Raydio
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Raydio | |
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| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Genres | R&B, funk, disco |
| Years active | 1977–1981, 2014–present |
| LabelTemplate:Pluralize from text | Arista |
| Members | Arnell Carmichael Giovanni Rogers |
| Past members | Ray Parker Jr. Jerry Knight[1] Darren Carmichael Charles Fearing Larry Tolbert James Carmichael Vincent Bonham[1] |
| Website | Raydio |
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Raydio (known as Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio 1980-81) is an American funk and R&B vocal group formed in 1977 by Ray Parker Jr., with Vincent Bonham, Jerry Knight, and Arnell Carmichael. In 1978 Charles Julian Fearing and Larry "Fatback" Tolbert joined the band, along with Darren Carmichael.
Career
1970s and Raydio
After securing a record deal, the group scored their first big hit in early 1978 with "Jack and Jill", which was taken from their self-titled debut album. The song peaked at No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart,[1] and reached No. 11 in the UK Singles Chart,[2] earning a gold record in the process. "Is This a Love Thing" peaked at No. 27 in the UK in August 1978.[2] Their next successful follow-up hit, "You Can't Change That" was released in 1979, and lifted from their Rock On album. The single reached No. 9 on the Billboard chart that year.[1] In September 1979, they participated in an anti-nuclear concert at Madison Square Garden. Their performance of "You Can't Change That" at this show appears on the No Nukes album.
The 1980s and "Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio"
By late 1980, by which point Knight had left to pursue a solo career, the group had become known as Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio, and they released two more albums: Two Places at the Same Time (1980), and A Woman Needs Love (1981).[3] These spawned another two top 40 singles ("Two Places at the Same Time" - No. 30 in 1980; and "That Old Song" - No. 21 in 1981).[1] Their last, and biggest hit, "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)," was released in 1981[3] and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
After acknowledging the band had come to a crossroads and with Parker wanting to go solo, they quietly broke up in 1981.[3]
Solo careers
Parker then started his solo career, scoring six top 40 hits in the 1980s, including "The Other Woman" (Pop No. 4), and "Ghostbusters". The latter song was the title track of the box office hit film Ghostbusters.[3] The single stayed at No. 1 for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984.
Knight went on to have a moderately successful solo career of his own, later forming Ollie & Jerry, with Ollie E. Brown (who had been a session drummer on all of Raydio's albums) in the mid-1980s. Their two biggest hits also came from soundtracks: "Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us" was the theme to the motion picture Breakin', and reached No. 9 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart;[4] their second single "Electric Boogaloo" (from the movie Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo), did not enter the Hot 100, but climbed to No. 43 on the dance chart.[4]
In 2014, original members Arnell Carmichael and Vincent Bonham revived Raydio, recruiting two new members, James Carmichael formerly of the Arista group Q.T. Hush, and up-and-coming young singer Giovanni Rogers. They toured with Average White Band, War, Switch, DeBarge, among several other major tours.
Vincent Bonham died in March 2024, at age 67.[5]
Discography
All albums and singles listed below were issued on Arista Records. For Ray Parker Jr.'s solo releases. see Ray Parker Jr. discography.
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop [6] |
US R&B [7] |
AUS [8] |
CAN [9] |
SWE [10] | |||||
| 1978 | Raydio | 27 | 8 | 43 | 29 | — | |||
| 1979 | Rock On | 45 | 4 | 65 | 42 | — | |||
| 1980 | Two Places at the Same Time | 33 | 6 | — | — | 40 | |||
| 1981 | A Woman Needs Love | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop [12] |
US R&B [13] |
US A/C [14] |
US Dan [15] |
AUS [8] |
BEL [16] |
CAN [9] |
IRE [17] |
NLD [18] |
NZ [19] |
UK [20] | |||||
| 1978 | "Jack and Jill" | 8 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 24 | 4 | 11 | Raydio | ||
| "Is This a Love Thing" | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 27 | ||||
| "Honey I'm Rich" | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | "You Can't Change That" | 9 | 3 | 25 | — | 6 | 17 | 9 | — | 12 | 12 | — | Rock On | ||
| "More Than One Way to Love a Woman" | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | "Two Places at the Same Time" | 30 | 6 | 34 | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | Two Places at the Same Time | ||
| "For Those Who Like to Groove" | — | 14 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Can't Keep You from Cryin'" | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" | 4 | 1 | 11 | — | 47 | 16 | 8 | — | 9 | 10 | — | A Woman Needs Love | ||
| "Still in the Groove" | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "That Old Song" | 21 | 26 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "It's Your Night" | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
References
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- ^ a b c d e f Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Raydio Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 451. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 998/9. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ollie and Jerry Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vincent Bonham, original member of 70s hitmaking group Raydio, dies". SoulTracks. March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Raydio: Billboard 200". billboard.com. Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Raydio: Top Soul Albums". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Raydio: RPM Charts". bac-lac.gc.ca. RPM. July 17, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Raydio: Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com. Sverigetopplistan.
- ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Raydio". riaa.com. Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Raydio: Hot 100". billboard.com. Billboard. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Raydio: Hot Soul Songs". billboard.com. Billboard. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Raydio: Adult Contemporary Songs". billboard.com. Billboard. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Raydio: Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Raydio". ultratop.be. Ultratop.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."IRE Charts Search > Raydio". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Raydio". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Charts.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Raydio". charts.nz. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Raydio". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company.
External links
- Raydio at AllMusic
- Raydio discography at Discogs
- Raydio at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Arnell Carmichael's MySpace page
- Ray Parker Jr 2012 Audio Interview at Soulinterviews.com
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