| Sex and the Single Man | ||||
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| Released | June 27, 1985 [1] | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Ray Parker Jr. | |||
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Sex and the Single Man is an album by the American musician Ray Parker Jr., released in 1985 on Arista Records. [2] [3] It includes the singles "Girls Are More Fun" and "One Sided Love Affair". It peaked at No. 65 on the Billboard 200. [4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Robert Christgau | B− [6] |
The Gazette wrote that "side one finds pop-funk's most blatant copycat in his Prince mode." [7] The Chicago Tribune dismissed the album as "the same schtick he's been using since his Raydio days... Not only is it old, but it's been done with a lot more humor and style by Morris Day." [8] Knight Ridder labeled the album "both the smoothest and the slimiest soul-rock on the shelves today." [9]
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Girls Are More Fun" | Ray Parker Jr. | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Good Time Baby" | Ray Parker Jr. | 4:37 |
| 3. | "Everybody Wants Someone" | Ray Parker Jr. | 4:42 |
| 4. | "I'm a Dog" | Ray Parker Jr. | 4:41 |
| 5. | "One-Sided Love Affair" | Ray Parker Jr. | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Sex and the Single Man" | Ray Parker Jr. | 4:19 |
| 7. | "I'm in Love" | Ray Parker Jr. | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Men Have Feelings Too" | Ray Parker Jr. | 4:28 |
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