| Rock On | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978-1979 | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul, rock | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Ray Parker Jr. | |||
| Raydio chronology | ||||
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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 also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. [4]
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.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+ [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]
| No. | Title | Writer(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 |
| 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] |
| 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 | — | |
| Country | Certification |
|---|---|
| U.S. RIAA | Gold [4] |
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