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Fun in Space

Field	Value
name	Fun in Space
type	Studio
artist	Roger Taylor
cover	Roger Taylor Fun In Space.png
released	6 April 1981
recorded	1978 – 1981
studio	Mountain, Montreux, Switzerland
genre	Rock
length	40:12
label
producer	Roger Taylor
next_title	Strange Frontier
next_year	1984
misc	{{Singles
name	Fun in Space
type	studio
single1	Future Management
single1date	30 March 1981
single2	Let's Get Crazy
single2date	15 May 1981 (Japan, Canada, Australia and US only)
single3	My Country
single3date	29 June 1981 (UK only)

Fun in Space is the debut solo album by English musician Roger Taylor, the drummer of Queen. It was released on 6 April 1981 in the UK and 9 May in the US. The album peaked at number 18 in the British charts, while it performed poorly in the US.

The album was recorded in between legs of Queen's tours for The Game and Flash Gordon albums. Taylor wrote, produced, sang and performed all of the songs himself.

The album's credits state "P.P.S. 157 synthesizers", a joke referring to Queen's usual statement of "No synthesizers" in the liner notes of all albums up to The Game.

"Future Management" was issued as a single in Europe, while "Let's Get Crazy" was released in the US. The album was re-released as a digitally remastered CD in 1996.

Cover

The original cover art was created by American artist Jim Laurier. The piece was commissioned for the July 1980 issue of Creepy magazine. The back cover of the album shows Roger Taylor reading that issue.

The 'alien' writing on the magazine on the front cover consists mainly of upside down Hebrew characters. The actual words are meaningless.

Coincidentally, the alien on the cover art was designed by Roger Taylor's former Smile bandmate Tim Staffell. The alien was commissioned by Jim Laurier and Tim Staffell wasn't aware of the album cover until he found his alien on Roger Taylor's mantlepiece when visiting his home.

Track listing

Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–10 on CD reissues.

Personnel

Roger Taylor – drums, percussion, lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards
David Richards – engineer, approximately 50% of keyboards
Hipgnosis – artwork, cover design

Singles

Future Management A-Side: "Future Management" B-Side: "Laugh Or Cry" Released on 30 March 1981. Reached #49 in the UK Singles Chart. Released in the UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Brazil and Ireland.
Let's Get Crazy A-Side: "Let's Get Crazy" B-Side: "Laugh Or Cry" Released on 15 May 1981. Released in Japan, USA, Canada and Australia.
My Country A-Side: "My Country" B-Side: "Fun In Space" Released on 29 June 1981. Did not chart. Only released in the UK.

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak
position

References

{{AllMusic. Geoff. Orens
(1999). "MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide". Visible Ink Press.

Wikipedia Source

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