The Other Woman (Ray Parker Jr. song)

"The Other Woman"
"The Other Woman"
Single by Ray Parker Jr.
from the album The Other Woman (Ray Parker Jr. album)
B-side	"Stay the Night"
Released	March 1982
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:46
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Ray Parker Jr.
Producer(s)	Ray Parker Jr.
Ray Parker Jr. singles chronology

"The Other Woman" is the title track from the album The Other Woman by Ray Parker Jr.. It was his first solo hit single without his longtime group, Raydio. Released as a single in March 1982, it peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, number two on the Hot Black Singles chart,^[1] number twenty-four on the dance chart,^[2] and number thirty-three on the Adult Contemporary chart.^[3] It also spent one week at number one in Australia.

Music Videos[]

There are two music videos for the single. One ^[4] had a definite cheesy horror film feel, akin to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with a lyrics-inspired sexy spin on Dracula.

The other ^[5] featured actress/model Patricia Kotero, better known as Apollonia. She would later go on to co-star in the film Purple Rain.

Personnel[]

Ray Parker Jr. - drums, bass, guitar
Charles Green - saxophone
Ollie E. Brown - percussion
Anita Sherman, Lynn Smith - background vocals

Chart history[]

Weekly chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	1
Canada RPM Top Singles	7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[7]	4
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[8]	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	24
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	33
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	2

Year-end chart (1982)	Rank
Canada ^[9]	53
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)^[10]	26

References[]

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 449.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 199.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 189.
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fCipql58x0
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA-4F6l-jr4
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 229. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Charts.nz – Ray Parker Jr. – The Other Woman". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
^ "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 94 (51): TIA-20. December 25, 1982.

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 449.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 199.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 189.

[4] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fCipql58x0

[5] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA-4F6l-jr4

[aus-6] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 229. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_New_Zealand_Ray_Parker_Jr.-7] "Charts.nz – Ray Parker Jr. – The Other Woman". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

[8] "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.

[9] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.

[10] "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 94 (51): TIA-20. December 25, 1982.

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