Girls are more fun (Ray Parker Jr.) (LP 3444)

Ray Parker Jr.  Sex And The Single Man (Vinyl, Arista Records, 1985) ***  

Ray Parker Jr.  Chartbusters  (Vinyl, Arista Records, 1984) *** 

Genre: Funk Pop 

Places I remember: Tron Records

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: I'm In Love  

Gear costume:  One Sided Love Affair

They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5

Active compensatory factors: I love Ray's smooth vocals when he was in Raydio and on his solo work, so, I'm even willing to chance my arm with a mid-eighties album with a dodgy title - Sex and the Single Man. My hopes weren't high but he's always worth a punt.

In this case my fears were realised for the most part - processed drums, synths, and compressed production. Ghostbusters and Prince overshadow these songs. I'm A Dog sounds like an outtake from Purple Rain with new vocals.

Where do they all belong? A compilation album like Chartbusters provides all the chart hits. All killer. And it includes Raydio hits.