Rock On (Raydio album)
Introduction '''''Rock On''''' is the second album by Raydio, released in March 1979 on Arista Records. The album reached No. 4 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 45 on the US Billboard 200 chart. Rock On was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
History 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.
Critical reception 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."
Track listing
Personnel ===Raydio===*Arnell Carmichael – vocals*Darren Carmichael – vocals*Ray Parker Jr. – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, synthesizers*Charles Fearing – guitars*Larry Tolbert – drums, percussion===Additional Personnel===*Jack Ashford – percussion*Norma Jean Bell, Horatio Gordon– saxophone*Ollie E. Brown – drums, percussion, vocals*Ken Peterson – trumpet, vocals*Sylvester Rivers – piano*Cheryl Brown, Valorie Jones, Francis Pearlman – additional vocals
Charts and Certifications ===Charts===Chart (1979)PeakPositionAustralia (Kent Music Report) 65U.S. ''Billboard'' Top LPs45U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs4;Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US Pop USR&B USA/C1979 "You Can't Change That" 9 3 25 "More Than One Way to Love a Woman" — 25 —===Certifications===Country CertificationU.S. RIAAGold
References
External links * '' Rock On'' at Discogs