Steven Dante

Steven Dante
Birth name	Steven Barrington Dennis
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Soul
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Cooltempo

Steven Dante (stage name of Steven Barrington Dennis)^[1] is a British soul singer and songwriter, who had several singles released in the 1980s on the Cooltempo label. His only solo album, Find Out, was released on Chrysalis in 1988. It peaked at #87 in the UK Albums Chart in September 1988.^[1] He has also collaborated with several house producers, providing vocals for John "Jellybean" Benitez, D Mob and Lighthouse Family. "The Real Thing", released in 1987 with Jellybean, reached #13 on the UK Singles Chart,^[1] and was a US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart number-one single.^[2] It was included on Jellybean's album Just Visiting This Planet.

Dante also wrote songs for Total Contrast and By All Means, and sang backing vocals for Shara Nelson.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	UK [3]
1988	Find Out	87

Singles

Year	Song	Label	UK [3][4]
1985	"So Long"	Chrysalis	—
1986	"Give It Up for Love"	Cooltempo	78
1987	"The Real Thing" (with Jellybean)	Chrysalis	13
	"Why Can't You Sit Still"	Cooltempo	—
1988	"I'm Too Scared"		34
	"Imagination"		76
1989	"Love Follows"		91
1997	"Never Had a Love Like This Before" (with Juliet Roberts)	Delirious	87
2010	"Ready or Not" (with Paul Hardcastle)		—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 140. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. "Jellybean Top Songs". MusicVF.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020
3. "Official Charts > Steven Dante". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
4. "Official Charts > Jellybean". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

External links

• Steven Dante discography at Discogs