''Rock On'' is the second album by

Raydio Raydio is an American funk and R&B vocal group formed in 1977 by Ray Parker Jr., with Vincent Bonham, Jerry Knight, and Arnell Carmichael. Career 1970s and Raydio After securing a record deal, the group scored their first big hit in early 1978 ...

, led by guitarist/songwriter/producer

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issued in March 1979 on

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The album reached No. 4 on the US

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Top Soul Albums chart and No. 45 on the US

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chart. Rock On was also certified

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in the US by the

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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 "You Can't Change That" is a song by Raydio from their second studio album '' Rock On''. Released as a single in 1979, it reached #9 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and #3 on the soul chart. Critical reception Robert Hilburn of the ''Los A ...

", 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

Personnel

Raydio

*Arnell Carmichael – vocals *Darren Carmichael – vocals *

– vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, synthesizers *Charles Fearing – guitars *Larry Tolbert – drums, percussion

Additional Personnel

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– percussion *Norma Jean Bell, Horatio Gordon– saxophone *

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– drums, percussion, vocals *Ken Peterson – trumpet, vocals *

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– piano *Cheryl Brown, Valorie Jones, Francis Pearlman – additional vocals

Charts and Certifications

Charts

;Singles

Certifications

References

External links

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