Paul Parker (singer)
| Paul Parker | |
|---|---|
| Born | San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Hi-NRG, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1980s-present |
| Labels | UTMOSIS |
| Associated acts | Patrick Cowley, Ganymede |
| Website |
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Paul Parker (born in San Francisco, California) is an American Hi-NRG and dance singer.
Career
Parker's biggest success came in the eighties, when he reached #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart twice: "Right on Target" in 1982,[1] which was written and produced by Patrick Cowley, who also produced Parker's 1983 debut album Too Much To Dream.[2] "Shot In the Night"[2] was the second single to be released from the album. 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, Parker 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."
Parker'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.
In 2013, he released an EP titled Superman with Harlem Nights, in classic Patrick Cowley style.
Discography
Albums
- Too Much To Dream (April, 1983)[2]
- 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
- Destiny (1995)
- Take it From Me (2010)
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ↑ Prato, Greg. "Biography: Paul Parker". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- 1 2 3 "PAUL PARKER - THE COLLECTION - HI-NRG (2CDs)". Retrieved 9 September 2011.