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'''Skin Games''' were a British [[pop music|pop]]/[[Rock music|rock]] band of the late 1980s and early 1990s that were signed to [[Epic Records]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 October 1988 |title=Rockers to step back in time for concert |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/808204770/ |work=Birmingham Evening Mail |pages=17}}</ref> Their name was inspired by a [[Dylan Thomas]] short story.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 January 1989 |title=Faces to watch in 1989 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/936026708/ |work=Manchester Evening News |pages=28}}</ref> Critically acclaimed as artists,{{According to whom|date=February 2024}} 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{{By whom|date=August 2022}} with both [[Kate Bush]] 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. Their first single, "Cowboy Joe", was produced by [[Steve Hillage]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holt |first=Peter |date=4 September 1987 |title=Ad Lib |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/722389988/ |work=Evening Standard|location=London |pages=27}}</ref>

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]] ("[[Perfect Moment]]") and [[Billie Piper]] ("[[Honey to the Bee]]", "[[Because We Want To]]") and wrote and produced "Dangerous to Know" on [[Hilary Duff]]'s [[Hilary Duff (album)|third album]]. In 1999, Page collaborated with production duo [[Tin Tin Out]] 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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

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[[Category:English pop music groups]]
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