Raydio (album)

Raydio
Studio album by Raydio
Released 1978
Recorded 1977–1978
Genre Funk, soul
Label Arista
Producer Ray Parker Jr.
Raydio chronology
Raydio
(1978)		 Rock On
(1979)Rock On1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA-[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 mainly written by Parker himself, peaked at number 27 on the Billboard charts in 1978 and was certified gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

All songs written by Ray Parker Jr. except where noted.

  1. "Is This a Love Thing" – 6:16
  2. "You Need This (To Satisfy That)" – 4:34
  3. "Betcha Can't Love Me Just Once" – 3:51
  4. "Honey I'm Rich" (Parker, Thurlene Johnson) – 3:10
  5. "Jack and Jill" – 4:33
  6. "Me" – 4:58
  7. "Let's Go All the Way" – 3:27
  8. "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

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
[3]
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

  1. ↑ Lytle, Craig. Raydio > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Raydio > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  3. 1 2 3 "US Charts > Raydio". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
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