Spotify Release Info
Track: In the Heat of the Night
Artist: Ray Parker Jr.
Album: Woman Out of Control (Expanded Edition)
Artist Bio
Name: Ray Parker Jr.
Followers: 133,888
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Biography
Singer, songwriter, musician, producer and actor born on 1 May 1954 in Detroit, Michigan (USA)..Graduate of Northwestern High School in 1972. In the mid-1970's, he was involved in [a=Love Unlimited Orchestra] with [a=Barry White]. He formed the group [a=Raydio] in 1977. When Raydio broke up in 1981. Parker 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.Parker was one of the first black artists to venture into the then-fledgling world of music videos. Parker's "Ghostbusters" video, helmed by the film's director, Ivan Reitman, was one of the first movie-themed videos to find success on MTV. Parker also wrote and produced hits for New Edition ("Mr. Telephone Man"), Randy Hall, Cheryl Lynn ("Shake It Up Tonight"), Deniece Williams ("I Found Love"), and Diana Ross. On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Ray Parker Jr. among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire Do not confuse Ray Parker Jr. with [a=Ray Parker] who is a Canadian composer known for his soundtrack of 'Les Aventures De Tintin'.
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Check this outPopular Tracks on Spotify
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1.GhostbustersGreatest Hits
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2.The PastAfter Dark
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3.A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)A Woman Needs Love (Expanded Edition)
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4.You Can't Change ThatGreatest Hits
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5.Jack and JillGreatest Hits
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6.Ghostbusters - Instrumental VersionGhostbusters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [1984]
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7.It's Time to Party NowTwo Places at the Same Time (Expanded Edition)
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8.The Other WomanThe Other Woman (Expanded Edition)
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9.All in the Way You Get DownA Woman Needs Love (Expanded Edition)
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10.One Sided Love AffairSex and the Single Man
Discogs Release Info
Release: Ray Parker Jr. - In The Heat Of The Night / N2U2
Year: 1983
Genres: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Styles: Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Synth-pop