John Parr (album)

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John Parr
John Parr 1985.jpg
Studio album by
John Parr
Released1984
GenreRock
Length39:01
LabelAtlantic (North America)
London (United Kingdom)
Mercury (Rest of the world)
Producer
  • John Parr
  • Pete Solley
John Parr chronology
John Parr
(1984) 		Running the Endless Mile
(1986)
Singles from John Parr
  1. "Naughty Naughty"
    Released: 1984
  2. "Magical"
    Released: 1985
  3. "Love Grammar"
    Released: 1985
  4. "Don't Leave Your Mark on Me"
    Released: 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]

John Parr is the self-titled debut album by John Parr, released in 1984. It contains 3 Billboard Top 100 songs, the hit "Naughty Naughty" #1 AOR. #23 . "Magical" #73 and "Love Grammar" #89.

"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" is included on the 1985 London Records issue of the album (#LONLP 12) in the UK.[2] It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 7, 1985, remaining there for two weeks. It was the main theme for the Joel Schumacher's 1985 film St. Elmo's Fire. The song also peaked at number six in the UK, Parr's home country and became a number-one hit for John Parr around the world and provided many awards and a Grammy nomination.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by John Parr, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Magical"
3:51
2."Naughty Naughty" 3:39
3."Love Grammar" 4:15
4."Treat Me Like an Animal" 4:27
5."She's Gonna Love You to Death"
  • Betsy Durkin Mathers
  • Parr
3:42
6."Revenge" 4:37
7."Heartbreaker"
5:28
8."Somebody Stole My Thunder" 4:44
9."Don't Leave Your Mark on Me"
  • Downes
  • Parr
4:18
Total length:39:01
London Records version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Magical"
3:51
2."Naughty Naughty" 3:39
3."Love Grammar" 4:15
4."Treat Me Like an Animal" 4:27
5."She's Gonna Love You to Death"
  • Mathers
  • Parr
3:42
6."St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
4:11
7."Revenge" 4:37
8."Heartbreaker"
  • Downes
  • Parr
5:28
9."Somebody Stole My Thunder" 4:44
10."Don't Leave Your Mark on Me"
  • Downes
  • Parr
4:18

Personnel[]

  • John Parr – lead vocals, lead guitar, African sounds
  • Pete Solley – Hammond organ
  • Christopher Marra – guitar
  • Brad Lang – bass guitar (incorrectly listed as "Bruce Laing" on certain editions of the album)[3]
  • Colin Farley – bass guitar (tracks 3 and 7 only)
  • John Cook – keyboards
  • Richard Cottle – keyboards (tracks 3, 4, and 6 only)
  • Johnathon J. Jeczalik – Fairlight synthesizer
  • The Kick Horns – horns
  • Graham Broad – drums, percussion
  • Simon Phillips – drums (tracks 3 and 7 only)
  • Chuck Kirkpatrick – backing vocals
  • John Sambataro – backing vocals
  • Steve Lukather - Guitar
  • David Paich - Keyboards
  • Steve Porcaro - Keyboards

Production

  • Mark Dodson – engineer
  • Femi Jiya – engineer
  • Geoff Lyth – engineer
  • Ian Morais – engineer
  • David Thoener – engineer
  • John Verity – engineer
  • John Parr – producer
  • Pete Solley – producer
  • David Foster – producer ("St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" only)
  • Jimmy Starr – remastering

Charts[]

Album[]

Chart (1985) Peak

position

US Billboard 200 48[4]

Singles[]

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Naughty Naughty US Hot 100 (Billboard) 23
US Mainstream Rock Chart (Billboard) 6
UK Singles Chart 58
1985 Magical US Hot 100 (Billboard) 73
US Mainstream Rock Chart (Billboard) 11
Love Grammar US Hot 100 (Billboard) 89

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r46303
  2. ^ Original copy of album
  3. ^ John Parr- self-title album @Discogs.com Retrieved 6-17-2012.
  4. ^ "John Parr". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
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