You Can't Change That

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"You Can't Change That"
You Can't Change That - Raydio.jpg
Single by Raydio
from the album Rock On
B-side "Rock On"
ReleasedApril 1979
Recordedc. 1979
Genre
Length3:23
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Ray Parker Jr.
Producer(s) Ray Parker Jr.
Raydio singles chronology
"Honey I'm Rich"
(1978)		"You Can't Change That"
(1979)		"More Than One Way to Love a Woman"
(1979)

"You Can't Change That" is a song by Raydio from their second studio album Rock On . Released as a single in 1979, it reached #9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and #3 on the soul chart. [3]

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Critical reception

Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times called "You Can't Change That" a "good natured" tune that's one of "the album's high points". [4] Craig Lytle of AllMusic also called the song "a laid-back yet very danceable track; it features the vocals of the mild-tempered Ray Parker Jr. and the distinctive tenor of Arnell Carmichael." [5] Record World said it has a "a bit of a Spinners feel." [6]

Personnel

Raydio

Additional personnel

Chart history

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