Chris Eaton (British musician)
British singer-songwriter
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Christopher Neville Eaton (born 16 September 1958) is a British Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter, who has written songs for singers including Cliff Richard, Amy Grant, Janet Jackson and Jaci Velasquez.
16 September 1958
- Singer
- songwriter
- Lyrix
- Mark Williamson Band
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| Born | Christopher Neville Eaton 16 September 1958 Sedgley, Staffordshire, England |
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| Website | chriseaton |
Career
Born in Sedgley, Staffordshire,[citation needed] Eaton was a member of the 1980s bands Lyrix and the Mark Williamson Band prior to his solo career. He has toured the US to promote his albums,[1] and also toured Europe as the opening act for Art Garfunkel in 1998.[2] He worked on Roger Daltrey's 1987 solo album Can't Wait to See the Movie, singing backing vocals.
Eaton wrote Cliff Richard's 1990 UK Christmas No. 1 single "Saviour's Day" and has also written songs that have been performed by other CCM artists such as Amy Grant, who recorded a version of Eaton's "Breath of Heaven".[3] He also wrote several Jaci Velasquez songs including "On My Knees" and "God So Loved" as well as producing two albums.
Personal life
Discography
Albums
- 1986: Vision
- 1995: Wonderful World
- 1997: Cruisin' (released in North America as What Kind of Love)
- 2008: Dare to Dream
Songs recorded by other artists
Eaton has composed many songs recorded by other artists for their albums.[6] Below is a small selection of these:
- 1981: Wired for Sound "Lost in a Lonely World" and "Summer Rain"
- 1982: Now You See Me, Now You Don't "Where Do We Go from Here"*, "Little Town"*[7] (rearrangement of "O Little Town of Bethlehem") and "Discovering"
- 1987: Always Guaranteed "Under Your Spell"
- 1989: Stronger "Joanna"
- 1990: From a Distance: The Event "Saviour's Day"*[8] and "All the Time You Need"
- 2001: Wanted "Let Me Be the One"*
- 2003: Cliff at Christmas "Santa's List"*[9]
- 2004: Something's Goin' On "For Life", "I Don't Wanna Lose You" and "Faithful One"
- 2015: 75 at 75 "Golden"*
- 2018: Rise Up "Reborn"*
- 2020: Music... The Air That I Breathe "Falling for You"*
- 2022: Christmas with Cliff "Six Days After Christmas (Happy New Year)"
- 1985: Unguarded "Sharayah"
- 1992: Home for Christmas "Breath of Heaven"* and "Emmanuel, God With Us"
- 1991: Heart in Motion "Hats"
- 1996: Heavenly Place "On My Knees"
- 1998: Jaci Velasquez (self-titled album) "God So Loved"*
- 1991: Michael English "Do You Believe in Love"
- 1985: Medals "Here I Am," "How Much It Hurts" and "Vision"
- 1987: Russ Taff "Believe in Love"
- 2000: Live for You "Live for You"*
- 2009: The Reason "Into Your Hands" and "Just Love"
- 1985: Let the Wind Blow "In the Promised Land"
- 1987: This Year's Model "Outlander" and "Warriors"
- 2014: "1914 – The Christmas Truce"* (feat. Abby Scott, Flt Lt Matt Little, the Raf Spitfire Choir & William Inscoe)[10][11]
- 1984: Dream Street "Hold Back the Tears"
- 1995: My Cherie "Dance Away the Blues"
Note: *denotes songs released as singles