"Nowhere Bound" is a song written by

Monty Powell Monty Powell (born June 1, 1961) is an American country music songwriter best known for collaborating with Keith Urban, and for producing albums by Diamond Rio. Powell's first songwriting credit was a jingle for an Allstate commercial. After mov ...

and Jule Medders, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

group

Diamond Rio Diamond Rio is an American country music band. The band was founded in 1982 as an attraction for the Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee, and was originally known as the Grizzly River Boys, then the Tennessee River Boys. It was fou ...

. It was released in June 1992 as the fifth and final single from their self-titled album. It peaked at number 7 in the United States, and number 15 in Canada.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of '' Billboard'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that a "hooky and exceptionally entertaining guitar teases vocals throughout this number." She goes on to say that the band's performance, "coupled with the guitar chase delivers a winner."'' Billboard'', August 26, 1995

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Merriman.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

1992 singles Diamond Rio songs Songs written by Monty Powell Arista Nashville singles 1991 songs {{1992-country-song-stub