Skin Games were a
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pop
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rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Critically acclaimed as artists, they never gained commercial success, and broke up after just one album, ''The Blood Rush'', released in 1989. The soaring vocal style of lead singer Wendy Page has been compared with both
Kate Bush
Catherine Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer. In 1978, at the age of 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single " Wuthering Heights", becoming the first female ...
and
The Cocteau Twins but the music is otherwise hard to categorise. The band released a number of singles from the album, but only "Brilliant Shining" managed to gain any significant airplay. Other notable tracks include the
Steve Hillage
Stephen Simpson Hillage (born 2 August 1951) is an English musician, best known as a guitarist. He is associated with the Canterbury scene and has worked in experimental domains since the late 1960s. Besides his solo recordings he has been a me ...
-produced "Cowboy Joe", "Where the Wild Things Are" and "Tirade".
Skin Games were:
* Wendy Page (vocals)
* Jim Marr (bass guitar)
* Jonny Willett (lead guitar)
* Dave Innes (drums)
* Adam Lee (keyboards)
Despite sinking with relatively little trace, Wendy Page and Jim Marr went on to pen some hits for
Martine McCutcheon
Martine Kimberley Sherrie McCutcheon (formerly Ponting, born 14 May 1976) is an English actress and singer. She began appearing in television commercials at an early age and made her television debut in the children's television drama ''Bluebird ...
("
Perfect Moment
"Perfect Moment" is a song originally by Polish singer Edyta Górniak from her first international album, ''Edyta Górniak'' (1997). It was written by Jim Marr and Wendy Page and produced by Christopher Neil. A cover by British singer and actres ...
") and
Billie Piper
Billie Paul Piper (born Leian Paul Piper; 22 September 1982) is an English actress and former singer. She initially gained recognition as a singer after releasing her debut single " Because We Want To" at age 15, which made her the youngest woma ...
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Honey to the Bee
"Honey to the Bee" is a song by English singer turned actress Billie Piper from her debut studio album, ''Honey to the B'' (1998). It was released on 22 March 1999 and debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart, which became its peak positio ...
", "
Because We Want To") and wrote and produced "Dangerous To Know" on
Hilary Duff
Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including seven Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, four Teen Choice Awards and two Young Artist Awards. She began her ac ...
's
third album. In 1999, Page collaborated with production duo
Tin Tin Out
Tin Tin Out were an English electronic dance music duo, comprising Darren Stokes and Lindsay Edwards. They remixed songs for a variety of artists such as Duran Duran, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, The Corrs and Des'ree, as well as collaborating wit ...
on the album ''
Eleven to Fly'', co-writing and providing lead vocals on the majority of the tracks. She also continues to have a solo career.
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