Newton is the stage name for the UK firefighter turned pop

singer Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

, Billy Myers (born William Myers, 3 June 1967). He is best known as a cover artist, with success in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Career

In 1994, Newton released their debut single, " Sky High", a cover of the 1975 hit by Jigsaw, which was produced by Mike Stock and

Matt Aitken Matthew James Aitken (born 25 August 1956) is an English songwriter and record producer, brought up in Astley, Greater Manchester, best known as the creative force behind the 1980s and early 1990s songwriting/production trio Stock Aitken Waterman ...

. "Sky High" peaked at number 8 in Australia in April 1995 and was certified

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. Originally a one-off project, this version features vocals by Jigsaw's Des Deyer, and features shots of Dyer in the video. Reception was good and Myers was brought in as vocalist to keep the project active and provide a stable persona. In 1996, Newton released "

Sometimes When We Touch "Sometimes When We Touch" is a 1977 ballad written by Canadian pop rock artist Dan Hill (lyrics) and Barry Mann (music) on the album '' Longer Fuse''. It was first released as a single by Hill. His version of the song became the most successful ...

", a cover of

Dan Hill Daniel Grafton Hill IV (born 3 June 1954) is a Canadian pop singer and songwriter. He had two major international hits with his songs " Sometimes When We Touch" and "Can't We Try", a duet with Vonda Shepard, as well as a number of other charti ...

's hit, which peaked at number 5 in Australia and was also certified gold. It peaked at number 32 in the United Kingdom. Singles "Don't Worry", "

We're All Alone "We're All Alone" is a song written by Boz Scaggs, which became a hit for Frankie Valli in 1976. The next year it was a top-ten hit for Rita Coolidge in the US and the UK. Scaggs introduced it on his 1976 album ''Silk Degrees'', and included ...

" and "How Long" followed in 1997, all lifted from his debut studio album ''Sweetest Secret''. In 1998, two further singles were released, "

He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) "He Will Break Your Heart", is a song originally performed and co-written by Jerry Butler, a top-ten hit in 1960. In 1975, Tony Orlando and Dawn released the song under the title "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)". Their version topped the ' ...

" and "

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" with limited chart success. In 2012, Newton returned with a second studio album titled ''Time to Believe''.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Newton's Myspace
1967 births Living people Singers from Manchester English male singers English pop singers British firefighters {{UK-singer-stub