Paul Parker (singer) explained

Paul Parker
Background:	solo_singer
Birth Place:	San Francisco, California
Genre:	Hi-NRG, dance
Occupation:	Singer
Years Active:	1980s-present
Label:	UTMOSIS, Klone, Fantasia, Megatone, ZYX
Associated Acts:	Patrick Cowley, Ganymede

Paul Parker (born in San Francisco, California) is an American Hi-NRG and dance singer.

Career

Parker's biggest success came in the 1980s, when he reached No. 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart twice. First was "Right on Target" in 1982,^[1] 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 cover 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, 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]
  • A1 Love's On The Line
  • A2 Shot In The Night
  • A3 Too Much To Dream
  • B1 Baby You Can Have My Lovin' Anytime
  • B2 Travelin' Man
  • B3 Nighthawk
  • B4 Right On Target
  • Written-By:
    • Patrick Cowley: A1, B1, B2, B3, b4
    • Paul Parker: A1, A2, B1
    • Annette Tucker, Nancy Mantz: A3
  • 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)
• The Collection (1992)
• Take it From Me (2010)
• The Definitive Collection (2013)
• The Man That Fell To Earth (2017)

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

External links

• Paul Parker's Official Website
• UTMOSIS, Paul Parker's most recent label

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p40841/biography|pure_url=yes}} Biography: Paul Parker]. Prato. Greg. Allmusic. 2 August 2010.
2. Web site: PAUL PARKER - THE COLLECTION - HI-NRG (2CDs). 9 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105012453/http://www.somag.net/%E9%9F%B3%E4%B9%90/2011/08/PAUL+PARKER+-+THE+COLLECTION++-+HI-NRG++%282CDs%29.html. 5 November 2013. dead.