In 1973, his song "Help It Along" finished third in the BBC's annual A Song for Europe contest, performed by Cliff Richard. The track was a hit single later in the year for Cliff and the title of his 1974 live album.
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 playing Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar and Ginger in Leaping Ginger at the Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester before working full-time as a record producer. His film roles included The Sex Thief (1973), Eskimo Nell (1975), and Three for All (1975), and 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, he wrote and sang the theme songs to the two films. From 1976, Neil was the host of the BBC children's programme You and Me.[2]
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For other people with similar names see Chris Neal disambiguation Christopher Neil born 1948 is an Irish born British record producer songwriter singer and actor Christopher NeilBirth nameChristopher NeilBorn1948 age 74 75 OriginAthy IrelandGenresPop rock soft rock adult contemporaryOccupation s Producer songwriter actorYears active1976 presentLabelsRak He has produced records for A ha Amazulu Bonnie Tyler Celine Dion Cher Dollar Edyta Gorniak Gerry Rafferty Jennifer Rush Jose Carreras Leo Sayer Marillion Mike The Mechanics Morten Harket Paul Carrack Paul Young Rod Stewart Shakin Stevens Sheena Easton the Moody Blues and Toyah Willcox In 1973 his song Help It Along finished third in the BBC s annual A Song for Europe contest performed by Cliff Richard The track was a hit single later in the year for Cliff and the title of his 1974 live album 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 playing Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar and Ginger in Leaping Ginger at the Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester before working full time as a record producer His film roles included The Sex Thief 1973 Eskimo Nell 1975 and Three for All 1975 and 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 he wrote and sang the theme songs to the two films From 1976 Neil was the host of the BBC children s programme You and Me 2 Contents 1 Discography 2 Hit singles as producer 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDiscography EditYear Album1972 Where I BelongHit singles as producer EditChristopher Neil has produced many 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 1001976 Paul Nicholas Dancing with the Captain 3 8 Grandma s Party 3 9 1977 Heaven on the 7th Floor 3 4 40 61978 Marshall Hain Dancing in the City 5 6 3 431979 Dollar Love s Gotta Hold on Me 7 4 I Wanna Hold Your Hand 7 9 1980 Sheena Easton Modern Girl 8 9 8 18 9 to 5 Morning Train 8 9 3 1Dennis Waterman I Could Be So Good for You 10 3 1981 Sheena Easton For Your Eyes Only 8 9 8 41982 Wavelength Hurry Home 11 12 171983 Shakin Stevens Cry Just a Little Bit 13 14 3 671984 Shakin Stevens amp Bonnie Tyler A Rockin Good Way 15 5 Shakin Stevens Teardrops 13 5 1985 Amazulu Don t You Just Know It 15 Mike The Mechanics Silent Running On Dangerous Ground 16 17 21 61986 Amazulu Too Good to Be Forgotten 18 5 Mike The Mechanics All I Need Is a Miracle 16 17 53 51987 Paul Carrack Don t Shed a Tear 60 9Wax Bridge to Your Heart 12 1989 Mike The Mechanics The Living Years 16 17 2 11990 Celine Dion Where Does My Heart Beat Now 72 41994 Think Twice 19 20 1 95See also EditCategory Albums produced by Christopher NeilReferences Edit Christopher Neil Where I Belong LP Album at Discogs Discogs Retrieved 12 May 2010 Search Results BBC Genome genome ch bbc co uk a b c The Official Charts Company Paul Nicholas Official Charts Retrieved 12 May 2010 Allmusic Paul Nicholas gt Charts amp Awards gt Billboard Singles Retrieved 12 May 2010 The Official Charts Company Marshall Hain Dancin In The City Official Charts Retrieved 12 May 2010 Allmusic Marshall Hain gt Charts amp Awards gt Billboard Singles Retrieved 12 May 2010 a b The Official Charts Company Dollar Official Charts Retrieved 12 May 2010 a b c The Official Charts Company Sheena Easton Official Charts Retrieved 12 May 2010 a b c Allmusic Sheena Easton gt Charts amp Awards gt Billboard Singles Retrieved 12 May 2010 The Official Charts Company Dennis Waterman I Could Be So Good For You Official Charts Retrieved 12 May 2010 WAVELENGTH full Official Chart History Official Charts Company Official Charts Wavelength Hurry Home Discogs a b The Official Charts Company Shakin Stevens Official Charts Retrieved 12 May 2010 Allmusic Shakin Stevens gt Charts amp Awards gt Billboard Singles Retrieved 12 May 2010 The Official Charts Company Shaky And Bonnie A Rockin Good Way Official Charts Retrieved 12 May 2010 a b c The Official Charts Company Mike and the Mechanics Official Charts Retrieved 12 May 2010 a b c Allmusic Mike the Mechanics gt Charts amp Awards gt Billboard Singles Retrieved 12 May 2010 The Official Charts Company Amazulu Too Good To Be Forgotten Official Charts Retrieved 12 May 2010 The Official Charts Company Celine Dion Think Twice Official Charts Retrieved 12 May 2010 Allmusic Celine Dion gt Charts amp Awards gt Billboard Singles Retrieved 12 May 2010 External links EditChristopher Neil discography at Discogs Christopher Neil at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christopher Neil amp oldid 1079847799, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
