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Rock On is the second album by Raydio, released in 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 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



Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times described Rock On as "lively and fun". Ace Adams of the New York Daily News wrote, "This is the group that had the big hit 'Jack and Jill', and this album shows them at their best. It has an instant funk sound that will please their fans, plus sparkling vocals and good instrumental interplay." 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." Robert Christgau of The Village Voice gave Rock On a B+ grade, writing, "Ray Parker's idea is to synthesize the old black-music tradition of the male vocal group with the new one of the self-contained funk band, and here he proves that he has what it takes as a composer to keep the idea going. None of these songs stands out like 'Is This a Love Thing' and 'Me' did on the debut, but every one is danceable/listenable fun."
Craig Lytle of AllMusic remarked: "To be taken seriously as an R&B group and to shake the stigma of their nursery rhyme hit 'Jack and Jill' (their debut single), Raydio answers the call on this album with two Billboard R&B singles."




Track listing


All tracks written by Ray Parker Jr.




Personnel






= Raydio

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Arnell Carmichael – vocals
Darren Carmichael – vocals
Ray Parker Jr. – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, bass
Charles Fearing – guitars
Larry Tolbert – drums, percussion




= Additional Personnel

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Sylvester Rivers – acoustic piano
Ollie E. Brown – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Jack Ashford – percussion
Norma Jean Bell – saxophones
Horatio Gordon – saxophones
Ken Peterson – trumpet, backing vocals
Cheryl Brown – backing vocals
Valorie Jones – backing vocals
Franci Pearlman – backing vocals




= Production

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Ray Parker Jr. – producer, engineer, mixing
Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)




Charts and certifications






= Charts

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Singles




= Certifications

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References






External links


Rock On at Discogs

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