Barry Upton
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Barry Upton (born 25 February 1954, Hastings, Sussex) is a British songwriter, arranger, musician and producer of various forms of pop music. He is also a audio engineer and stage performer having appeared around the world in various capacities.
[edit] Career
In the early 1980s, Upton was a member of the Brotherhood of Man, appearing in concert with them internationally. Although not a member of the band at the time of their Eurovision win, he was their musical arranger and co-wrote a lot of their material during his time with them. In 1997 he created the million selling pop band, Steps.
His writing and/or production credits include:
- "You've Got Me Dancing" (featured in the film, Little Miss Sunshine) 2006
- "Cheeky Flamenco" - with The Cheeky Girls - 2003
- "Bunsen Burner" - Top Ten hit with John Otway - 2002
- Gold - The Greatest Hits - Steps - 2002
- "5,6,7,8" [1] - with Steps - 1997
- "Only Fools (Never Fall In Love)" - with Sonia
- Dollar’s Greatest Hits - with Dollar
- "I’m In The Mood For Dancing '89" - with The Nolans
