Chris Eaton

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British musician

Gender:

Male

Places:

United Kingdom Great Britain

Is:

Songwriter

Work field:

Music

Birth:

1960(Sedgley, United Kingdom)

Genres:

Contemporary christian music

The details

Biography

Introduction

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 and Jaci Velasquez.

Career

Bornin Sedgley, 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 Art Garfunkel in 1998. 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". He also wrote several Jaci Velasquez 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:

Cliff Richard

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"* (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"* and "All the Time You Need"
2001: Wanted "Let Me Be the One"*
2003: Cliff at Christmas "Santa's List"*
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"*