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I Wanna Go Back
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = I Wanna Go Back
| cover = I Wanna Go Back (Billy Satellite single cover).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Billy Satellite
| album = Billy Satellite
| B-side = Rockin' Down the Highway
| released = December 1984
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| genre = AOR, pop rock
| length = 3:52
| label = Capitol
Capitol 5409
| writer = Danny Chauncey, Monty Byrom, Ira Walker
| producer = Don Gehman
| prev_title = Satisfy Me
| prev_year = 1984
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{{Infobox song
| name = I Wanna Go Back
| cover = WannaEddie.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Eddie Money
| album = Can't Hold Back
| B-side = Broken Down Chevy
| released = December 1986
| recorded =
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| length = 3:59
| label = Columbia
Columbia 38-06569
| writer = Danny Chauncey, Monty Byrom, Ira Walker
| producer =
| prev_title = Take Me Home Tonight
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = Endless Nights
| next_year = 1987
| misc =
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"'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. Another version was recorded by former Santana/Journey keyboardist/singer Gregg Rolie for his self-titled 1985 debut solo album.
Billy Satellite version
Released in 1984 as the band's debut single, it reached the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart on December 8, 1984, charting for three weeks and peaking at number 78, and number 72 'Cash Box'. The mid-tempo song is reliant on synthesizers but contains a short guitar solo in the bridge and some guitar in the outro. The music video begins with the members of Billy Satellite driving a jeep to Alameda, California to the site of a previous live show; the latter portion features the band playing in a bar there.
Eddie Money version
American rock singer Eddie Money covered the song on his 1986 album 'Can't Hold Back', and it was released as the follow-up single to the top-ten hit "Take Me Home Tonight". It reached number 14 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, #33 Adult Contemporary, and number three on the Album Rock Tracks chart in early 1987. Money's version, which AllMusic's Mike DeGagne says has "sincere, semi-ballad charm," still relies heavily on synthesizers but includes more guitar and adds saxophone in the intro, bridge, and outro, with backing vocals by Marilyn Martin. The music video to his version features Money revisiting a high school interspersed with him and his band playing before a concert audience. Martin can also be seen in the video as mysterious figure that Money briefly follows through the crowd at the school dance, representing the girl who got away.
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Category:1984 songs
Category:1984 singles
Category:1986 singles
Category:Eddie Money songs
Category:Songs written by Monty Byrom
Category:Capitol Records singles
Category:Columbia Records singles
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