Rock On (Raydio album)
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B+ [2] |
Rock On is the second album by Raydio, led by guitarist/songwriter/producer Ray Parker Jr.
History
Like the debut, it features eight tracks, most of which were written by Parker. It reached a peak of number 45 on the charts and featured two singles; one of them being "You Can't Change That", which was another top ten pop hit, peaking at number 9. The other single, "More Than One Way to Love a Woman", failed to chart on pop, but did make number 25 on R&B.
Track listing
All songs written by Ray Parker Jr..
- "What You Waitin' For"
- "Hot Stuff"
- "You Can't Change That"
- "Rock On"
- "More Than One Way to Love a Woman"
- "When You're in Need of Love"
- "Goin' Thru School and Love"
- "Honey I'm a Star"
Personnel
Raydio
- Arnell Carmichael – vocals
- Ray Parker Jr. – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, synthesizers
Additional Personnel
- Jack Ashford – percussion
- Norma Jean Bell, Horatio Gordon– saxophone
- Ollie E. Brown – drums, percussion, vocals
- Charles Fearing – guitars
- Ken Peterson – trumpet, vocals
- Sylvester Rivers – piano
- Larry Tolbert – drums, percussion
- Cheryl Brown, Darren Carmichael, Valorie Jones, Francis Pearlman – additional vocals
Charts
Chart (1979) | Peak [3] |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 45 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 4 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [3] |
US R&B [3] |
US A/C [3] | ||
1979 | "You Can't Change That" | 9 | 3 | 25 |
"More Than One Way to Love a Woman" | 103 | 25 | — |
References
- ^ Lytle, Craig. Rock On > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Rock On > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ^ a b c d "US Charts > Raydio". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
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