Paul Parker ( born Paul Parker ) - American pop singer from San Francisco , who had short-term popularity in the 1980s [1] .
| Paul Parker Paul parker | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | San Francisco , USA |
| A country | |
| Professions | singer |
| Years of activity | 1979 - n. at. |
| Instruments | |
| Genres | high energy , disco , pop |
| Labels | UTMOSIS |
| paulparkermusic.com | |
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Career
He began his musical career with participation in one of the local cover groups . In the fall of 1979, Parker met with the famous producer Patrick Cowley [2] , with whom in 1982 he recorded the single “ Right on Target ”, performed in the style of Hi-NRG . The song won first place on the Billboard Dance / Disco Top 80 chart [3] [4] [5] , and in 1983 entered the musician’s first album Too Much to Dream. The second single from the album, “Shot in the Night”, became the 15th in the same charts [6] .
In 1987, Parker's song " One Look (One Look Was Enough) " once again entered the first line of the dance chart "Billboard" [7] [8] . All other works of the performer did not have much success with the audience.
Discography
Albums
- "Too Much to Dream" (1983)
- Destiny (1995)
- “Take It From Me” (2010)
EP
- Superman (2013)
Compilation
- The Collection (2CD) (1991)
Singles
- Welcome to Freedom (1981)
- " Right on Target " (1982) - US Dance # 1 [4]
- Tech-No-Logical World (1982)
- “Shot in the Night” (1983) - US Dance # 15 [6]
- Love's on the Line (1983)
- "Too Much to Dream" (1983)
- Desire (1984)
- “Don't Play With Fire” (1985)
- Time After Time (1986)
- "Stranger (In a Strange Land)" (1986)
- Ready Or Not (1986)
- “ One Look (One Look Was Enough) ” (1987) - US Dance # 1 [7]
- The Wicked Game (1992)
- Abracadabra (1992)
- “Drive” (1993)
- “With Or Without You” (1993)
- “Right On Target '95” (1995)
- "Riders On The Storm" (1995)
- “Can U Feel The Love Coming” (1996)
- "I Finally Found Someone" (1997)
- “Don't Stop (What You're Doin 'To Me)” (2009)
- Out Of Control (2011)
Promotions:
- Just Hold On To Love (2007)
Literature
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance / Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 199.
Notes
- ↑ Bio-Paul Parker
- ↑ Before Dance Music ... | Paul parker music
- ↑ Billboard Dance / Disco Top 80 (7/31/82)
- ↑ 1 2 Right on Target (song by Paul Parker) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts
- ↑ Paul Parker - Biography | Billboard
- ↑ 1 2 Shot in the Night (song by Paul Parker) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts
- ↑ 1 2 One Look (One Look Was Enough) (song by Paul Parker) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts
- ↑ Paul Parker - Chart history | Billboard