Paul Parker (singer)
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Paul Parker is a Hi-NRG
and dance
singer born in San Francisco, California
. His biggest success came in the eighties, when he reached #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart twice: "Right on Target
" in 1982, which was written and produced by Patrick Cowley
, who also produced Parker's 1983 debut album Too Much To Dream. ). "Shot In the Night" was the second single to be released from the album. Paul Parker also did a rendition of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" (1985), and released another single entitled "One Look (One Look Was Enough)" in 1987. He continued in the 1990s with a string of additional dance covers. In 2007 he began a collaboration with UTMOSIS, a San Francisco-based label, thus far producing the worldwide digital single releases "Just Hold On To Love" (2007), "Don't Stop (What You're Doin' To Me)" (2008) and "Chargin' Me Up" (2009). In 2008, he recorded a duet with the synthpop band Ganymede
, "Perfect Target," which appears on the band's LP "Operation Ganymede."
Paul's first full-length album of original material in over a decade, "Take It From Me", was released January 26, 2010 on the UTMOSIS label.
Albums
-Too Much To Dream (April, 1983)
Artwork By [Label] – Jim Saunders
Artwork By [Lithography], Design [Graphic Design] – David WIllers, Scott Gibb
Artwork By [Set Design] – Eugene Nevins, Tony La Rosa
Backing Vocals – Jo Carol Block*, Lauren Carter
Bass [Bass Guitar] – Maurice Tani
Co-producer [Associate Producer] – Marty Blecman
Engineer [Mixing Engineer] – Ken Kessie
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Maureen Droney
Guitar – James Wirrick
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Paul Parker
Management – Ken Crivello
Mastered By – José Rodriguez
Percussion [Additional] – David Frazier
Photography [Cover] – Gary Gay
Producer, Synthesizer, Keyboards – Patrick Cowley
Soloist, Saxophone [Sax Solos] – Mark Baum
Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG describes a form of high-tempo disco music as well as a genre of electronic dance music originating in the United States during the late 1970s...
and dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
singer born in San Francisco, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. His biggest success came in the eighties, when he reached #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart twice: "Right on Target
Right on Target
Right on Target was a 1982 single by Paul Parker. It was also the lead single from his debut album Too Much To Dream. The single was the first and most successful dance chart entry for Parker. "Right on Target" hit number one for two weeks. and was the first of two singles to make it to the top...
" in 1982, which was written and produced by Patrick Cowley
Patrick Cowley
Patrick Joseph Cowley was an American disco and Hi-NRG dance music composer and recording artist. He recorded in a style that has drawn comparisons to that of Giorgio Moroder and is often credited with pioneering electronic dance music.-Early life:Patrick Cowley was born in Buffalo, New York to...
, who also produced Parker's 1983 debut album Too Much To Dream. ). "Shot In the Night" was the second single to be released from the album. Paul Parker also did a rendition of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" (1985), and released another single entitled "One Look (One Look Was Enough)" in 1987. He continued in the 1990s with a string of additional dance covers. In 2007 he began a collaboration with UTMOSIS, a San Francisco-based label, thus far producing the worldwide digital single releases "Just Hold On To Love" (2007), "Don't Stop (What You're Doin' To Me)" (2008) and "Chargin' Me Up" (2009). In 2008, he recorded a duet with the synthpop band Ganymede
Ganymede (band)
Ganymede is a noted American electropop band that has released four albums since May 2000: After the Fall," Euromantique," Space and Time,” and "Operation Ganymede," released in August 2008...
, "Perfect Target," which appears on the band's LP "Operation Ganymede."
Paul's first full-length album of original material in over a decade, "Take It From Me", was released January 26, 2010 on the UTMOSIS label.
Albums
-Too Much To Dream (April, 1983)
Artwork By [Label] – Jim Saunders
Artwork By [Lithography], Design [Graphic Design] – David WIllers, Scott Gibb
Artwork By [Set Design] – Eugene Nevins, Tony La Rosa
Backing Vocals – Jo Carol Block*, Lauren Carter
Bass [Bass Guitar] – Maurice Tani
Co-producer [Associate Producer] – Marty Blecman
Engineer [Mixing Engineer] – Ken Kessie
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Maureen Droney
Guitar – James Wirrick
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Paul Parker
Management – Ken Crivello
Mastered By – José Rodriguez
Percussion [Additional] – David Frazier
Photography [Cover] – Gary Gay
Producer, Synthesizer, Keyboards – Patrick Cowley
Soloist, Saxophone [Sax Solos] – Mark Baum
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart