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David Parton (born David Eric Stanley Parton, 1948) is an English singer-songwriter and record producer from Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England. He is also known as Des Parton, based on the initials of his first three names.

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David Parton
Birth name	David Eric Stanley Parton
Born	1948 (age 73–74)
Origin	Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Genres	Pop, Rock, R&B
Instrument(s)	Vocals

Career

Parton was the frontman of Strange Fox, who were nurtured by Tony Hatch in the early 1970s.[1] Parton achieved songwriting success writing songs for Sweet Sensation in the mid-1970s, namely "Sad Sweet Dreamer" which was a number 1 single in the UK, and "Purely by Coincidence" which also charted.[1] He arranged and co-produced both tracks with Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent.

In 1975, Parton released an album entitled Snaps on the Buk record label, a short lived imprint of Decca Records.[2] A year later he re-emerged with a band called The Cyril Dagworth Players, where Parton masqueraded as Dagworth. They released one album, also co-produced by Parton and Hatch.[3]

Parton then sang a cover version of Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" which he again co-produced with Hatch. When the original contracted singer (Marcel King from Sweet Sensation) was unable to re-create Wonder's vocal nuances, rather than dispose of the backing track, Parton sang the lead vocal, and it was decided to issue this version.[1] It was released on 15 January 1977 and was in the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks, reaching number 4.[4] Thus it reached a higher chart position than the Stevie Wonder original, which peaked at number 94 in the UK chart. Lack of further chart action saw him dubbed as a one-hit wonder. He later worked as a songwriter and producer based in Cheshire.[1]

He has generally sung and played guitar with local bands from North Staffordshire.

Songwriting credits

• "Sad Sweet Dreamer" – Sweet Sensation
• "Purely by Coincidence" – Sweet Sensation
• "Belinda" – Coup De Cœur

Discography

Albums

• Snaps – Buk Records – 1975[2]

All tracks written & arranged by Des Parton

1. "Lawman" – (5:36)
2. "Eyes as Sad as Yours" (4:20)
3. "All the Live Long Day" (4:48)
4. "Oh for the Glory" (5:53)
5. "Queenie" (4:14)
6. "Jane" (3:25)
7. "The Nigger's Coming" (2:48)
8. "Something for the Likes of You" (3:42)
9. "Longest Journey" (3:17)
10. "Vandal" (3:51)

Singles

Year	Title	UK [4][5]	Certifications
1977	"Isn't She Lovely"	4	BPI: Silver[6]
	"In Everything You Do"	—
1978	"Let's Make This Dream Last Forever"	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

External links

• David Parton discography at Discogs

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