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

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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

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in October 1983.

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

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and members of

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. Also contributing was

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, 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)

References

English pop music groups Innervision Records artists {{UK-pop-band-stub