"You Can't Change That" is a song 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 ...
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 Angeles Times
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'' called "You Can't Change That" a "good natured" tune that's one of "the album's high points". Craig Lytle of
AllMusic
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also called the song "a laid-back yet very danceable track; it features the vocals of the mild-tempered
Ray Parker Jr. and the distinctive tenor of Arnell Carmichael."
Personnel
Raydio
*Arnell Carmichael – vocals
*
Ray Parker Jr. – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
Additional personnel
*
Jack Ashford – percussion
*
Ollie E. Brown
Ollie E. Brown (sometimes credited as simply Ollie Brown) (born April 20, 1953) is an American drummer, percussionist, record producer, and high-school basketball coach. A prolific session musician, Brown has performed on over a hundred albums in ...
– drums, percussion, vocals
*Charles Fearing – guitars
*Larry Tolbert – drums, percussion
*Cheryl Brown, Darren Carmichael, Valorie Jones, Francis Pearlman – background vocals
Chart history
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
Lyrics of this song
1979 singles
Ray Parker Jr. songs
Songs written by Ray Parker Jr.
Arista Records singles
1979 songs
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