Rock On (Raydio album)

Rock On is the second album by Raydio, released in 1979 on Arista Records.[1] The album reached No. 4 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 45 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[2][3] Rock On was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.[4]

Rock On
Studio album by
Raydio
Released1979
Recorded1978–1979
GenreFunk, soul, rock
LabelArista
ProducerRay Parker Jr.
Raydio chronology
Raydio
(1978)		 Rock On
(1979)		 Two Places at the Same Time
(1980)

History

Like the debut, it features eight tracks, most of which were written by Ray Parker Jr. 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.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[6]
Los Angeles Times(favourable)[7]
Melody Maker(favourable)[8]
New York Daily News(favourable)[9]

The Bay State Banner wrote that, "by settling for imitating everything from rock to Chic, Ray Parker has Raydio floundering around with poor songs, cutesy lyrics and no direction."[10]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What You Waitin' For"Ray Parker Jr.4:13
2."Hot Stuff"Ray Parker Jr.5:14
3."You Can't Change That"Ray Parker Jr.3:23
4."Rock On"Ray Parker Jr.5:05
5."More Than One Way to Love a Woman"Ray Parker Jr.5:44
6."When You're in Need of Love"Ray Parker Jr.6:13
7."Goin' Thru School and Love"Ray Parker Jr.4:14
8."Honey I'm a Star"Ray Parker Jr.3:39

[1]

Personnel

Raydio
  • Arnell Carmichael – vocals
  • Darren Carmichael – vocals
  • Ray Parker Jr. – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, bass
  • Charles Fearing – guitars
  • Larry Tolbert – drums, percussion

Additional Personnel
  • Sylvester Rivers – acoustic piano
  • Ollie E. Brown – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jack Ashford – percussion
  • Norma Jean Bell – saxophones
  • Horatio Gordon – saxophones
  • Ken Peterson – trumpet, backing vocals
  • Cheryl Brown – backing vocals
  • Valorie Jones – backing vocals
  • Franci Pearlman – backing vocals

[1]

Production

Charts and Certifications

Charts
Chart (1979) Peak
Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] 65
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 45[2]
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 4[3]
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US Pop
[12]		 US
R&B
[13]		 US
A/C
[14]
1979 "You Can't Change That" 9 3 25
"More Than One Way to Love a Woman" — 25 —

Certifications
Country Certification
U.S. RIAA Gold[4]

References
  1. Raydio: Rock On. Arista Records. 1979.
  2. "Raydio: Rock On (Billboard 200)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  3. "Raydio: Rock On (Billboard Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  4. "Raydio: Rock On". riaa.com. RIAA.
  5. Lytle, Craig. "Raydio: Rock On". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
  6. 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.
  7. Hilburn Robert (May 6, 1979). "Disk Derby: Have You Met Miss Jones?". newspapers.com. Los Angeles Times. p. 416.
  8. Sigerson, Davitt (April 28, 1979). Raydio: Rock On (Arista). Melody Maker.
  9. Adams, Ace (April 27, 1979). "Raydio: Rock On". newspapers.com. New York Daily News. p. 112.
  10. Lane, George (12 Apr 1979). "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner. No. 27. p. 16.
  11. 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.
  12. "Raydio: Hot 100". billboard.com. Billboard.
  13. "Raydio: Hot Soul Songs". billboard.com. Billboard.
  14. "Raydio: Adult Contemporary Songs". billboard.com. Billboard.
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