The Other Woman (Ray Parker Jr. song)
| "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 | ||||
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"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.
The video for the single 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
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Kent Music Report | 1 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[4] | 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 |
|---|---|
| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[5] | 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.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 94 (51): TIA-20. December 25, 1982.
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