Ray Parker Jr.

Ray Parker Jr. (1.05.1954, Detroit, Michigan, Stany Zjednoczone) — voc, g; kompozytor, aranżer, autor tekstów, producent nagrań. Od 1969 uczestniczył jako gitarzysta w sesjach wykonawców związanych z firmami Motown, Invictus i 20th Century, m.in. Marvina GAYE'A, Steviego WONDERA, The TEMPTATIONS, Chairmen Of The Board i Barry'ego WHITE'A.
W krótkim czasie zyskał opinię jednego z lepszych murzyńskich muzyków studyjnych tego okresu. W 1974 odniósł sukces jako współtwórca piosenki You Got The Love, spopularyzowanej przez Chakę KHAN i grupę Rufus. Jego utwory oprócz White'a (You See The Trouble With Me) wykonywali też m.in. Nancy Wilson, Boby WOMACK i Herbie Hancock (Keep On Doing It).
W 1977 nagrał pierwszy album autorski , a zachęcony powodzeniem utworzył własną grupę — Raydio (m.in. Arnel Carmichael — k, Jerry Knight — b, Larry Tolbert — dr). Z nią przygotował kolejne albumy;"Rock on","Two places at the same time" i "A woman needs love". Popularność zapewniły mu piosenki rytmiczne i pogodne, umiejętnie aranżowane m.in. na instrumenty elektroniczne — np. Jack And Jill, You Can't Change That, A Woman Needs Love, The Other Woman, I Still Can't Get Over Loving You, Ghostbusters (z komedii fantastycznej Pogromcy duchów w reżyserii Ivana Reitmana, 1984), Jamie czy I Don 't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone.
Mimo sukcesów nie zrezygnował z obowiązków gitarzysty sesyjnego — w tej roli współpracował m.in. z Helen REDDY i Bozem SCAGGSEM. Nagrywał w duecie z Natalie Cole (Over You).

Tytuł	Wykonawca	Data wydania	UK	US	Wytwórnia [US]	Komentarz
Jack and Jill / Get Down	Raydio	01.1978	11[12]	8[21]	Arista 0283	[gold-US][written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][5[25].R&B Chart]
Is This A Love Thing/ Let's Go All The Way	Raydio	07.1978	27[9]	-	Arista 0328	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][20[12].R&B Chart]
Honey I'm Rich/Betcha You Can't Love Me Just Once	Raydio	08.1978	-	102[6]	Arista 0353	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][43[9].R&B Chart]
More Than One Way To Love A Woman/Hot stuff	Raydio	10.1979	-	103[3]	Arista 0441	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][25[13].R&B Chart]
You Can't Change That / Rock On	Raydio	04.1979	-	9[22]	Arista 0399	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][3[19].R&B Chart]
Two Places At The Same Time/Everybody makes mistakes	Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio	04.1980	-	30[14]	Arista 0494	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][6[18].R&B Chart]
For Those Who Like To Groove/Can't Keep From Cryin'	Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio	06.1980	-	-	Arista 0522	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][14[12].R&B Chart]
Can't Keep From Cryin'/It's Time To Party Now	Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio	09.1980	-	-	Arista 0554	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][57[6].R&B Chart]
A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)/So into you	Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio	03.1981	-	4[27]	Arista 0592	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][1[2][21].R&B Chart]
That Old Song/Old pro	Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio	07.1981	-	21[15]	Arista 0616	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][26[11].R&B Chart]
It's Your Night/Old Pro	Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio	10.1981	-	-	Arista 0641	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][73[5].R&B Chart]
The Other Woman/Stay the night	Ray Parker Jr.	03.1982	-	4[21]	Arista 0669	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][2[19].R&B Chart]
Let Me Go/Stop,look before you love	Ray Parker Jr.	07.1982	-	38[9]	Arista 0695	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][3[19].R&B Chart]
It's Our Own Affair/Just havin' fun	Ray Parker Jr.	10.1982	-	106[3]	Arista 1014	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][44[4].R&B Chart]
Bad Boy/Let's get off	Ray Parker Jr.	12.1982	-	35[12]	Arista 1030	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][6[21].R&B Chart]
The People Next Door/Streetlove	Ray Parker Jr.	03.1983	-	-	Arista 1051	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][60[7].R&B Chart]
I Still Can't Get Over Loving You/She still feels the need	Ray Parker Jr.	11.1983	-	12[19]	Arista 9116	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][12[18].R&B Chart]
Woman Out Of Control/She Still Feels The Need	Ray Parker Jr.	03.1984	-	-	Arista 9048	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][71[4].R&B Chart]
In The Heat Of The Night/N2U2	Ray Parker Jr.	05.1984	-	-	Arista 9198	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][64[5].R&B Chart]
Ghostbusters	Ray Parker Jr.	06.1984	2[31]	1[3][21]	Arista 9212	[gold-US][written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][1[2][19].R&B Chart][tytułowa piosenka z filmu]
Jamie/Christmas time is here	Ray Parker Jr.	11.1984	-	14[17]	Arista 9293	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][12[14].R&B Chart]
Girls Are More Fun/I'm in love	Ray Parker Jr.	10.1985	46[4]	34[15]	Arista 9352	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][21[11].R&B Chart]
One Sunny Day/Dueling Bikes	Ray Parker Jr. with Helen Terry	02.1986	-	96[3]	Arista 89 456	[written by Bill Wolfer, Dean Pitchford ][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][piosenka z filmu "Quicksilver"]
I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone/After midnite	Ray Parker Jr.	08.1987	13[10]	68[7]	Geffen 28 417	[written by Ray Parker Jr.][produced by Ray Parker Jr.][5[13].R&B Chart]
Over You/After Midnite	Ray Parker Jr. with Natalie Cole	01.1988	65[2]	-	Geffen 28 152	[written by Ray Parker Jr., Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager][produced by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager][10[16].R&B Chart]
All I'm Missing Is You/Let me show you what love is	Glenn Medeiros featuring Ray Parker Jr.	08.1990	-	32[13]	MCA 53 866	-

Albumy

Tytuł	Wykonawca	Data wydania	UK	US	Wytwórnia [US]	Komentarz
Raydio	Raydio	02.1978	-	27[23]	Arista 4163	[gold-US][produced by Ray Parker Jr.]
Rock On	Raydio	04.1979	-	45[30]	Arista 4212	[gold-US][produced by Ray Parker Jr.]
Two Places at the Same Time	Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio	04.1980	-	33[21]	Arista 9515	[gold-US][produced by Ray Parker Jr.]
A Woman Needs Love	Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio	04.1981	-	13[26]	Arista 9543	[gold-US][produced by Ray Parker Jr.]
The Other Woman	Ray Parker Jr.	04.1982	-	11[27]	Arista 9590	[gold-US][produced by Ray Parker Jr.]
Greatest Hits	Ray Parker Jr.	12.1982	-	51[22]	Arista 9612	[produced by Ray Parker Jr.]
Woman Out of Control	Ray Parker Jr.	11.1983	-	45[23]	Arista 8087	[produced by Ray Parker Jr.]
Chartbusters	Ray Parker Jr.	12.1984	-	60[15]	Arista 8266	[gold-US]
Sex and The Single Man	Ray Parker Jr.	10.1985	-	65[13]	Arista 8280	[produced by Ray Parker Jr.]
After Dark	Ray Parker Jr.	10.1987	40[7]	86[9]	Geffen 24 124	[produced by Ray Parker Jr., Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager]