Parents Stuart John Eaton Role Singer-songwriter | Name Chris Eaton Website www.chriseaton.co.uk | |
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Birth name Christopher Neville Eaton Albums Wonderful World, Alien, Island In The Sound, The Repose Suite, Dare to Dream, Vision Similar People Amy Grant, Margaret Becker, Brent Bourgeois, Mark Harris, Marshall Altman Profiles | ||
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Christopher Neville Eaton (born 16 September 1958) is a British Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter, who has written songs for singers such as Cliff Richard, Amy Grant and Jaci Velasquez.
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Career
Born in 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.
Albums
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
Amy Grant
Jaci Velasquez
Note: * denotes songs released as singles