Christopher Neil

For the Canadian suspect of the same name arrested in an Interpol sexual abuse investigation, see Christopher Paul Neil.

Christopher Neil is a British record producer, songwriter, singer and actor.

He has worked with Celine Dion, a-ha, Dollar, Paul Nicholas, Kim Criswell, Morten Harket, Mike + The Mechanics, Johnny Logan, Marillion, The Moody Blues, The Other Ones, Paul Carrack, Rod Stewart, Gerry Rafferty, Cher, Edyta Górniak and Sheena Easton.

Neil started in the mid-sixties as a singer with Manchester group The Chuckles. In 1972 he released a solo album Where I Belong on RAK Records.^[1]

In 1977 and 78 he starred in two of the three 'Adventures of...' British sex comedy films 'Adventures Of A Private Eye' and the final film in the trilogy 'Adventures Of A Plumber's Mate'. In addition to taking the lead role, Neil wrote and sang the theme songs to the two films.

Hit singles

Christopher Neil has produced several songs that reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart or the US Billboard Hot 100:

Year	Artist	Title	UK Singles Chart	Billboard Hot 100
1976	Paul Nicholas	"Dancing With the Captain"[2]	8	—
		"Grandma's Party"[2]	9	—
1977		"Heaven on the 7th Floor"[2][3]	40	6
1978	Marshall Hain	"Dancing in the City"[4][5]	3	43
1979	Dollar	"Love's Gotta Hold on Me"[6]	4	—
		"I Wanna Hold Your Hand"[6]	9	—
1980	Sheena Easton	"Modern Girl"[7][8]	8	18
		"9 to 5" / "Morning Train"[7][8]	3	1
	Dennis Waterman	"I Could Be So Good for You"[9]	3	—
1981	Sheena Easton	"For Your Eyes Only"[7][8]	8	4
1983	Shakin' Stevens	"Cry Just a Little Bit"[10][11]	3	67
	Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler	"A Rockin' Good Way"[12]	5	—
1984	Shakin' Stevens	"Teardrops"[10]	5	—
1985	Mike + The Mechanics	"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)"[13][14]	21	6
1986	Amazulu	"Too Good to Be Forgotten"[15]	5	—
1986	Mike + The Mechanics	"All I Need Is a Miracle"[13][14]	53	5
1989		"The Living Years""[13][14]	2	1
1994	Celine Dion	"Think Twice"[16][17]	1	95

Christopher Neil also released some solo tracks: If I Was Close To You Working Girl - 1979 Here We Go

See also

• Category:Albums produced by Christopher Neil
• Category:Songs produced by Christopher Neil

References

1. ^ "Christopher Neil - Where I Belong (LP, Album) at Discogs". http://www.discogs.com/Christopher-Neil-Where-I-Belong/release/2105333. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Chart Stats - Paul Nicholas". http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=2680. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
3. ^ "Allmusic ((( Paul Nicholas > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p109663/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
4. ^ "Chart Stats - Marshall Hain - Dancin' In The City". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=7791. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
5. ^ "Allmusic ((( Marshall-Hain > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p19174/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Chart Stats - Dollar". http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=3029. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
7. ^ ^{a b c} "Chart Stats - Sheena Easton". http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=3283. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
8. ^ ^{a b c} "Allmusic ((( Sheena Easton > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4159/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
9. ^ "Chart Stats - Dennis Waterman - I Could Be So Good For You". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=9078. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
10. ^ ^{a b} "Chart Stats - Shakin' Stevens". http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=592. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
11. ^ "Allmusic ((( Shakin' Stevens > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p20756/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
12. ^ "Chart Stats - Shaky And Bonnie - A Rockin' Good Way". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=11285. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
13. ^ ^{a b c} "Chart Stats - Mike And The Mechanics". http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4507. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
14. ^ ^{a b c} "Allmusic ((( Mike + the Mechanics > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p13677/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
15. ^ "Chart Stats - Amazulu - Too Good To Be Forgotten". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=13427. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
16. ^ "Chart Stats - Celine Dion - Think Twice". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=22398. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
17. ^ "Allmusic ((( Celine Dion > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4099/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 

External links

• Christopher Neil discography at Discogs
• Christopher Neil at the Internet Movie Database

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