A Woman Needs Love

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A Woman Needs Love
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Studio album by
Raydio
Released1981
Genre R&B, funk, soul
Length40:29
Label Arista
Producer Ray Parker Jr.
Raydio chronology
Two Places at the Same Time
(1980)		A Woman Needs Love
(1981)

A Woman Needs Love is an album by the American band Raydio, led by Ray Parker Jr., released in 1981 by Arista Records. [1] It has been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Robert Christgau B+ [4]

The Village Voice's Robert Christgau wrote, "Playing guitar, synthesizer, piano, and drums as well as his home bass, which doesn't sound like a lead instrument either, he serves up eight tunes that bump and/or swoon into ear and/or ass with undeniable and virtually unrecallable effectiveness. I like every one, really. But don't ask me which is which--or why it matters." [4] Andy Kellman of AllMusic, remarked that A Woman Needs Love "was the first time Parker got the front sleeve to himself—a signal that he had become the focal point, even though Raydio was his baby from the beginning... As usual, RPJ's likable, sly, and affable nature makes the lesser material go down easy." [3]

Singles

"The title track" peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart and No. 11 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart. Another single called "That Old Song" peaked at No. 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 26 on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart, and No. 7 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart. "Still in the Groove", a sequel to the previous album's "For Those Who Like to Groove" also peaked at No. 35 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. [5]

Track listing

All songs written by Ray Parker Jr.

  1. "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" – 4:07
  2. "It's Your Night" – 6:39
  3. "That Old Song" – 4:25
  4. "All In the Way You Get Down" – 3:55
  5. "You Can't Fight What You Feel" – 5:48
  6. "Old Pro" – 4:45
  7. "Still In The Groove" – 6:21
  8. "So Into You" – 4:29

Personnel

Raydio

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US
US
R&B
US
A/C
US
Dan
1981"A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)"4111—
"Still in the Groove"———35
"That Old Song"21267—
"It's Your Night"—73——

See also

References

  1. ↑ Raydio - A Woman Needs Love (album). Arista Records. 1981.
  2. ↑ "Raydio". RIAA . Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "Raydio - A Woman Needs Love". AllMusic . Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Christgau, Robert. "A Woman Needs Love > review". Robert Christgau . Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Raydio". Billboard . Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Raydio Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Raydio Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
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