John Parr (album)

John Parr
Studio album by John Parr
Released	1984
Genre	Rock
Length	39:01
Label	Atlantic (North America) London (United Kingdom) Mercury (Rest of the world)
Producer	John Parr Pete Solley
John Parr chronology
John Parr (1984) Running the Endless Mile (1986)
Singles from John Parr
"Naughty Naughty" Released: 1984 "Magical" Released: 1985 "Love Grammar" Released: 1985 "Don't Leave Your Mark on Me" Released: 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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. ^[2] 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.

Critical reception

Upon its release, Malcolm Dome of Kerrang! called the album "wonderful" and praised Parr as "a glowing addition to the AOR ranks". He added, "If you can get to grips with a man who takes the best from Meat Loaf, Foreigner and Roxy Music, then you will understand my fever over Parr." ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Parr, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Magical"	Meat Loaf Parr	3:51
2.	"Naughty Naughty"		3:39
3.	"Love Grammar"		4:15
4.	"Treat Me Like an Animal"		4:27
5.	"She's Gonna Love You to Death"	Betsy Durkin Mathers Parr	3:42
6.	"Revenge"		4:37
7.	"Heartbreaker"	Julia Downes Parr	5:28
8.	"Somebody Stole My Thunder"		4:44
9.	"Don't Leave Your Mark on Me"	Downes Parr	4:18
Total length:			39:01

London Records version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Magical"	Meat Loaf Parr	3:51
2.	"Naughty Naughty"		3:39
3.	"Love Grammar"		4:15
4.	"Treat Me Like an Animal"		4:27
5.	"She's Gonna Love You to Death"	Mathers Parr	3:42
6.	"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"	David Foster Parr	4:11
7.	"Revenge"		4:37
8.	"Heartbreaker"	Downes Parr	5:28
9.	"Somebody Stole My Thunder"		4:44
10.	"Don't Leave Your Mark on Me"	Downes Parr	4:18

Personnel

• John Parr – lead vocals, lead guitar, African sounds
• Pete Solley – Hammond organ
• Christopher Marra – guitar
• Brad Lang – bass guitar (incorrectly listed as "Bruce Laing" on certain editions of the album) ^[4]
• Colin Farley – bass guitar (tracks 3 and 7 only)
• John Cook – keyboards
• Richard Cottle – keyboards (tracks 3, 4, and 6 only)
• Johnathon J. Jeczalik – Fairlight synthesizer
• The Kick Horns – horns
• Graham Broad – drums, percussion
• Simon Phillips – drums (tracks 3 and 7 only)
• 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 ("St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" only)
• Jimmy Starr – remastering

Charts

Album

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	48 [5]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Naughty Naughty	US Hot 100 (Billboard)	23
		US Mainstream Rock Chart (Billboard)	6
		UK Singles Chart	58
1985	Magical	US Hot 100 (Billboard)	73
		US Mainstream Rock Chart (Billboard)	11
	Love Grammar	US Hot 100 (Billboard)	89

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r46303
2. Original copy of album
3. Dome, Malcolm (7 March 1985). "Kutz". Kerrang! . No. 89. p. 14. ISSN   0262-6624.
4. John Parr- self-title album @Discogs.com Retrieved 6–17–2012.
5. "John Parr". Billboard. Retrieved 6 July 2020.