Raydio

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Raydio was an funk and R&B vocal group, formed in 1977, by Ray Parker Jr., with Vincent Bohnam, Jerry Knight, and Arnell Carmichael.

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[edit] Raydio - mostly records

The group scored their first big hit in 1978 with "Jack and Jill", which was taken from their debut, self-titled album. The song was # 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and reached number 11 in the UK singles chart, earning a Gold record in the process.

Their successful follow-up hit, "You Can't Change That" was released in 1979, and lifted from their Rock On album. The single made it up to #9 on the Billboard charts that year.

By 1980, the group had become known as Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio, and they released two more albums: Two Places at the Same Time in 1980, and A Woman Needs Love in 1981.

These spawned another two Top 40 single hits ("Two Places at the Same Time" - # 40 in 1980; and "That Old Song" - # 21 in 1981). Their last, and biggest hit, "A Woman Needs Love" was also released in 1981, and went to # 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Raydio finally broke up in 1981.

[edit] Post Raydio - partly cinema

  • Ray Parker Jr. started his solo career, scoring six Top 40 hits, including the hit singles "The Other Woman" (Pop # 4), and "Ghostbusters". "Ghostbusters" was a title track of the box office hit movie Ghostbusters, starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd. The single went to # 1 for three weeks on the Billboard Pop charts.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Raydio (1977)
  • Rock On (1979)
  • Two Places at the Same Time (1980)
  • A Woman Needs Love (1981)

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