"Steal Away" is a song by American singer

Robbie Dupree Robert Dupuis (born December 23, 1946), known professionally as Robbie Dupree, is an American singer best known for his hit songs "Steal Away" (No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100) and " Hot Rod Hearts" (No. 15). Early life Robbie Dupree was ...

, from his 1980 debut album ''Robbie Dupree''. Released as the first single from the album, it became his biggest hit, peaking at No. 6 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 5 on the

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. In Canada, the song reached No. 14 on the Pop chart and spent three weeks at No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In 2009,

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ranked "Steal Away" placed at No. 64 on their retrospective list ''100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 80s.'' This is despite Dupree having had a second top 40 hit with his No. 15-peaking single "

Hot Rod Hearts "Hot Rod Hearts" is a song by American singer Robbie Dupree, from his 1980 debut album ''Robbie Dupree''. Released as the second single from the album, it reached No. 15 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 24 on the Adult Contemporary cha ...

History and song information

The song was released by Dupree in 1980. It immediately charted in the top 20, becoming a big hit during the summer of 1980 and the driving force on his debut album. John D'Agostino of the ''

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'' described the song as "a blatant, wimpy rip-off of the Michael McDonald/

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' composition " What a Fool Believes". The ''

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'' noted similarities in both Dupree's vocal style and backing keyboards to "What A Fool Believes", mentioning that McDonald's publishers sought legal action, although McDonald himself did not accuse Dupree of stealing his song. In 2017, the song was used in the American television crime drama series, ''

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'', in season 3, episode 10, titled "Lantern."

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* 1980 debut singles Robbie Dupree songs 1980 songs Elektra Records singles {{1980s-single-stub