Karla Bonoff Net Worth, Income, Salary, Earnings, Biography

Karla Bonoff (born December 27, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who is most known for her songwriting. Karla Bonoff is a member of the Bonoff family. While Bonoff is most known for his songwriting, his songs have been covered by a variety of singers, including Bonnie Raitt on “Home,” Wynonna Judd on “Tell Me Why,” and Lynn Anderson on “Isn’t It Always Love.” There have been many recordings of Linda Ronstadt’s songs, including three tracks from the 1976 album Hasten Down the Wind – “Someone to Lay Down Beside Me,” “Lose Again,” and “If He’s Ever Near” – which brought the then-unknown Bonoff to a wide audience. 

Bonoff began her professional singing career as a backup singer for artists such as Linda Ronstadt and Wendy Waldman before releasing her first album, named Karla Bonoff, in 1977. In addition to Restless Nights (1979), Wild Heart of the Young (1982), New World (1988), and All My Life (a greatest hits compilation) released in 1999, she has released a number of additional albums. Bonoff is primarily known as a songwriter, but she is also remembered for her hit single “Personally,” which peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the summer of 1982. Bonoff was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles.

Karla Bonoff FAQ