Raydio (album)

Raydio
Studio album by Raydio
Released	September 22, 1978
Recorded	December 1977–June 1978
Genre	Funk, soul
Label	Arista
Producer	Ray Parker Jr.
Raydio chronology
Raydio (1978) Rock On (1979)

Raydio is the debut album by the band Raydio, released in 1978 on Arista Records. ^[1] The album peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Top Soul LPs chart and No. 27 on the Billboard 200 chart. ^[2] Raydio was certified gold in the US by the RIAA. ^[3]

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).

Record World said that the single "Honey I'm Rich" "wrives along on a very Spinner-ish vocal hook." ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Christgau's Record Guide	A− [6]

Robert Christgau of The Village Voice gave the album an A−, saying, "In a depressing time for readymades, here at last is a group--led by a session ace, no less--that seems delighted enough with the tricks it's stolen to put them together with some flair. This trails off into filler on side two, but I like five of its eight songs more than the smash hit 'Jack and Jill'. Black pop music like they've almost stopped making." ^[6]

Track listing

Adapted from album's text. ^[1] All tracks written by Ray Parker Jr., except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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"	Ray Parker Jr., 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

Adapted from album's text. ^[1]

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

Weekly charts Chart (1978) Peak Position Australia Albums (Kent Music Report) [7] 43 US Billboard 200 [8] 27 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 8

Year-end charts Chart (1978) Position US Billboard 200 [2] 97 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [2] 36

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Pop [2]	US R&B [2]
1977	"Jack and Jill"	8	5
1978	"Is This a Love Thing"	—	20
	"Honey I'm Rich"	—	43

References

1. Raydio: Raydio. Arista Records. 1978.
2. "Raydio". Billboard . Retrieved December 17, 2024.
3. "Raydio: Raydio". riaa.com. RIAA.
4. "Record World Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. August 5, 1978. p. 16. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
5. Lytle, Craig. Raydio > review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
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. 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 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
9. "Raydio Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

External links

• Raydio at Discogs