Billy Satellite was an American

United States

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 rock

Rock music

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 band based in Oakland, California

Oakland, California

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. Formed in 1983, the band consisted of Monty Byrom

Monty Byrom

Monty Curtis Byrom is an American rock, blues and country guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. He fronted bands Billy Satellite, New Frontier, and the Academy of Country Music nominated Big House. Earlier in his career Byrom co-produced and co-wrote hit songs for Eddie Money while a...

 (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Danny Chauncey

Danny Chauncey

Danny Chauncey is an American rock guitarist. He is best known for being a member of the Southern rock band 38 Special since 1987...

 (guitar, keyboards), Ira Walker (bass), and Tom "Fee" Falletti (drums). The group released an eponymous album in 1984 and recorded a follow-up that went unreleased before breaking up.

Byrom went on to form New Frontier and later worked with Eddie Money

Eddie Money

Eddie Money is an American rock guitarist, saxophonist and singer-songwriter who found success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits and platinum albums...

 who covered

Cover version

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 Billy Satellite's "I Wanna Go Back

I Wanna Go Back

"I Wanna Go Back" is a 1984 song by American rock band Billy Satellite, written by band members Monty Byrom, Danny Chauncey, and Ira Walker, that achieved major popularity when recorded by Eddie Money in 1986...

" on his 1986 album Can't Hold Back

Can't Hold Back (Eddie Money album)

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. Later, Byrom was part of the band Big House

Big House (band)

Big House is an American country music band based in Bakersfield, California. Grounded in the Bakersfield Sound, originally, the band consisted of Monty Byrom , David Neuhauser , Chuck Seaton , Tanner Byrom , Sonny California , and Ron Mitchell...

. In 1987, Chauncey joined 38 Special.

Album

Billy Satellite made one self-titled album released by Capitol Records

Capitol Records

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 that contained two chart singles, "Satisfy Me" and "I Wanna Go Back." The album was re-released as Billy Satellite 1 by ATM Records in 2000 with new cover art and with two bonus tracks. In 2009, Rock Candy Records remastered and re-released the original album again.

Track listing

Side 1:

1. "Satisfy Me" (Byrom, Chauncey, Walker) — 3:41
2. "Last Call" (Byrom, Byrom) — 3:29
3. "Do Ya?" (Walker) — 3:46
4. "I Wanna Go Back
   I Wanna Go Back
   "I Wanna Go Back" is a 1984 song by American rock band Billy Satellite, written by band members Monty Byrom, Danny Chauncey, and Ira Walker, that achieved major popularity when recorded by Eddie Money in 1986...
   
   " (Byrom, Chauncey, Walker) — 3:52
5. "Trouble" (Byrom, Chauncey, Walker) — 3:46

Side 2:

1. "Rockin' Down the Highway" (Byrom, Chauncey) — 3:30
2. "Turning Point" (Byrom, Walker) — 3:28
3. "Bye Bye Baby" (Byrom, Chauncey) — 4:30
4. "Standin' With the Kings" (Chauncey) — 3:51
5. "The Lonely One" (Byrom, Chauncey) — 3:29

Bonus tracks (from the 2000 re-release):

1. "Poker Face" (Byrom, Walker) — 3:26
2. "Ready to Rock and Roll" (Allinsmith, Walker) — 4:03

Singles

Singles form the album include:

1. "Satisfy Me" (b/w "Turning Point") — Billboard Hot 100
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   : #64 (debuted on 18 August 1984, charted for 6 weeks)
2. "I Wanna Go Back" (b/w "Rockin' Down the Highway") — Billboard Hot 100: #78 (debuted on 8 December 1984, charted for 3 weeks)

Both had music videos produced that aired on MTV

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External links

• Billy Satellite MySpace page — includes streaming audio of several songs
• Monty Byrom's Music