John Parr a "Man In Motion" again

Back in 1985, movie songs were big, and few were bigger than "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)," the #1 hit from the "Brat Pack" film of the same name.  But even though the guy who co-wrote and sang that song, John Parr, went on to sell 10 million albums, contribute songs to over a dozen other movies and work with major artists like Meat Loaf, Tina Turner, Journey and Bryan Adams, he eventually disappeared from the music scene.  Well, guess what?  He's back.

It turns out that John Parr disappeared from the spotlight because he was embroiled in a lawsuit that literally kept him from recording or performing in the U.S. for 25 years.  He tells ABC News Radio, "Unfortunately, it took that long to get it resolved. And of course, when I was in legal [proceedings], I couldn't work. Nobody would touch me while I got out of it. I literally got out of it in December last year."  Parr immediately started working on a new album and the result is Letter to America, which was released, fittingly, this past Monday, the Fourth of July.

Letter to America is a double CD, with one acoustic and one electric disc.  It features John performing songs both old and new, including, of course "St. Elmo's Fire," as well as his previous hit "Naughty Naughty" and his extended version of "The Best a Man Can Get," the tune he did for that famous Gillette commercial.  You can buy it at JohnParrAmerica.com.