Duane Steele
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Duane Steele, is a Canadian country music
country music
artist. He has released five studio albums and one greatest hits album, and has charted multiple singles on the Canadian country singles charts, including the Number One hit "Anita Got Married
" in 1996.
Steele moved to Nashville
and signed a publishing contract with Warner-Chappell
. He scored a record deal with Mercury Records
in 1995 after a performance during Canadian Country Music Week. The following year, he released his debut solo album, P.O. Box 423
. The first four singles from the project all reached the top 10 on the Canadian country chart, including "Anita Got Married
," which became Steele's first #1 song. He was nominated for the Vista Rising Star Award by the Canadian Country Music Association
(CCMA) in 1996, but lost to Terri Clark
. He also received a nomination for Male Vocalist of the Year. In 1997, the Juno Award
s nominated Steele for Best Country Male Vocalist, and also the all-genre Best New Solo Artist. He won his first award, Vocal Event of the Year, at the 1997 CCMA Awards for his duet with Lisa Brokop
, "Two Names On An Overpass."
Steele's second album, This Is the Life
, was released in September 1997. The disc included a cover of Gordon Lightfoot
's "If You Could Read My Mind
." The first two singles, "Tell The Girl" and "If I Could Just Get To You," both reached the Canadian top 10. Steele was again nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year in 1998 at both the CCMA Awards and the Juno Awards. When subsequent singles failed to reach the top 30, Steele and Mercury parted ways.
Steele moved back to Canada in 1999 and began writing for his third album. I'll Be Alright
was released in August 2000 on Steele's own Jolt Records and distributed by Royalty Records
. Seven singles were released from the project, including "The Good Side Of Your Goodbye," "This Is Love," "I-65" and "The Heart Of The It Don't Matter." In 2001, the CCMA named Steele Independent Male Artist of the Year.
Steele released a greatest hits
album, Set List
, in 2004. The album collected seventeen of Steele's biggest hits, along with three new songs. Steele's fourth studio album, Ghost Town
, was released in 2006 on Icon Records
. It was followed by Gas and Time
, released in 2010 on Jolt.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist. He has released five studio albums and one greatest hits album, and has charted multiple singles on the Canadian country singles charts, including the Number One hit "Anita Got Married
Anita Got Married
"Anita Got Married" is a single by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. Released in 1996, it was the second single from his album P.O. Box 423. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in July 1996.-Chart performance:...
" in 1996.
Biography
Duane Steele's career began when he became the lead singer of the band Rock 'N' Horse in 1984. The band released one album, Highways, in 1991, and the song "Real Good Love" reached #69 on the Canadian country singles chart. However, members of the band went their separate ways in 1993.Steele moved to Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
and signed a publishing contract with Warner-Chappell
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
. He scored a record deal with Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
in 1995 after a performance during Canadian Country Music Week. The following year, he released his debut solo album, P.O. Box 423
P.O. Box 423
P.O. Box 423 is the debut album by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. It was released by Mercury Records in February 1996. The album peaked at number 32 on the RPM Country Albums chart.-Track listing:#"Stuck On Your Love" – 3:29...
. The first four singles from the project all reached the top 10 on the Canadian country chart, including "Anita Got Married
Anita Got Married
"Anita Got Married" is a single by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. Released in 1996, it was the second single from his album P.O. Box 423. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in July 1996.-Chart performance:...
," which became Steele's first #1 song. He was nominated for the Vista Rising Star Award by the Canadian Country Music Association
Canadian Country Music Association
The Canadian Country Music Association was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The association changed its name to the Canadian Country Music Association in 1987.-Awards:The CCMA held the first Canadian...
(CCMA) in 1996, but lost to Terri Clark
Terri Clark
Terri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year...
. He also received a nomination for Male Vocalist of the Year. In 1997, the Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
s nominated Steele for Best Country Male Vocalist, and also the all-genre Best New Solo Artist. He won his first award, Vocal Event of the Year, at the 1997 CCMA Awards for his duet with Lisa Brokop
Lisa brokop
Lisa Brokop is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter and actress. Active since 1990 in the country music field, she has released a total of six studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the country music charts in her native Canada...
, "Two Names On An Overpass."
Steele's second album, This Is the Life
This Is the Life (Duane Steele album)
This Is the Life is the second studio album by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. It was released by Mercury Records in September 1997...
, was released in September 1997. The disc included a cover of Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s...
's "If You Could Read My Mind
If You Could Read My Mind (song)
"If You Could Read My Mind" is a song by Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. It reached number one on Canadian music charts and was his first recording to appear on the American music charts, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in January 1971. Later in the year, it...
." The first two singles, "Tell The Girl" and "If I Could Just Get To You," both reached the Canadian top 10. Steele was again nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year in 1998 at both the CCMA Awards and the Juno Awards. When subsequent singles failed to reach the top 30, Steele and Mercury parted ways.
Steele moved back to Canada in 1999 and began writing for his third album. I'll Be Alright
I'll Be Alright
I'll Be Alright is the third studio album by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. It was released by Jolt/Royalty Records in August 2000...
was released in August 2000 on Steele's own Jolt Records and distributed by Royalty Records
Royalty Records
Royalty Records is a Canadian country music record label and distributor established in 1974.-Royalty artists:* Roy Acuff* After Tuesday* Colin Amey* Sharon Anderson* Eddy Arnold* Gord Bamford* Tommy Banks* Bobby Bare* Barnes/Hampton* Eli Barsi...
. Seven singles were released from the project, including "The Good Side Of Your Goodbye," "This Is Love," "I-65" and "The Heart Of The It Don't Matter." In 2001, the CCMA named Steele Independent Male Artist of the Year.
Steele released a greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album, Set List
Set List (Duane Steele album)
Set List is a greatest hits album by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. It was released by Jolt/Royalty Records on June 1, 2004. Singles released from the album include "Better Man," "Nobody Cheated, Nobody Lied" and "Sad Country Song."...
, in 2004. The album collected seventeen of Steele's biggest hits, along with three new songs. Steele's fourth studio album, Ghost Town
Ghost Town (Duane Steele album)
Ghost Town is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. It was released by Icon Records on July 4, 2006. Singles released from the album include "Comin' Back Around," the title track, "What D'Ya Say," "Blue Collar Man," "Real Close," "Two People in a Room" and "Bustin'...
, was released in 2006 on Icon Records
Icon Records
Icon Records, in association with Universal Music Group, is a Canadian record label established by Rui Da Silva in 2006 and distributed through Fontana Distribution.-Artists:* Jason Blaine* Mike Callan* Joelle* John Landry* George Jones...
. It was followed by Gas and Time
Gas and Time
Gas and Time is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. It was released by Jolt Records on June 1, 2010. Singles released from the album include "Farm Girl," "Blessed" and "Waste of Good Whisky."-Track listing:...
, released in 2010 on Jolt.
1990s
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| CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| P.O. Box 423 P.O. Box 423 P.O. Box 423 is the debut album by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. It was released by Mercury Records in February 1996. The album peaked at number 32 on the RPM Country Albums chart.-Track listing:#"Stuck On Your Love" – 3:29... |
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| This Is the Life This Is the Life (Duane Steele album) This Is the Life is the second studio album by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. It was released by Mercury Records in September 1997... |
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2000s
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| I'll Be Alright I'll Be Alright I'll Be Alright is the third studio album by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. It was released by Jolt/Royalty Records in August 2000... |
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| Ghost Town Ghost Town (Duane Steele album) Ghost Town is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. It was released by Icon Records on July 4, 2006. Singles released from the album include "Comin' Back Around," the title track, "What D'Ya Say," "Blue Collar Man," "Real Close," "Two People in a Room" and "Bustin'... |
Icon Records Icon Records, in association with Universal Music Group, is a Canadian record label established by Rui Da Silva in 2006 and distributed through Fontana Distribution.-Artists:* Jason Blaine* Mike Callan* Joelle* John Landry* George Jones... Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
2010s
| Title | Album details |
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| Gas and Time Gas and Time Gas and Time is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. It was released by Jolt Records on June 1, 2010. Singles released from the album include "Farm Girl," "Blessed" and "Waste of Good Whisky."-Track listing:... |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Set List Set List (Duane Steele album) Set List is a greatest hits album by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. It was released by Jolt/Royalty Records on June 1, 2004. Singles released from the album include "Better Man," "Nobody Cheated, Nobody Lied" and "Sad Country Song."... |
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1990s singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1996 | "Stuck on Your Love" | 2 | P.O. Box 423 |
| "Anita Got Married Anita Got Married "Anita Got Married" is a single by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. Released in 1996, it was the second single from his album P.O. Box 423. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in July 1996.-Chart performance:... " |
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| "The Trouble with Love" | 3 | ||
| "She's Tough" | 10 | ||
| 1997 | "Two Names on an Overpass" (featuring Lisa Brokop Lisa brokop Lisa Brokop is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter and actress. Active since 1990 in the country music field, she has released a total of six studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the country music charts in her native Canada... ) |
21 | |
| "Tell the Girl" | 9 | This Is the Life | |
| 1998 | "If I Could Just Get to You" | 10 | |
| "If You Could Read My Mind If You Could Read My Mind (song) "If You Could Read My Mind" is a song by Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. It reached number one on Canadian music charts and was his first recording to appear on the American music charts, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in January 1971. Later in the year, it... " |
32 | ||
| "Right From the Start" | 37 | ||
| 1999 | "Little Black Dress" | 33 | |
2000s singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "Make Me Crazy" | I'll Be Alright |
| 2001 | "I'll Be Alright" | |
| "The Goodside of Your Goodbye" | ||
| "What to Do" | ||
| 2002 | "This Is Love" | |
| "I-65" | ||
| 2003 | "The Heart of the It Don't Matter" | |
| 2004 | "Better Man" | Set List |
| "Nobody Cheated, Nobody Lied" | ||
| 2005 | "Sad Country Song" | |
| 2006 | "Comin' Back Around" | Ghost Town |
| "Ghost Town" | ||
| 2007 | "What D'Ya Say" | |
| "Blue Collar Man" | ||
| "Real Close" | ||
| 2008 | "Two People in a Room" (featuring Stacie Roper) | |
| "Bustin' Out" | ||
| 2009 | "Farm Girl" | Gas and Time |
2010s singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Blessed" | Gas and Time |
| 2011 | "Waste of Good Whisky" (featuring Sean Hogan Sean Hogan Sean Hogan is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter.-Biography:Born in Sarnia, Ontario, Hogan attended Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, studying music. In 2003 he won the Roots Artist of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards and he has also won the Independent Male Artist of the... ) |
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Featured singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
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| CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1999 | "Forever in Love" | Shirley Myers Shirley Myers Shirley Myers is a Canadian country music artist. She was signed to Stony Plain Records and released her debut album, Let It Rain, in 1997. The first single, the title track, reached the Top 5 of the Canadian Country Singles chart. Myers was nominated for a 1998 Juno Award for Best Country Female... |
9 | There Will Come a Day There Will Come a Day There Will Come a Day is the second studio album by Canadian country music artist Shirley Myers. It was released by Stony Plain Records on June 8, 1999... |
Awards
Canadian Country Music AwardsCanadian Country Music Association
The Canadian Country Music Association was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The association changed its name to the Canadian Country Music Association in 1987.-Awards:The CCMA held the first Canadian...
- 1997 - Vocal Collaboration of the Year ("Two Names On An Overpass" with Lisa BrokopLisa brokopLisa Brokop is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter and actress. Active since 1990 in the country music field, she has released a total of six studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the country music charts in her native Canada...
) - 2001 - Independent Male Artist of the Year