Raydio (album)
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| 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.
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 [3] |
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| US Billboard Top LPs | 27 |
| US Billboard Top Soul LPs | 8 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard [3] |
US R&B [3] | ||
| 1977 | "Jack and Jill" | 8 | 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.
- ^ a b c "US Charts > Raydio". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
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