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	<title>From the desk of Shayne &#187; ray parker jr</title>
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		<title>Vinyl Find: Ray Parker Jr. &#8211; The Other Woman (1982)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne Parrish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first post in what is to become a series (no, not two years between posts) of postings of not-necessarily-rare but definitely out-of-print and relatively obscure vinyl. Today, it&#8217;s the solo debut from Ray Parker Jr, a long-time session musician/songwriter, frontman from &#8217;70s funk group Raydio, and best known for the mega-hit theme [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://blog.shayneparrish.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/cover-300x292.jpg" alt="Ray Parker Jr. - The Other Woman" title="Ray Parker Jr. - The Other Woman" width="250" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-17" />This is the first post in what is to become a series (no, not two years between posts) of postings of not-necessarily-rare but definitely out-of-print and relatively obscure vinyl. Today, it&#8217;s the solo debut from Ray Parker Jr, a long-time session musician/songwriter, frontman from &#8217;70s funk group Raydio, and best known for the mega-hit theme from the 1984 film <em>Ghostbusters</em>.</p>
<p>Most of the tracks are standard early &#8217;80s R&#038;B, with a little more rock flavor than usual for 1982. I guess Ray was just ahead of his time as it sounds more like late &#8217;80s/early &#8217;90s pop to me. With that said, there is some good stuff there that still holds up well. For my money, the hot track on this one is &#8220;Let&#8217;s Get Off.&#8221; Superb &#8217;80s synth funk at its best. For what it&#8217;s worth, the lyrics aren&#8217;t bashful either. Even a nod to <em>Behind the Green Door</em>. Nice!</p>
<p>The three singles from this record, &#8220;The Other Woman,&#8221; &#8220;Let Me Go,&#8221; and &#8220;It&#8217;s Our Own Affair&#8221; all charted, with the title track going number 4 in the top 100 and number 2 R&#038;B. In any case, there are plenty of nice synth-pop hooks to be had throughout (oh how many things I could sample from the instrumental &#8220;Just Havin&#8217; Fun&#8221;), and plenty of &#8217;80s nostalgia factor to go around. All in all, worth the 96&cent; I paid for it. Here&#8217;s a few highlights:</p>
<p><strong>Let&#8217;s Get Off </strong> </p>
<p><strong>Just Havin&#8217; Fun</strong> </p>
<p>Tracklisting:</p>
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<li>The Other Woman</li>
<li>Stay The Night</li>
<li>It&#8217;s Our Own Affair</li>
<li>Let&#8217;s Get Off</li>
<li>Streetlove</li>
<li>Let Me Go</li>
<li>Stop, Look Before You Love</li>
<li>Just Havin&#8217; Fun</li>
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