Man with a Vision is the third studio album by John Parr, released in 1992.[1] The majority of the album was produced by Parr, except "Man With a Vision", produced by John Wolff, and "Restless Heart", produced by Harold Faltermeyer.[2] The album was released in the UK by Music for Nations, in Germany by Edelton, Switzerland by Blue Martin Records, and Austria and Scandinavia by Generation Records.
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| Released | 23 March 1992 | |||
| Genre | AOR | |||
| Label | Music for Nations Edelton Blue Martin Records Generation Records | |||
| Producer | John Parr (tracks 1, 3, 5-12) John Wolff (track 2) Harold Faltermeyer (track 4) | |||
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Two singles were released from the album, "Man with a Vision" and "It's Starting All Over Again". "Restless Heart" had been previously released for The Running Man soundtrack in 1987, and as a single in the UK and Germany in 1988. "Man with a Vision" was originally recorded by Seven in 1990, with Parr as producer.[3]
Speaking to the Get Ready to Rock! webzine in 2011, Parr spoke of the litigation he suffered from in the 1990s:
"I was dead in the water long before Under Parr [Parr's 1996 studio album]. From the nineties onwards I was locked in the litigation. I was ducking and diving doing little deals here and there to try and stay afloat. All my income was frozen for almost twenty years so I had to really bob and weave. Man with a Vision was really a bunch of demos but as there were no deals on the table I was forced to release it through Blue Martin a small label in Switzerland. [After Under Parr], I walked away from music for the next ten years. It broke my heart. I was making records that only my family and friends heard - some of my best work I think, that nobody was going to hear. The guitar stayed untouched in the box for ten years and I never sang a note."[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wilderness Years" | John Parr | 1:33 |
| 2. | "Man With a Vision" | Parr, Keith McFarlane, Simon Lefevre | 3:59 |
| 3. | "It's Starting All Over Again" | Parr, Peter Goalby | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Restless Heart" | Harold Faltermeyer, Parr | 4:35 |
| 5. | "Ghost Driver" | Parr, Tom Whitlock | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Bedtime Story" | Betsy Durkin Matthes, Parr | 5:03 |
| 7. | "Come Out Fightin'" | Matthes, Parr | 5:16 |
| 8. | "Everytime" | Parr, Goalby | 4:54 |
| 9. | "Killer on the Sheets" | Parr | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Dirty Lovin'" | Parr, Mark Scott | 4:41 |
| 11. | "This Time" | Parr, Goalby | 5:16 |
| 12. | "Sarah" | Parr | 4:00 |
Personnel
edit- John Parr – writer, producer, arranger and performer[5]
- Richard Cottle – keyboards ("Wilderness Years") and saxophone ("Come Out Fightin")
- Paul Hodson – keyboards ("This Time", "It's Starting All Over Again" and "Everytime")
- John Cooke – piano ("Bedtime Story")
- Dave Lane – piano ("Dirty Lovin"), organ ("Ghost Driver")
- Harold Faltermeyer – keyboards ("Restless Heart")
- Peter Goalby – co-arranger and rhythm guitar ("This Time", It's Starting All Over Again" and "Everytime")
- Nick Robinson – harmonica ("Dirty Lovin")
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart[6] | 38 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[7] | 37 |
References
edit- ^ "John Parr - Man With A Vision at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "John Parr - Man With A Vision (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Seven (75) - Man With A Vision (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Get Ready to ROCK! Interview with singer songwriter John Parr who had a major hit in 1985 with St Elmo's Fire,June 2011". Getreadytorock.com. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ Man With A Vision (liner notes). Edelton. 1992. EDL 2589-2.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "John Parr - Man With A Vision". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "John Parr - Man With A Vision". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 21 March 2018.