Space Monkey (band)
{{Short description|British pop group}}
{{For|the English band with a similar name|Space Monkeys}}
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Space Monkey was a British pop group from the mid-1980s, led by the singer–songwriter guitarist Paul Goodchild. The group's sole album was 1985's On the Beam, issued in the UK by Innervision Records and in the US by MCA. A previous charting single release, "Can't Stop Running", was issued in 1983 on Innervision Records. It peaked at number 53 in the UK Singles Chart in October 1983.{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 517}}
History
Space Monkey was not a "group" per se; Goodchild was the only person to appear on every one of On the Beam{{'}}s tracks. Various session musicians were used, including Wham!'s backup band and members of Bow Wow Wow. Also contributing was keyboard player Adrian Lee, who would later join Mike + the Mechanics.
Discography
=Studio albums=
- On the Beam (1985)
=Singles=
- "Can't Stop Running...." (1983)
- "Come with Me" (1984)
- "One More Shot" (1985)
- "Only the Night" (1986)
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Category:English pop music groups
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