Christopher Neville Eaton (born 16 September 1958) is a British

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singer-songwriter, who has written songs for singers including

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and

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Career

Born in

Sedgley Sedgley is a town in the north of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, Sedgley is on the A459 road between Wolverhampt ...

, Staffordshire, 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, and also toured Europe as opening act for

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in 1998. He worked on

Roger Daltrey Roger Harry Daltrey (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician and actor. He is a co-founder and the lead singer of the rock band The Who. Daltrey's hit songs with The Who include " My Generation", " Pinball Wizard", " Won't Get Fooled ...

's 1987 solo album '' Can't Wait to See the Movie'', singing backing vocals. Eaton wrote

'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

, who recorded a version of Eaton's " Breath of Heaven". He also wrote several

songs including "On My Knees" and "God So Loved" as well as producing two albums.

Personal life

Eaton married singer songwriter Abby Scott in May 2009. He had been previously married to Gill, but the marriage ended in 1990.

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. Below is a small selection of these:

* 1981: ''

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'' "Lost in a Lonely World" and "Summer Rain" * 1982: '' Now You See Me, Now You Don't'' "

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"*, " Little Town"* (rearrangement of "

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") and "Discovering" * 1987: ''

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'' "Under Your Spell" * 1989: '' Stronger'' "Joanna" * 1990: '' From a Distance: The Event'' " Saviour's Day"* and "All the Time You Need" * 2001: '' Wanted'' "Let Me Be the One"* * 2003: ''

Cliff at Christmas ''Cliff at Christmas'' is the 2003 Christmas album of Cliff Richard, containing eight new songs and nine previously released songs including all of his previous hit Christmas-themed singles included. One new single was released from the album, ...

'' "Santa's List"* * 2004: ''

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'' "For Life", "I Don't Wanna Lose You" and "Faithful One" * 2015: ''

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'' "Golden"* * 2018: '' Rise Up'' "Reborn"* * 2020: '' Music... The Air That I Breathe'' "Falling for You"*

* 1985: '' Unguarded'' " Sharayah" * 1992: '' Home for Christmas'' " Breath of Heaven"* and "Emmanuel, God With Us" * 1991: ''

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'' "Hats"

* 1996: '' Heavenly Place'' "On My Knees" * 1998: Jaci Velasquez (self-titled album) "God So Loved"* Michael English * 1991: '' Michael English'' "Do You Believe in Love"

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* 1985: ''Medals'' "Here I Am," "How Much It Hurts" and "Vision" * 1987: ''Russ Taff'' "Believe in Love"

Rachael Lampa Rachael Maureen Lampa (born January 8, 1985) is an American contemporary Christian singer, songwriter and record producer. At age 15, she rose to fame and critical acclaim in 2000 with the release of her debut album, '' Live for You''. Early ...

* 2000: '' Live for You'' "Live for You"*

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* 2009: '' The Reason'' "Into Your Hands" and "Just Love"

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* 1985: ''Let the Wind Blow'' "In the Promised Land" * 1987: ''This Year's Model'' "Outlander" and "Warriors" Military Voices * 2014: "1914 – The Christmas Truce"* (feat. Abby Scott, Flt Lt Matt Little, the Raf Spitfire Choir & William Inscoe) (Sheena Easton) *1995: (album My Cherie) – Dance away the blues Note: * denotes songs released as singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eaton, Chris 1958 births English Christians Christian music songwriters English songwriters Living people People from Sedgley British performers of Christian music