Rock On (Raydio album)

Rock On
Studio album by Raydio
Released 1979
Recorded 1978-1979
Genre Funk, soul
Label Arista
Producer Ray Parker Jr.
Raydio chronology
Raydio
(1978) Raydio1978		 Rock On
(1979)		 Two Places at the Same Time
(1980)Two Places at the Same Time1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Robert ChristgauB+ [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..

  1. "What You Waitin' For"
  2. "Hot Stuff"
  3. "You Can't Change That"
  4. "Rock On"
  5. "More Than One Way to Love a Woman"
  6. "When You're in Need of Love"
  7. "Goin' Thru School and Love"
  8. "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]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 45
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 4
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
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

  1. ↑ Lytle, Craig. Rock On > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Rock On > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "US Charts > Raydio". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
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