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Rock On is the second album by Raydio, led by guitarist/songwriter/producer Ray Parker Jr. issued in March 1979 on Arista Records[6] The album reached No. 4 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 45 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[7][8] Rock On was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.[9]

Rock On
Studio album by Raydio
Released	March 1979
Recorded	1978-1979
Genre	Funk, soul
Label	Arista
Producer	Ray Parker Jr.
Raydio chronology
Raydio (1978) Rock On (1979) Two Places at the Same Time (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]
Melody Maker	(favourable)[3]
New York Daily News	(favourable)[4]
Los Angeles Times	(favourable)[5]

History

Like the debut, it features eight tracks, most of which were written by Parker. 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.

Track listing

[6]

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[6]

Charts and Certifications

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10]	65
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	45[7]
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	4[8]

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Pop [11]	US R&B [12]	US A/C [13]
1979	"You Can't Change That"	9	3	25
	"More Than One Way to Love a Woman"	—	25	—

Certifications

Country	Certification
U.S. RIAA	Gold[9]

References

External links

• Rock On at Discogs

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