I finally ordered the four Raydio CDs where's funkpill at?

'Two Places At The Same Time'(1980) is my favorite Raydio album.If you like to groove,this album is a must-have! Check out the first two tracks:

"It's Time To Party Now"


"Until The Morning Comes"

80s R&B slow jam of the day: "Tonight's The Night" by Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio (1980)


Herbie Hancock co-wrote this song and plays keyboards on it.I can't recall if this song ever became a single,but it really should have been.It still gets airplay on some Quiet Storm stations.Months later,there was a remake by a female artist.I have no idea who it was.

Got all 4 of em' my friend!!!

funkpill said:

Where can I find that song, Invasion?

Graycap23 said:

http://www.dustygroove.co...&format=cd

funkpill said:

I was trying to decide if I should also order some of the Ray Parker Jr. solo CDs too.They have 'The Other Woman' (1982),'Woman Out Of Control' (1983) and 'Sex And The Single Man' (1985).I'm not too keen on those albums.His best solo album is 'After Dark' (1987) but it's not available on CD.

SoulAlive said:

Yeah lol, Herbie released it himself on his "Magic Windows"-album, with female singer Vicki Randle on lead :

SoulAlive said:

that's the one to get

not too keen on the others
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SoulAlive said:

Nope, 8 copies available at ebay : http://shop.ebay.com/item...&_osacat=0
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Shango said:

Cool....thanks!

Does a brotha have to move to Japan to get all these reissues?


Cuz I'd do it!

Shango said:

Yep,that's the one!

I'm surprised there is a market 4 this guy. I really am.
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bboy87 said:

It's absurd that these CDs are reissued in Japan,of all places These are American music artists!

SoulAlive said:

I keep telling people R&B is very popular in Japan

Jazz, R&B, and hip hop have a very loyal base there

AND they seem to remaster and reissue everything there
Japanese artists are marketed like nobody's business

bboy87 said:

funkpill said:

Yeah,I'm thinking of getting 'The Other Woman'.That one had a few good tracks on it.'Woman Out Of Control' wasn't terrible,but I already have it on vinyl.I like the title track and "In The Heat Of The Night".'Sex And The Single Man' is forgettable.Nothing great on that album.

funkpill said:

DustyGroove is amazing,I love that site But this time,I ordered my CDs directly from the CdJapan site,since DustyGroove doesn't have all the Raydio CDs in stock at this time.

SoulAlive said:

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SoulAlive said:

very forgettable


his worst

SoulAlive said:

I only just recently picked this one up. The vinyl has some skips in it!

Cinnie said:

Get the CD reissue.It's their best album.

My favorite Raydio song of all time

Yeah,"Jack and Jill" is one of their best singles.I love that song

funkpill said:

The only good thing about that album is the title The songs have that pop-ish "Ghostbusters"-type sound.The success of that song convinced him to go in that direction.I'm glad he came to his senses with the next album,'After Dark'.That album is not only a return to form,it's his finest solo album,imo.

"Goin Thru School and Love" (1979)

"More Than One Way To Love A Woman" (1979)

SoulAlive said:

Damn,you went down in the basement for these.I haven't heard Ray Parker,Jr name in a long time. "With Other Woman" was the jam back in the day,so was a couple of his slow jams.Ray was always senual and sexy,but always a cutie.