Raydio (album)
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| Studio album by Raydio | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977-1978 | |||
| Genre | Funk, Soul | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Ray Parker Jr. | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A- [2] |
Raydio is the self-titled debut album by the group Raydio, formed by session guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Ray Parker, Jr.
History
Released in 1978 on Arista Records, it featured two hit pop singles: "Jack and Jill" (number 8 pop, number 5 R&B, number 11 in the UK) and "Is This A Love Thing" (number 20 R&B, number 27 UK). The album, which was produced, engineered, mixed and mostly written by Parker himself, reached a peak of number 11 on the charts in 1978 and was certified gold by the RIAA.
On superstation WLS in Chicago, "Jack And Jill" reached number three on their survey of May 13, 1978.[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Ray Parker, Jr., except where noted.
- "Is This A Love Thing" 6:16
- "You Need This (To Satisfy That)" 4:34
- "Betcha Can't Love Me Just Once" 4:38
- "Honey I'm Rich" (Parker, Thurlene Johnson) 3:10
- "Jack And Jill" 4:33
- "Me" 4:58
- "Let's Go All The Way" 3:27
- "Get Down" (Instrumental) 4:20
Personnel
Raydio
- Vincent Bonham – vocals
- Arnell Carmichael – vocals
- Ray Parker, Jr. – guitars, vocals, recording engineer, mixing
- Jerry Knight – bass, vocals
Additional personnel
- Jack Ashford – tambourine
- Ollie E. Brown – drums, percussion
- Charles Fearing – guitars
- Horatio Gordon – saxophone
- Ken Peterson – trumpet
- Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin – guitars, voice box
- Sylvester Rivers – piano
- Sylvia Duckworth, Valerie Jones, Francine Pearlman, Rochelle Runnels, Janice Williams - background vocals
- Bernie Grundman - mastering
- John E. Barrett, David Gahr, Free Lance Photographers - photography
- Steve Feldman - art director
Charts
| Chart (1978) | Peak [4] |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 27 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 8 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Billboard [4] |
US Cashbox [4][5] |
US R&B [4] | ||
| 1977 | "Jack And Jill" | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 1978 | "Is This a Love Thing" | — | 20 | |
| "Honey I'm Rich" | 102 | 43 | ||
References
- ↑ Lytle, Craig. Raydio > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Raydio > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ↑ http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls051378.htm
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "US Charts > Raydio". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19780422.html
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