Robert Dupuis better known by his stage name Robbie Dupree, is an American

United States

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 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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 best known for his 1980 top ten pop

Pop music

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 hit, "Steal Away

Steal Away (Robbie Dupree song)

"Steal Away" is a song by American singer Robbie Dupree, from his 1980 debut album Robbie Dupree. Released as the first single from the album, it became his biggest hit, peaking at #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100....

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Dupree originally became popular with his breakout hit, "Steal Away", which hit #6 on the Billboard Hot 100

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 chart

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 in July 1980. Thereafter, he scored another hit with "Hot Rod Hearts", which rose to #15 in October 1980. Dupree's final single to make the Billboard charts, "Brooklyn Girls", peaked at #54 in June 1981.

In 1987, Dupree contributed the song "Girls in Cars" to Piledriver - The Wrestling Album 2

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, a collection of theme songs for World Wrestling Entertainment

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 (then known as the World Wrestling Federation). The tag team Strike Force

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 (Tito Santana

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 and Rick Martel

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) used "Girls in Cars" as their entrance music.

In 2010, Dupree signed with Spectra Records and released the album "Time and Tide" featuring former E Street Band

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 keyboards player David Sancious

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. On May 21, 2010 Dupree performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

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 as part of Jimmy's ongoing tribute to Yacht Rock

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: the smooth West Coast sound of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Albums

• 1980: Robbie Dupree
• 1981: Street Corner Heroes
• 1989: Carried Away
• 1993: Walking on Water
• 1995: Smoke and Mirrors
• 1997: Vintage Volume 1 (Compilation)
• 1998: Live All Night Long
• 2001: Vintage Volume 2 (Compilation)
• 2003: Robbie Dupree with David Sancious
• 2010: Time and Tide

Singles

• 1980: "Steal Away
  Steal Away (Robbie Dupree song)
  "Steal Away" is a song by American singer Robbie Dupree, from his 1980 debut album Robbie Dupree. Released as the first single from the album, it became his biggest hit, peaking at #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100....
  
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• 1980: "Hot Rod Hearts"
• 1981: "Brooklyn Girls"
• 1981: "Are You Ready For Love"
• 1987: "Girls in Cars"
• 1997: "Make It Easy On Yourself"
• 1997: "Live All Night Long"

External links

• Official website