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 Jaci Velasquez.

Career

Born in

Sedgley Sedgley is a town in the north of the Dudley district, in the county of the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, Sedgley is on the A459 road between Wolverhampton and Dudley, and was formerly the seat of an ancient ...

, 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

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'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 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, 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: '' Wired for Sound'' "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: '' 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: ''

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'' "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"* * 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" Jaci Velasquez * 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 * 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)

* 1984: '' Dream Street'' "Hold Back the Tears"

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*1995: 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 male songwriters Living people People from Sedgley British performers of Christian music