Duane Steele
Duane Steele | |
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Origin | Hines Creek, Alberta, Canada |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
Years active | 1984–present |
Labels | Mercury Royalty Icon |
Website | www.duanesteele.com |
Duane Björklund[1] (born 1968) known professionally as Duane Steele, is a Canadian 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. A new album entitled "Drive On" was released in 2019.
Biography
Duane Steele's career began when he became the lead singer of the band Rock 'N' Horse in 1984 under his real name of Duane Björklund.[2] The band released one album, Highways, in 1991, and the song "Real Good Love" reached No. 69 on the Canadian country singles chart. However, members of the band went their separate ways in 1993.
Steele moved to
Steele's second album,
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
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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CAN Country [5] | ||
P.O. Box 423 |
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32 |
This Is the Life |
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I'll Be Alright |
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Ghost Town |
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Gas and Time |
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Dirt and Dreams |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details |
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Set List |
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Singles
1990s
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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CAN Country [6] | |||
1996 | "Stuck on Your Love" | 2 | P.O. Box 423 |
"Anita Got Married" | 1 | ||
"The Trouble with Love" | 3 | ||
"She's Tough" | 10 | ||
1997 | "Two Names on an Overpass" (featuring Lisa Brokop) |
21 | |
"Tell the Girl" | 9 | This Is the Life | |
1998 | "If I Could Just Get to You" | 10 | |
"If You Could Read My Mind" | 32 | ||
"Right From the Start" | 37 | ||
1999 | "Little Black Dress" | 33 |
2000s and 2010s
Year | Single | Album |
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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 |
2010 | "Blessed" | |
2011 | "Waste of Good Whisky" (featuring Sean Hogan) | |
2012 | "Gas and Time" | |
2015 | "Brave" | Dirt and Dreams |
Featured singles
Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
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CAN Country [7] | ||||
1999 | "Forever in Love" | Shirley Myers | 9 | There Will Come a Day |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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1996 | "Stuck on Your Love" | |
"Anita Got Married" | ||
"The Trouble with Love" | ||
"She's Tough" | Keith Harrick | |
1997 | "Two Names on an Overpass" (featuring Lisa Brokop) |
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"Tell the Girl" | ||
1998 | "Right from the Start" | |
2000 | "Make Me Crazy" | |
2001 | "The Goodside of Your Goodbye" | |
2002 | "This Is Love" | |
2004 | "Better Man" |
Awards
- 1997 – Vocal Collaboration of the Year ("Two Names On An Overpass" with Lisa Brokop)
- 2001 – Independent Male Artist of the Year
References
- ^ https://m.facebook.com/story.php/?id=100003601632379&story_fbid=3033860183410673
- ^ Press Kit
- ^ CANOE – JAM! Music – Artists – Steele, Duane: Steele's lifetime devotion rewarded[usurped]
- ^ CANOE – JAM! Music – Artists – Steele, Duane: Steele swears he'll survive loss of recording contract[usurped]
- ^ "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada – Country Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada – Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada – Shirley Myers". RPM. Retrieved 6 September 2011.