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Raydio is the debut album by the band Raydio in 1978 on Arista Records.[3] The album peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Top Soul LPs chart and No. 27 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4][5] Raydio was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.[6]

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A−[2]

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).

Track listing

Adapted from album's text.[3]

Personnel

Adapted from album's text.[3]

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

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Pop	US R&B
1977	"Jack and Jill"	8[12]	5[13]
1978	"Is This a Love Thing"	—	20[14]
	"Honey I'm Rich"	—	43

References

External links

• Raydio at Discogs

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