The Other Woman (Ray Parker Jr. song)

"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 Other Woman"
Single by Ray Parker Jr.
from the album The Other Woman (Ray Parker Jr. album)
B-side"Stay the Night"
ReleasedMarch 1982
GenrePop rock
Length3:46
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Ray Parker Jr.
Producer(s)Ray Parker Jr.
Ray Parker Jr. singles chronology
"That Old Song"
(1981)		 "The Other Woman"
(1982)		 "Let Me Go"
(1982)

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

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
  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. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 94 (51): TIA-20. December 25, 1982.


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