Newton (singer)

Newton
Newton
Birth name	William Newton Myers
Born	3 June 1967; Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Eurodance, dance-pop, synthpop
Occupation(s)	Firefighter, singer-songwriter, dancer, producer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, keyboards
Years active	1986−present

Newton is the stage name for the UK firefighter turned pop singer, 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 his debut single, "Sky High", a cover of the 1975 hit by Jigsaw, which was produced by Mike Stock and Matt Aitken. "Sky High" peaked at number 8 in Australia in April 1995 and was certified gold.

In 1996, Newton released "Sometimes When We Touch", a cover of Dan Hill's hit, which peaked at number 5 in Australia and was also certified gold. It peaked at number 32 in the United Kingdom.[1] Singles "Don't Worry", "We're All Alone" 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)" and "All Out of Love" with limited chart success.

In 2012, Newton returned with a second studio album titled Time to Believe.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Sweetest Secret	Released: 1997 Format: CD, cassette Label: Dominion Records Released in Japan as We're All Alone
Time to Believe	Released: 2012 Format: CD, Digital Download Label: Interscope Digital Distribution Released in Japan as We're All Alone

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
Title	Year	AUS [2]	UK [3]	Certifications	Album
"Sky High"	1994	8	56		Sweetest Secret
"Sometimes When We Touch"	1996	5	32	ARIA: Gold[4]
"Don't Worry"	1997	—	61
"We're All Alone"		64	—
"How Long"		—	—
"He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)"	1998	—	—
"All Out of Love"	1998	—	—

References

Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 393. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "Discography Newton". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "We're All Alone": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 202.
"Full Chart Stats NEWTON". Official Charts. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
"The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

External links

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[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-1] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 393. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[2] Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
Top 50 peaks: "Discography Newton". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

"We're All Alone": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 202.

[3] Top 50 peaks: "Discography Newton". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[4] "We're All Alone": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 202.

[UK-3] "Full Chart Stats NEWTON". Official Charts. Retrieved 19 October 2017.

[4] "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2016.