Joel Feeney | |
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Birth name | Joel Richard Stephan Feeney |
Born | November 21, 1957 |
Origin | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Country, pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
Instruments | keyboards |
Years active | 1980 – present |
Labels | MCA Canada, Universal Music |
Joel Richard Stephan Feeney (born November 21, 1957) is a Canadian country, pop music singer, songwriter and record producer.
Joel Feeney commenced his recording career with the pop rock band The Front. [1] Feeney was also a producer on albums by other Canadian country singers including Family Brown, and worked as a session musician before releasing his debut album Joel Feeney and the Western Front in 1991. The album included songs written by members of The Front. [2]
Feeney's second album Life Is but a Dream was released in 1993 and was produced by Chris Farren. It received a positive review from the Ottawa Citizen which called it a "soft-spoken but intense set of songs". [3]
His most successful hit came in 1995 with "What Kind of Man", which topped the Canadian RPM country singles charts. This song also came from Life Is but a Dream. [4] He is also notable for co-writing LeAnn Rimes' 2005 hit "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense". [5]
Title | Details |
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Joel Feeney and the Western Front |
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...Life Is but a Dream |
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Joel Feeney |
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions [6] | Album | ||
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CAN Country | CAN | CAN AC | |||
1991 | "It's a Beautiful Life" | 23 | — | — | Joel Feeney and the Western Front |
"Poor Billy" | 71 | — | — | ||
"Diamonds" | 18 | 69 | 24 | ||
1992 | "One Good Reason" | 28 | — | — | |
"If Anything Could Be" | 48 | — | — | ||
"The Tennessee Hills" | 26 | — | — | ||
1993 | "Say the Word" | 5 | — | — | ...Life Is but a Dream |
1994 | "By Heart" | 13 | — | — | |
"Everything to Me" | 11 | — | — | ||
"Tears Don't Lie" | 32 | — | — | ||
1995 | "What Kind of Man" | 1 | — | — | |
"Life Is But a Dream" | 9 | — | — | ||
1998 | "A Little Bit of Your Love" | 12 | — | — | Joel Feeney |
"Leslie's Wedding Day" | 16 | — | — | ||
1999 | "She Ain't Gonna Cry" | 15 | — | — | |
2000 | "A Wonderful Life" | 49 | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
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CAN Country | ||||
2000 | "I Will" | Eli Barsi | 75 | Eli Barsi |
Year | Video |
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1991 | "Diamonds" |
1992 | "If Anything Could Be" |
1995 | "What Kind of Man" |
"Life Is But a Dream" | |
1998 | "A Little Bit of Your Love" |
"Leslie's Wedding Day" |
This album was released by CBC audio in 2001
Song |
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"It's All Right" |
"Rock & Roll Lullaby" |
"Bad Boy" with Cal Dodd, Neil Donnell and Michael Dunstion |
This album was released by CBC audio in 2003
Song |
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"Storybook Children" with Sharon Lee Williams |
"Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries" with Maddy Willis |
"Let it Be Me" with Maddy Willis |
"Rock 'n' Roll Heaven" with Sheree Cerqua |
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