William Bruce Field (born 20 January 1953) is an Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has run his own recording studio and has worked as a producer. His solo first album, Bad Habits (June 1981), reached No. 1 on the Kent Music Report. His top 20 hit singles are "Bad Habits" (April 1981, No. 4), "You Weren't in Love with Me" (July 1981, No. 1) and "True Love" (1982, No. 17). Early life and career Billy Field was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, on 20 January 1953. He grew up on Widgiewa Station, a large sheep and cattle property near the small Riverina town of Urana, and he worked there for various periods until his mid-20s. For secondary education he attended Cranbrook School in Sydney. Field replaced Chris Pokorny on bass guitar in a pop band, King Fox, which was formed in Sydney in 1967. He also provided vocals and guitar with Dave King on lead vocals, guitar and harmonica, Paul Radcliffe on flute, vocals, guitar and Mellotron and Andy Evans on drums. They were later joined by Peter Muller on vocals, organ and piano. King Fox issued a four-track extended play, Unforgotten Dreams, on the Du Monde label in 1969 as well as a single, "I Think You're Fine", on Festival records in 1972. Field played in various pub bands in Sydney during the 1970s and, in 1979, he established his own recording studio, initially called Canteen Studios, in Woolloomooloo. It was later renamed Paradise Studios, and was re-established in Gosford by November 2003. 1980s: Solo career Field's first solo album, Bad Habits, was released in June 1981 by WEA in Australia and Europe and CBS in the United States. It was arranged by Tom Price and co-produced by Field and Price. It peaked at No. 1 on the Kent Music Report, and No. 4 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart. The title track had appeared in April and it reached No. 4 on the Kent Music Report singles chart, and No. 1 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart. It is co-written by Field and Price and has been covered by other artists including David Lee Roth on his album Diamond Dave (July 2003), John Farnham/Anthony Warlow on Highlights from The Main Event (December 1998) and Jeff Duff. His next single from the same album, "You Weren't in Love with Me", was released in July