Raydio (album)

Raydio is the self-titled debut album by the band Raydio in 1978 on Arista Records.[3] The album peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Top Soul LPs chart and No. 27 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4][5] Raydio was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.[6]

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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A–[2]

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).

Track listing

Adapted from album's text.[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Is This a Love Thing"	Ray Parker Jr.	6:16
2.	"You Need This (To Satisfy That)"	Ray Parker Jr.	4:34
3.	"Betcha Can't Love Me Just Once"	Ray Parker Jr.	3:51
4.	"Honey I'm Rich"	Ray Parker Jr., Thurlene Johnson	3:10
5.	"Jack and Jill"	Ray Parker Jr.	4:33
6.	"Me"	Ray Parker Jr.	4:58
7.	"Let's Go All the Way"	Ray Parker Jr.	3:27
8.	"Get Down (Instrumental)"	Ray Parker Jr.	4:20

Personnel

Adapted from album's text.[3]

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 Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7]	43
US Billboard Top Soul LPs	8[4]
US Billboard Top LPs	27[5]

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Pop	US R&B
1977	"Jack and Jill"	8[8]	5[9]
1978	"Is This a Love Thing"	—	20[10]
	"Honey I'm Rich"	—	43

References

1. Lytle, Craig. Raydio > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
2. 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.
3. Raydio: Raydio. Arista Records. 1978.
4. "Raydio: Raydio (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
5. "Raydio: Raydio (Billboard 200)". billboard.com. Billboard.
6. "Raydio: Raydio". riaa.com. RIAA.
7. 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.
8. "Raydio: Jack & Jill (Hot 100)". billboard.com. Billboard.
9. "Raydio: Jack & Jill (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
10. "Raydio: Is This a Love Thing (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.

External links

• Raydio at Discogs