Raydio (album)

Raydio
Raydio
Studio album by Raydio
Released	1978
Recorded	1977–1978
Genre	Funk, soul
Label	Arista
Producer	Ray Parker Jr.
Raydio chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A−^[2]

Raydio is the debut album by the band Raydio in 1978 on Arista Records.^[3] The album peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Top Soul LPs chart and No. 27 on the Billboard 200 chart.^[4]^[5] Raydio was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.^[6]

History[edit]

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).

Record World said that the single "Honey I'm Rich" "wrives along on a very Spinner-ish vocal hook."^[7]

Track listing[edit]

Adapted from album's text.^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Is This a Love Thing"	Ray Parker Jr.	6:16
2.	"You Need This (To Satisfy That)"	Ray Parker Jr.	4:34
3.	"Betcha Can't Love Me Just Once"	Ray Parker Jr.	3:51
4.	"Honey I'm Rich"	Ray Parker Jr., Thurlene Johnson	3:10
5.	"Jack and Jill"	Ray Parker Jr.	4:33
6.	"Me"	Ray Parker Jr.	4:58
7.	"Let's Go All the Way"	Ray Parker Jr.	3:27
8.	"Get Down (Instrumental)"	Ray Parker Jr.	4:20

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from album's text.^[3]

Raydio[edit]

Vincent Bonham – vocals
Arnell Carmichael – vocals
Ray Parker Jr. – guitars, vocals, recording engineer, mixing
Jerry Knight – bass, vocals

Additional personnel[edit]

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[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1978)	Peak Position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)^[8]	43
US Billboard 200^[9]	27
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	8

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1978)	Position
US Billboard 200^[11]	97
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	36

Singles[edit]

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Pop	US R&B
1977	"Jack and Jill"	8^[13]	5^[14]
1978	"Is This a Love Thing"	—	20^[15]
1978	"Honey I'm Rich"	—	43

References[edit]

^ Lytle, Craig. Raydio > review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Raydio: Raydio. Arista Records. 1978.
^ "Raydio: Raydio (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
^ "Raydio: Raydio (Billboard 200)". billboard.com. Billboard.
^ "Raydio: Raydio". riaa.com. RIAA.
^ "Record World Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. August 5, 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 247. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Raydio Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
^ "Raydio Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
^ "Raydio: Jack & Jill (Hot 100)". billboard.com. Billboard.
^ "Raydio: Jack & Jill (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
^ "Raydio: Is This a Love Thing (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.

External links[edit]

Raydio at Discogs

[1] Lytle, Craig. Raydio > review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2012.

[CG-2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[Album-3] Raydio: Raydio. Arista Records. 1978.

[BD-4] "Raydio: Raydio (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.

[BD1-5] "Raydio: Raydio (Billboard 200)". billboard.com. Billboard.

[6] "Raydio: Raydio". riaa.com. RIAA.

[rw-7] "Record World Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. August 5, 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 2023-02-13.

[aus-8] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 247. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[ac_Billboard200_Raydio-9] "Raydio Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Raydio-10] "Raydio Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

[11] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

[12] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

[13] "Raydio: Jack & Jill (Hot 100)". billboard.com. Billboard.

[14] "Raydio: Jack & Jill (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.

[15] "Raydio: Is This a Love Thing (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.

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