The Resume

(December 23, 1946- )
Born in Brooklyn, New York
Birth name was Robert Dupuis
Singer and guitarist
Recorded the singles ‘Steal Away’ and ‘Hot Rod Hearts’ (both 1980)

Why he might be annoying:

The Los Angeles Times described his biggest hit, ‘Steal Away,’ as ‘a blatant, wimpy rip-off of the Michael McDonald/Kenny Loggins composition ‘What a Fool Believes.’’
His explanation for contributing a song to ‘The Wrestling Album II’: ‘I didn’t really want to, but I thought, ‘No one is ever going to hear this, so fuck it. I’m going to get paid good money and it’ll vanish.’’
VH-1 included him in their ‘100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 80s’ countdown even though ‘Steal Away’ and ‘Hot Rod Hearts’ both made Billboard’s top 20.

Why he might not be annoying:

His biggest influences were Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye.
In the early 70s he was in the band New World Rising, along with future Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers.
He enjoyed a career resurgence with the revival of interest in late 70s/early 80s adult-oriented rock under the label ‘yacht rock.’

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blue Eyed Soul Artists
• Born on Festivus [December 23] (Ranked: 1946)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 75]
• I Performed on American Bandstand [A-D]
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Profiles 46501-46750 (Ranked: 46657)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s (Ranked: 64)
• Yacht Rockers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying