Songoftheday 4/26/12 - I'm just an average guy, fool around a little on the side...

Ray Parker Jr. - "The Other Woman"

from the album The Other Woman (1982)

Billboard Hot 100 peak: #4 (two weeks)

Today's song of the day is Ray Parker Jr.'s glorification of gettin' some on the side. Parker, a sideman for such R&B greats as Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin, formed Raydio in the late 70's. The group had three top-10 pop hits, including one of my personal 'perfect' pop singles of all time, "You Can't Change That". The band split in 1981 (fellow member Jerry Knight went on to record "Breakin'...There's No Stoppin' Us" as Ollie & Jerry), and Ray's first solo album's title song became his first top-10 solo hit.

His album just missed the top-10 at #11, but remains his biggest seller (not including the Ghostbusters soundtrack), which is why it's crazy that it's not available on CD except for a Japanese import for mucho dineiro.

Tomorrow: the Glimmer Twins flame-surf.