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Ray Parker Jr.
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Early Work
In the mid-1970s he was a sideman in Barry White’s “Love Unlimited Orchestra”, before creating Raydio, an R&B group, in 1977, with Vincent Bohnam, Jerry Knight, and Arnell Carmichael. Parker appeared briefly in the 1974 film “Uptown Saturday Night” as a guitar player. Parker also wrote songs and did session work for The Carpenters, Rufus and Chaka Khan,Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Leon Haywood, Temptations, The Spinners, Boz Scaggs, Rhythm Heritage, and Gladys Knight and the Pips.
Raydio
The group scored their first big hit, with Arista Records, “Jack and Jill” off of their self-titled album in 1978. The song was # 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, earning a Gold record in the process.
Their successful follow-up hit, “You Can’t Change That” was released in 1979, off of the Rock On album. The song was a Top 10 hit, making it up to # 9 on the Billboard charts during the same year it was released.
In 1980, the group became known as Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio, and the group released two more albums: Two Places at the Same Time in 1980 and A Woman Needs Love in 1981.
During the eighties Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio had two Top 40 hits (“Two Places at the Same Time” - # 40 in 1980 and “That Old Song” - # 21 in 1981) and their last and biggest hit “A Woman Needs Love,” released in 1981, went to # 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts, and # 1 on the R&B Charts for two weeks in 1981.
The Solo Years and Ghostbusters
Raydio broke up in 1981, while Ray Parker Jr. continued with his solo career, scoring six Top 40 hits, including the hit single “The Other Woman” (Pop # 4) in 1982 and “Ghostbusters” in 1984.
In the mid-1970s he was a sideman in Barry White’s “Love Unlimited Orchestra”, before creating Raydio, an R&B group, in 1977, with Vincent Bohnam, Jerry Knight, and Arnell Carmichael. Parker appeared briefly in the 1974 film “Uptown Saturday Night” as a guitar player. Parker also wrote songs and did session work for The Carpenters, Rufus and Chaka Khan,Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Leon Haywood, Temptations, The Spinners, Boz Scaggs, Rhythm Heritage, and Gladys Knight and the Pips.
Raydio
The group scored their first big hit, with Arista Records, “Jack and Jill” off of their self-titled album in 1978. The song was # 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, earning a Gold record in the process.
Their successful follow-up hit, “You Can’t Change That” was released in 1979, off of the Rock On album. The song was a Top 10 hit, making it up to # 9 on the Billboard charts during the same year it was released.
In 1980, the group became known as Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio, and the group released two more albums: Two Places at the Same Time in 1980 and A Woman Needs Love in 1981.
During the eighties Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio had two Top 40 hits (“Two Places at the Same Time” - # 40 in 1980 and “That Old Song” - # 21 in 1981) and their last and biggest hit “A Woman Needs Love,” released in 1981, went to # 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts, and # 1 on the R&B Charts for two weeks in 1981.
The Solo Years and Ghostbusters
Raydio broke up in 1981, while Ray Parker Jr. continued with his solo career, scoring six Top 40 hits, including the hit single “The Other Woman” (Pop # 4) in 1982 and “Ghostbusters” in 1984.
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Shoutbox
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masterofpop wrote:
he wasn't a one hit wonder, it's just that his other hits are overshadowed by that song.
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OrdealByFire wrote:
GHOSTBUSTERS! Can you say - one hit wonder?
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Jaked00d wrote:
who ya gonna call? :'D
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NEI_JI wrote:
Ghostbusters!
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im_shashkevich wrote:
Who you gonna call?=)
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Reborn-- wrote:
ghostbusters!
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unreal_be wrote:
who you gonna call?
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tommy_tyler wrote:
yeah!!!!) I aint afraid of no ghost =)
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Xenoroth wrote:
Ghostbusters!
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tommy_tyler wrote:
Who you gonna call?=)
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Cpt_Kangaroo wrote:
I danced to this song in my cradle.And I dance now.GHOSTBUSTERS!)))
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rock_girl777 wrote:
Who You Gonna Call? Ghostbusters!!!) Beautiful song and film too!
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Timnl wrote:
Ghostbusters!!! Who do you think ur gonna call... GHOSTBUSTERS!!
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qraji1 wrote:
Ghostbusters!!!! Love it!!! lol
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Screamsdontfall wrote:
Invisible man, sleeping in your bed. Who ya gonna call?
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Vanilla-villa wrote:
Ghostbusters!!!!
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leolegend wrote:
Stole the song from Huey Lewis & The News. seriously, this guy is complete shit.
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C_e_r_b_e_R_U_S wrote:
Ghostbusters!
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mwchurst wrote:
Currently appearing on UK television in an advert for a telephone directory company!!
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Black_Eyed_Siou wrote:
Who ya gonna call? 118!
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