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    Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed...
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  • "Ghostbusters" is a song written by American musician Ray Parker Jr. as the theme to the 1984 film Ghostbusters, and included on its soundtrack. Debuting...
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  • "The Other Woman" is the title track from the album The Other Woman by Ray Parker Jr. It was his first solo hit single without his longtime group, Raydio...
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  • Other Woman is the debut solo album by guitarist/singer/songwriter Ray Parker Jr. released in 1982 on the Arista label. The album was remastered and...
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  • Raydio (category Ray Parker Jr.)
    Raydio is an American funk and R&B vocal group formed in 1977 by Ray Parker Jr., with Vincent Bonham, Jerry Knight, and Arnell Carmichael. In 1978 Charles...
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  • After Dark is the fourth album by guitarist/singer/songwriter Ray Parker Jr. released on August 25, 1987 by Geffen Records. The album rose to No. 27 on...
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  • preservation in the National Film Registry. Its theme song, "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr., was also a number-one hit. With its effect on popular culture, and...
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  • A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) (category Ray Parker Jr. songs)
    vocalist and songwriter Ray Parker Jr., along with his group, Raydio. It led their 1981 album, A Woman Needs Love, the last Parker recorded with Raydio....
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  • ain't afraid of no ghost". Both came from the theme song performed by Ray Parker Jr., who wrote it in a day and a half. The song was a huge hit, staying...
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    2023. "Ray Parker, Jr.: Information from". Answers.com. Retrieved April 19, 2014. Rudoff, Paul. ""Ghostbusters" performed by Ray Parker Jr. - Lawsuit"...
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    nightclubs. He got to hear bebop musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, whose style influenced his songwriting. Bacharach studied music (Associate...
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  • Timas, Grammy-nominated producer Michael Sembello & Richard Rudolph, Ray Parker Jr. and Peter Bunetta and Rick Chudacoff. The album reached #6 on the Billboard...
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  • Billboard Hot 100 number one hit "Ghostbusters", written and performed by Ray Parker Jr. The film score, Ghostbusters: Original Motion Picture Score, was composed...
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  • No. 7. Five of the eight tracks were produced by Gary Katz, two by Ray Parker Jr. and one by Ross. The album's first single, "Pieces of Ice", peaked...
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    Halen, Kenny Loggins, Phil Collins, Cyndi Lauper, Duran Duran, Prince, Ray Parker Jr., Tina Turner, John Waite, The Revolution, Billy Ocean, Wham!, and Madonna...
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  • native, he first gained recognition as a founding member, along with Ray Parker Jr., of the R&B group Raydio, singing vocals on their early hit "Jack and...
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  • Jack and Jill (song) (category Ray Parker Jr. songs)
    the top twenty in UK. It was the first of five U.S. top 10 singles by Ray Parker Jr. and/or Raydio. The song describes how "Jack" is lonely and so, in spite...
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  • Flight. Ray Parker Jr. claims that the song was stolen from him after he played it in a studio for an executive who promised he’d get credit. Parker received...
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    as one of the many people chanting "Ghostbusters" in the video for Ray Parker Jr.'s hit single for the film. Candy played Tom Hanks's womanizing brother...
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    an episode of The Blacklist. In 1985, Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr. over similarities between Parker's theme for the 1984 movie Ghostbusters and Lewis's...
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  • Sex and the Single Man (category Ray Parker Jr. albums)
    Sex and the Single Man is an album by the American musician Ray Parker Jr., released in 1985 on Arista Records. It includes the singles "Girls Are More...
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  • Two Places at the Same Time (category Albums produced by Ray Parker Jr.)
    by Ray Parker Jr. Like the two albums that came before it, it again features 8 tracks; one of them, "Until The Morning Comes" was written by Parker and...
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  • A Woman Needs Love (category Albums produced by Ray Parker Jr.)
    1981 album by American band Raydio, led by guitarist singer/songwriter Ray Parker Jr. Released by Arista Records on April 11, 1981, this is the fourth and...
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  • Mr. Telephone Man (category Songs written by Ray Parker Jr.)
    and Bobby Brown with a spoken by Michael Bivins and was written by Ray Parker Jr. It was originally recorded by teenage singer Junior Tucker, who included...
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  • Australia, Canada, Finland, and Ireland. Medeiros had another hit duet with Ray Parker Jr. titled "All I'm Missing Is You" which peaked at No. 32 on the US Billboard...
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  • by Stuart M. Kaminsky and Bobby Liddell. The film stars Gary Frank, Ray Parker Jr., and Jan-Michael Vincent. The film is about an insurance salesman who...
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  • the film's scenes, the song "Ghostbusters", which was performed by Ray Parker Jr., is heard during the film's end credits. Other songs "Home on the Range"...
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  • Musicians involved in this album include guitarists Wah-Wah Watson, Ray Parker Jr. and Adrian Belew, vocalist Sylvester and percussionists Sheila E. and...
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  • was recorded and produced by Ray Parker Jr. who has worked with her. The 12" version was mixed and produced by Ray Parker Jr. The song was released as the...
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  • I Love You Like You Are (category Ray Parker Jr. albums)
    American musician Ray Parker Jr., released in 1991. It includes the single "She Needs to Get Some". The album was produced by Parker Jr. It was recorded...
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