John Parr (album)
Introduction '''''John Parr''''' is the debut album by John Parr, released in 1984.It contains 3 Billboard Top 100 songs: "Magical" which peaked at #73, "Love Grammar" at #89, and the biggest of the three, "Naughty Naughty", which peaked at #23 and was a top 10 AOR hit."St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" is included on the 1985 London Records issue of the album (#LONLP 12) in the UK. 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
Personnel *John Parr – lead vocals, lead guitar, African sounds*Pete Solley – Hammond organ*Christopher Marra – guitar*Brad Lang – bass guitar *Colin Farley – bass guitar *John Cook – keyboards*Richard Cottle – keyboards *Johnathon J. Jeczalik – Fairlight synthesizer*The Kick Horns – horns*Graham Broad – drums, percussion*Simon Phillips – drums *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 *Jimmy Starr – remastering
Charts === Album ===Chart (1985)PeakpositionUS ''Billboard'' 20048=== Singles ===YearSingleChartPosition1984Naughty NaughtyUS Hot 100 (''Billboard'')23US Mainstream Rock Chart (''Billboard'')6UK Singles Chart581985MagicalUS Hot 100 (''Billboard'')73US Mainstream Rock Chart (''Billboard'')11Love GrammarUS Hot 100 (''Billboard'')89
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