The group split in 1981 and Parker went on to launch a solo career. The group continued to find success with several Top 10 R&B hits and eventually became known as Ray Parker Jr. The single hit Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and was certified gold. Raydio broke out with 'Jack and Jill,' from its 1978 self-titled debut. In 1977 he formed R&B-disco-funk outfit Raydio alongside Vincent Bohnam, Jerry Knight and Arnell Carmichael and inked a deal with Arista Records the same year. He even appeared in the Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier classic, 'Uptown Saturday Night,' as a guitar player naturally. He landed gigs with Herbie Hancock, Leon Haywood, Barry White, Diana Ross and Tina Turner. Moving from Detroit to Los Angeles only increased Parker's profile. By the late ‘70s Parker had already written songs, or did session work, for Stevie Wonder, the Carpenters, Rufus and Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Boz Scaggs and the Temptations. He eventually became a session musician for the breadth of talent working with the songwriting and production team Holland–Dozier–Holland. The Detroit hot spot often showcased acts from Tamla and Motown Records and after being taken by Parker's skills, the Spinners added the youngster to their touring group. The aspiring guitar player scored a gig as a member of the house band at Detroit's famous 20 Grand nightclub, despite being a high school student. Parker may be best known for the smash, but the guitarist-composer carved out a career that shouldn't be defined only by a tune about oddball parapsychologists.īorn in Detroit, Parker started cutting his teeth as a musician while a teenager. The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: Jack Love he couldn't get from Jill (.ooh.It's impossible to think of 'Ghostbusters' without Ray Parker Jr.'s ubiquitous pseudo-jingle that scored the hit 1984 comedy. In this version, Parker performed all of the vocals instead of just some of them. It was released on a re-issue of his second solo album. Parker wrote an antithesis from 'Jill's' perspective, according to the lyrics, 'By the time poor Jack returned up the hill, somebody else had been loving Jill.' In 1982, Parker recorded an extended version of the song. In 1981, 'A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)' became a hit as an answer song to 'Jack and Jill'. The song describes how 'Jack' is lonely and so, in spite of his good intentions, wanders down the hill to find love elsewhere after being neglected by 'Jill,' who is seldom home. It reached number five in Canada, number four in Australia, and the top 20 in UK. Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the Cashbox Top 100. It was the first single from their eponymous debut album Raydio, and became an international top 10 hit. 'Jack and Jill' is a 1978 hit song by R&B vocal group Raydio.

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