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

Christopher Neil (born 1948) 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]

He worked as an actor during the 1970s before going full-time as a record producer. In 1976 he starred in the British TV series Rock Follies. In 1977 and 1978 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.

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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
1984 Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler "A Rockin' Good Way"[12] 5 —
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 —
Mike + The Mechanics "All I Need Is a Miracle"[13][14] 53 5
1987 Paul Carrack "Don't Shed a Tear" 60 9
1989 Mike + The Mechanics "The Living Years"[13][14] 2 1
1990 Celine Dion "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" 72 4
1994 "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

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References [link]

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

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Grey Day

"Grey Day" is a pop song written by Mike Barson and recorded by British pop/ska band Madness. The song was the first single released from the band's third studio album 7. It was a big departure from their early ska sound with a much darker, miserable feel. The song title does not appear in the lyrics as a single phrase, though a couplet rhyming "grey" with "day" features in the chorus.

The song was written prior to the band becoming a success in the UK music scene, and the first performance of the song came back in 1978 at the Acklam Hall while the band were known as "The North London Invaders". The song was finally recorded in 1981 and was released as a single on 17 April 1981. The song spent 10 weeks in the UK Singles Chart, reaching a high of number 4. It was able to crack the charts in Australia as well, but only as high as number 82.

Music video

The music video for the single was filmed in March 1981. The majority of the video was shot on an open top bus as it drove around London, and in Bowmans shop window on Camden High Street, where the band performed the song. The street they are featured walking down is Royal College Street just off of Camden High Street, they are seen entering various of the houses between 115 and 125. A recurring theme in the music video is common dreams, such as dreaming that one is flying or falling.

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Grey Day

by: Esoteric

'Tis but a fucking grey day for me now.
One that I care not to meet.
Wherefore is this grey fucking day,
That I should sit in here now?
Now of all times,
For all times have been now,
Until they became then.
And it grates upon these very nerves,
That move my body amongst the living.
As they seethe,
Shaking their anger throughout my bones... as if to escape...
Such a need to explode.
For this time ticks slowly,
Through this, the greyest of all days.
Waiting for now to become then.
And it tears me apart,
But I cannot escape this terrible pain.
Ripping, devouring the bones within my flesh.
Draining my life's blood.
And wherefore is this fucking grey day,
That I should sit in here again?
And what?
What fucking tale to tell now?
Of tears uncried?
Only the sweat of writhing agony.
The eyes she'd no tears...




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