Biography:
Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. (born May 1, 1954), is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters, for his solo hits, and performing with his band Raydio as well as the late Barry White.
Early Work
In the mid-1970s he was a sideman in Barry White's "Love Unlimited Orchestra", before creating Raydio, an R&B group, in 1977, with Vincent Bohnam, Jerry Knight, and Arnell Carmichael.
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A Woman Needs Love:Ray Parker Jr. And
Raydio.
#1 R&B, #11 AC and #4 on BB Hot 100 on
ARTISTA Records in 1981.
INTRO: Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m (x3) D E
CHORUS:
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
A woman needs love just like you do..
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
don't kid yourself into thinking that she don't.
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
She can fool around just like you do, oh.
Dmaj7 D E
Unless you give her all the lovin' she wants.
#1.
Dmaj7 Aaug7
Don't make the mistake of thinking old fashioned.
F#m
Times have changed from yesterday.
Dmaj7 Aaug7
No longer will those old double standards..
F#m
be accepted by the women of today.
F#m Dmaj7
So, when you think you're foolin' her..she just
C#m7
might be foolin' you.
G D
Remember..if you can do it, she can, too.
CHORUS:
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
Because, a woman needs love just like you do..
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
don't kid yourself into thinking that she don't.
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
She can fool around just like you do, oh.
Dmaj7 D E
Unless you give her all the lovin' she wants.
#2.
Dmaj7 Aaug7
When her eyes are begging for affection..
F#m
don't put her off, don't make her wait.
Dmaj7 Aaug7
And don't try to give her that worn out excuse..
F#m
about being tired and working late.
Dmaj7 C#m7 G
I tell you..one day you'll come home early from work..
D
open up the door and get your feelings hurt.
BRIDGE:
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
Because she needs it, yeah, just like you do..
C#m7 F#m
A woman's got to have it, oh, yeah, just like you.
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
And if you're smart, mmmm..
Dmaj7 D
you'd better stop foolin' around..hey, hey, 'cause she
E
will, too.
Dmaj7 C#7 F#m Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m Dmaj7
Oh, just like you do............thinkin that she don't....
C#m7 F#m
just like you do.
Dmaj D E Dmaj7 C#m7
Now an example to you..is by the time poor Jack returned
G D
up the hill..somebody else had been lovin' Jill?
CHORUS:
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
A woman needs love just like you do..
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
don't kid yourself into thinking that she don't.
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
She can fool around just like you do, oh.
Dmaj7 D E
You better take out some insurance and be sure she won't.
#3.
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m Dmaj7
Give her that love, yeah............that sweet, sweet love..
C#m7 F#m
she wants it..just like you.
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
Cause she can fool around just like you do....she will fool
Dmaj7 D E
around...with you or without you..just like you do.
OUTRO:
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
A woman needs love just like you do..
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
don't kid yourself into thinking that she don't.
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
She can fool around just like you do, oh.
Dmaj7 D E
Unless you give her all the lovin' she wants..(Fade.)
An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.
Raydio.
#1 R&B, #11 AC and #4 on BB Hot 100 on
ARTISTA Records in 1981.
INTRO: Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m (x3) D E
CHORUS:
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
A woman needs love just like you do..
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
don't kid yourself into thinking that she don't.
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
She can fool around just like you do, oh.
Dmaj7 D E
Unless you give her all the lovin' she wants.
#1.
Dmaj7 Aaug7
Don't make the mistake of thinking old fashioned.
F#m
Times have changed from yesterday.
Dmaj7 Aaug7
No longer will those old double standards..
F#m
be accepted by the women of today.
F#m Dmaj7
So, when you think you're foolin' her..she just
C#m7
might be foolin' you.
G D
Remember..if you can do it, she can, too.
CHORUS:
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
Because, a woman needs love just like you do..
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
don't kid yourself into thinking that she don't.
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
She can fool around just like you do, oh.
Dmaj7 D E
Unless you give her all the lovin' she wants.
#2.
Dmaj7 Aaug7
When her eyes are begging for affection..
F#m
don't put her off, don't make her wait.
Dmaj7 Aaug7
And don't try to give her that worn out excuse..
F#m
about being tired and working late.
Dmaj7 C#m7 G
I tell you..one day you'll come home early from work..
D
open up the door and get your feelings hurt.
BRIDGE:
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
Because she needs it, yeah, just like you do..
C#m7 F#m
A woman's got to have it, oh, yeah, just like you.
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
And if you're smart, mmmm..
Dmaj7 D
you'd better stop foolin' around..hey, hey, 'cause she
E
will, too.
Dmaj7 C#7 F#m Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m Dmaj7
Oh, just like you do............thinkin that she don't....
C#m7 F#m
just like you do.
Dmaj D E Dmaj7 C#m7
Now an example to you..is by the time poor Jack returned
G D
up the hill..somebody else had been lovin' Jill?
CHORUS:
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
A woman needs love just like you do..
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
don't kid yourself into thinking that she don't.
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
She can fool around just like you do, oh.
Dmaj7 D E
You better take out some insurance and be sure she won't.
#3.
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m Dmaj7
Give her that love, yeah............that sweet, sweet love..
C#m7 F#m
she wants it..just like you.
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
Cause she can fool around just like you do....she will fool
Dmaj7 D E
around...with you or without you..just like you do.
OUTRO:
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
A woman needs love just like you do..
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
don't kid yourself into thinking that she don't.
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
She can fool around just like you do, oh.
Dmaj7 D E
Unless you give her all the lovin' she wants..(Fade.)
An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.
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