A Woman Needs Love

A Woman Needs Love
Studio album by Raydio
Released April 11, 1981
Recorded 1979–80
Genre R&B/Funk/Soul
Length 40:29
Label Arista
Producer Ray Parker Jr.
Raydio chronology
Two Places at the Same Time
(1980)		 A Woman Needs Love
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Robert ChristgauB+ [2]

A Woman Needs Love is a 1981 album by American band Raydio, led by guitarist singer/songwriter Ray Parker Jr.. Released by Arista Records on April 11, 1981, This is the fourth and final album by the band.

History

It again includes eight tracks, but this time, all of them were written and produced by Parker himself. The album, released in 1981, gave Raydio their biggest pop hit in the form of the title track, which peaked at number 4 on the pop charts. It also reached number 1 on the R&B charts and number 11 on the Adult Contemporary charts. It was followed by two more singles; "That Old Song" (21 pop, 26 R&B, 7 AC) and "It's Your Night" (73 R&B). The album itself peaked at number 13 and was certified gold by the RIAA. "Still in the Groove" is a sequel to the previous album's "For Those Who Like to Groove".

Track listing

All songs written by Ray Parker Jr.

  1. "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" – 4:07
  2. "It's Your Night" – 6:39
  3. "That Old Song" – 4:25
  4. "All In the Way You Get Down" – 3:55
  5. "You Can't Fight What You Feel" – 5:48
  6. "Old Pro" – 4:45
  7. "Still In The Groove" – 6:21
  8. "So Into You" – 4:29

Personnel

Raydio

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
[3]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 13
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 1
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[3]		 US
R&B
[3]		 US
A/C
[3]		 US
Dan
[3]
1981 "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" 4 1 11 —
"Still in the Groove" — — — 35
"That Old Song" 21 26 7 —
"It's Your Night" — 73 — —

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kellman, Andy. A Woman Needs Love > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "A Woman Needs Love > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "US Charts > Raydio". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-12-22.

External links

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