William Pitt (William Frederick Pate) is an American-born pop singer whose single "City Lights" became a hit in several European countries in 1987.

William Pitt
OriginUnited States
GenresDance-pop[1]
Years active1986–present
LabelsCBS, Public, Jupiter Records

Biography

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William Pitt started singing and playing guitar in 1955 when he acquired a Sears Roebuck Harmony guitar. During the 1980s, while living in Paris, William Pitt was signed to a record deal by music producer Pascal Wüthrich.[2]

William Pitt's single "City Lights" became a hit on its first release in France, in 1986. After this, it became a hit in several other European countries following a re-release in 1987. In the Netherlands, "City Lights" reached the Top 20. The song was a disco hit in Italy during the summer of 1986, and reached the charts in 1987, peaking at 17.[3] William Pitt's follow-up single "Funny Girl" only made it to the lower regions of the German and Belgium charts. A comeback single was released in 1990.

Discography

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Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions
AUT
[4]
BEL
[5][6]
FRA
[7]
GER
[8][9]
NLD
[10]
SPA
SWI
[11]
UK
[12]
1986 "City Lights" 47
1987 "City Lights" (re-release) 16 14 15 15 5 13 94
"Funny Girl" 15 64
1990 "Such a Lonely Night (I'm Crazy to Leave You)"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

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  1. ^ Arena, James (2017). Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop: 32 International Music Legends Discuss Their Careers (illustrated ed.). McFarland. p. 230. ISBN 9781476671420.
  2. ^ "Oldie Stories - MDR THÜRINGEN - The radio: "City lights" by William Pitt (German language)". February 20, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Single: 1987".
  4. ^ "William Pitt - City Lights". austriancharts.at.
  5. ^ "William Pitt - City Lights". ultratop.be.
  6. ^ "William Pitt - Funny Girl". ultratop.be.
  7. ^ "William Pitt - City Lights". lescharts.com.
  8. ^ "Die offiziellen deutschen Single-Charts". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
  9. ^ "Die offiziellen deutschen Single-Charts".[dead link]
  10. ^ "Dutch Top 40".
  11. ^ "William Pitt - City Lights". hitparade.ch.
  12. ^ "WILLIAM PITT - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.

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