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Biography
William Pitt (born William Frederick Pate) is an American-born pop singer whose single "City Lights" became a hit in several European countries in 1987.
Biography
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.
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. 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
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | BEL | FRA | GER | NLD | SPA | SWI | UK | ||||
| 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. | |||||||||||