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Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) [1] is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed the theme song for the 1984 film Ghostbusters and also sounds from the animated series The Real Ghostbusters .
"That Old Song" is a 1981 song recorded by American R&B vocalist and songwriter Ray Parker Jr., along with his group, Raydio. It was the third of four single releases from their 1981 album, A Woman Needs Love, the last Parker recorded with Raydio.
"The Past" (Sevendust song), 2008; The Past, Argentine film; The Past, French film by the Iranian director Asghar Farhadi; The Past, Indian horror film; The Past (Chinese: 過去), book by Yu Dafu "The Past", song by Ray Parker Jr. from After Dark "The Past", song by Korn from Korn III: Remember Who You Are
Ray Parker Jr. 4:46 5. "The Past" Ray Parker Jr. 3:27 6. "You Make My Nature Dance" Ray Parker Jr. 4:30 7. "Perfect Lovers" Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach, Nathan ...
Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times called "You Can't Change That" a "good natured" tune that's one of "the album's high points". [4] Craig Lytle of AllMusic also called the song "a laid-back yet very danceable track; it features the vocals of the mild-tempered Ray Parker Jr. and the distinctive tenor of Arnell Carmichael."
Shortly after the film's release, Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr. for plagiarism, alleging that Parker had copied the melody (primarily the bassline) from Lewis's 1983 song "I Want a New Drug". [7] [9] The case was settled out of court in 1985 for an undisclosed sum and a confidentiality agreement that prohibited discussion of the case ...
Parker wrote an antithesis from "Jill's" perspective, according to the lyrics, "By the time poor Jack returned up the hill, somebody else had been loving Jill." In 1982, Parker recorded an extended version of the song. [3] It was released on a re-issue of his second solo album.
[9] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice gave Rock On a B+ grade, writing, "Ray Parker's idea is to synthesize the old black-music tradition of the male vocal group with the new one of the self-contained funk band, and here he proves that he has what it takes as a composer to keep the idea going. None of these songs stands out like 'Is This a ...