#RayParkerJr

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2026-02-21

45 years ago today, Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio released “A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)” (1981). #80s #80smusic #RayParkerJr #Raydio

"The Other Woman" is the title track from the album #TheOtherWoman by American singer-songwriter #RayParkerJr, and was his first solo hit single without his longtime group, #Raydio. Released as a single in the US in March 1982, it peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, number two on the #HotBlackSingles chart, number twenty-four on the dance chart, and number thirty-three on the #AdultContemporary chart. It also spent one week at number one in Australia.
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The Other Woman ♡₊˚ 🦢・₊✧
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Ghostbusters (Searchin' for the Spirit) 🎱
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"Ghostbusters" is a song written by American musician #RayParkerJr as the theme to the 1984 film #Ghostbusters, and included on #itsSoundtrack. Debuting at number 68 on June 16, 1984, the song peaked at No. 1 on the #Billboard Hot 100 on August 11, staying there for three weeks (Parker's only number one on that chart), and at No. 2 on the #UKSinglesChart on September 16, staying there for three weeks. The song reentered the #UKTop75 on November 2, 2008 at No. 49.
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2025-05-01

Happy Birthday to Ray Parker, Jr. who was born on this day in 1954.

#OnThisDay in 1954, #RayParkerJr, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Ghostbusters), born in Detroit, Michigan. 🥂✨🧁
#HappyBirthday #71

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