterchartstab |work=Pat Bunch |accessdate=February 27, 2012}}</ref>
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| 1979
| ''Ten Thousand and One''<br /> <small>''co-written with Dan Mitchell''</small>
| ''Ten Thousand and One''<br /> <small>''co-written with Dan Mitchell''</small>
| ''[[Connie Smith]]''
| [[Connie Smith]]
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| 1984
| 1984
| ''[[Me Against the Night]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with [[Mary Ann Kennedy (US singer)|Mary Ann Kennedy]] & [[Pam Rose]]''</small>
| ''[[Me Against the Night]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with [[Mary Ann Kennedy (US singer)|Mary Ann Kennedy]] & [[Pam Rose]]''</small>
| ''[[Crystal Gayle]]''
| [[Crystal Gayle]]
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| 1985
| 1985
| ''[[The First Word in Memory Is Me]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose''</small>
| ''[[The First Word in Memory Is Me]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose''</small>
| ''[[Janie Fricke]]''
| [[Janie Fricke]]
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| 1985
| 1985
| ''[[Somebody Else's Fire]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose''</small>
| ''[[Somebody Else's Fire (song)|Somebody Else's Fire]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose''</small>
| ''[[Janie Fricke]]''
| [[Janie Fricke]]
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| 1987
| 1987
| ''[[I'll Still Be Loving You]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy, [[Todd Cerney]] & Pam Rose''</small>
| ''[[I'll Still Be Loving You]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy, [[Todd Cerney]] & Pam Rose''</small>
| ''[[Restless Heart]]''
| [[Restless Heart]]
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| 1987
| 1987
| ''[[He's Letting Go]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose''</small>
| ''[[He's Letting Go]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose''</small>
| ''[[Baillie & the Boys]]''
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| 1993
| 1993
| ''[[Wild One (Faith Hill song)|Wild One]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Jaime Kyle & Will Rambeaux''</small>
| ''[[Wild One (Faith Hill song)|Wild One]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Jaime Kyle & Will Rambeaux''</small>
| ''[[Faith Hill]]''
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| 1994
| 1994
| ''You Wouldn't Say That to a Stranger''<br /> <small>''co-written with Doug Crider''</small>
| ''You Wouldn't Say That to a Stranger''<br /> <small>''co-written with Doug Crider''</small>
| ''[[Suzy Bogguss]]''
| [[Suzy Bogguss]]
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| 1995
| 1995
| ''[[I Want My Goodbye Back]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with [[Dave Berg (songwriter)|Dave Berg]] & Doug Johnson''</small>
| ''[[I Want My Goodbye Back]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with [[Dave Berg (songwriter)|Dave Berg]] & Doug Johnson''</small>
| ''[[Ty Herndon]]''
| [[Ty Herndon]]
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| 1995
| 1995
| ''Love Like This''<br /> <small>''co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose''</small>
| ''Love Like This''<br /> <small>''co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose''</small>
| ''[[Carlene Carter]]''
| [[Carlene Carter]]
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| 1995
| 1995
| ''[[Safe in the Arms of Love]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose''</small>
| ''[[Safe in the Arms of Love]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose''</small>
| ''[[Martina McBride]]''
| [[Martina McBride]]
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| 1995
| 1995
| ''[[What If Jesus Comes Back Like That]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Doug Johnson''</small>
| ''[[What If Jesus Comes Back Like That]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Doug Johnson''</small>
| ''[[Collin Raye]]''
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| 1996
| 1996
| ''[[Living in a Moment (song)|Living in a Moment]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Doug Johnson''</small>
| ''[[Living in a Moment (song)|Living in a Moment]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Doug Johnson''</small>
| ''[[Ty Herndon]]''
| [[Ty Herndon]]
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| 1997
| 1997
| ''I Have to Surrender''<br /> <small>''co-written with Doug Johnson''</small>
| ''[[I Have to Surrender]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Doug Johnson''</small>
| ''[[Ty Herndon]]''
| [[Ty Herndon]]
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| 1999
| 1999
| ''Slow Dance More''<br /> <small>''co-written with Doug Johnson''</small>
| ''Slow Dance More''<br /> <small>''co-written with Doug Johnson''</small>
| ''[[Kenny Rogers]]''
| [[Kenny Rogers]]
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| 2000
| 2000
| ''Santa's Got a Semi''<br /> <small>''co-written with Doug Johnson''</small>
| ''Santa's Got a Semi''<br /> <small>''co-written with Doug Johnson''</small>
| ''[[Keith Harling]]''
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| 2000
| 2000
| ''I Need You All the Time''<br /> <small>''co-written with Jimmy Price & Shane Teeters''</small>
| ''[[I Need You All the Time]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Jimmy Price & Shane Teeters''</small>
| ''[[Blackhawk (band)|Blackhawk]]''
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| 2001
| 2001
| ''Even Then''<br /> <small>''co-written with Shane Teeters''</small>
| ''Even Then''<br /> <small>''co-written with Shane Teeters''</small>
| ''[[John Michael Montgomery]]''
| [[John Michael Montgomery]]
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| 2005
| 2005
| ''She Didn't Have Time''<br /> <small>''co-written with Nicole Witt''</small>
| ''[[She Didn't Have Time]]''<br /> <small>''co-written with Nicole Witt''</small>
| ''[[Terri Clark]]''
| [[Terri Clark]]
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| 2006
| 2006
| ''Come On Rain''<br /> <small>''co-written with Doug Johnson''</small>
| ''Come On Rain''<br /> <small>''co-written with Doug Johnson''</small>
| ''[[Steve Holy]]''
| [[Steve Holy]]
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Latest revision as of 22:23, 17 May 2024

Pat Bunch
Birth namePatricia Karen Bunch[1]
Born(1939-06-22)June 22, 1939
DiedJanuary 30, 2023(2023-01-30) (aged 83)
Cross Plains, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active1979–2023

Patricia Karen Bunch (June 22, 1939 – January 30, 2023) was an American country music songwriter. Much of her earlier chart hits resulted from collaborations with fellow songwriters Mary Ann Kennedy and Pam Rose. Bunch also had multiple chart successes co-writing with Doug Johnson. Bunch's co-writing credits include the Grammy Award-nominated song "I'll Still Be Loving You" by Restless Heart.[2] Other songs that she has written include "Wild One" by Faith Hill and "Living in a Moment" by Ty Herndon.

Bunch died at her home in Cross Plains, Tennessee, on January 30, 2023, at the age of 83.[3]

Chart singles

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The following is a list of Pat Bunch compositions that were chart hits. [4]

Year Single Title Recording Artist Chart Positions
Billboard Hot 100 Billboard AC Billboard Country
1979 Ten Thousand and One
co-written with Dan Mitchell 		Connie Smith 88
1984 Me Against the Night
co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose 		Crystal Gayle 4
1985 The First Word in Memory Is Me
co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose 		Janie Fricke 7
1985 Somebody Else's Fire
co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose 		Janie Fricke 4
1987 I'll Still Be Loving You
co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy, Todd Cerney & Pam Rose 		Restless Heart 33 3 1
1987 He's Letting Go
co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose 		Baillie & the Boys 18
1993 Wild One
co-written with Jaime Kyle & Will Rambeaux 		Faith Hill 1
1994 You Wouldn't Say That to a Stranger
co-written with Doug Crider 		Suzy Bogguss 43
1995 I Want My Goodbye Back
co-written with Dave Berg & Doug Johnson 		Ty Herndon 7
1995 Love Like This
co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose 		Carlene Carter 70
1995 Safe in the Arms of Love
co-written with Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose 		Martina McBride 4
1995 What If Jesus Comes Back Like That
co-written with Doug Johnson 		Collin Raye 21
1996 Living in a Moment
co-written with Doug Johnson 		Ty Herndon 1
1997 I Have to Surrender
co-written with Doug Johnson 		Ty Herndon 17
1999 Slow Dance More
co-written with Doug Johnson 		Kenny Rogers 67
2000 Santa's Got a Semi
co-written with Doug Johnson 		Keith Harling 60
2000 I Need You All the Time
co-written with Jimmy Price & Shane Teeters 		Blackhawk 40
2001 Even Then
co-written with Shane Teeters 		John Michael Montgomery 59
2005 She Didn't Have Time
co-written with Nicole Witt 		Terri Clark 25
2006 Come On Rain
co-written with Doug Johnson 		Steve Holy 35
2013 Better I Don't
co-written with Chris Janson and Kelly Janson 		Chris Janson 40

References

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  1. ^ "Patricia Karen Bunch Price Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information".
  2. ^ "Mary Ann Kennedy biography". Mary Ann Kennedy. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
  3. ^ Oermann, Robert K (February 8, 2023). "Hit Songwriter Pat Bunch Passes". MusicRow.
  4. ^ "Pat Bunch Chart Listing". Pat Bunch. Retrieved February 27, 2012.


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