You Can't Change That
1979 single by Raydio
"You Can't Change That" | ||||
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Single by Raydio | ||||
from the album Rock On | ||||
B-side | "Rock On" | |||
Released | April 1979 | |||
Recorded | c. 1979 | |||
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Length | 3:23 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ray Parker Jr. | |||
Producer(s) | Ray Parker Jr. | |||
Raydio singles chronology | ||||
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"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 No.9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and No.3 on the soul chart.[3]
Critical reception
Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times called "You Can't Change That" a "good natured" tune that's one of "the album's high points".[4] Craig Lytle of AllMusic 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."[5] Record World said it has a "a bit of a Spinners feel."[6]
Personnel
Raydio
- Arnell Carmichael – vocals
- Ray Parker Jr. – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
Additional personnel
- Jack Ashford – percussion
- Ollie E. Brown – drums, percussion, vocals
- Charles Fearing – guitars
- Larry Tolbert – drums, percussion
- Cheryl Brown, Darren Carmichael, Valorie Jones, Francis Pearlman – background vocals
Chart history
Weekly charts
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References
- ^ Kuge, Mara (7 February 2019). "14 Secretly Cruel Soft Rock Love Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock.
- ^ a b Molanphy, Chris (July 31, 2021). "What a Fool Believes Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ Allmusic artist bio
- ^ Hilburn Robert (May 6, 1979). "Disk Derby: Have You Met Miss Jones?". newspapers.com. Los Angeles Times. p. 416.
- ^ Lytle, Craig. "Raydio: Rock On". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. March 17, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 247. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Raydio – You Can't Change That" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - September 22, 1979" (PDF).
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 35, 1979" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Raydio – You Can't Change That" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Raydio – You Can't Change That". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Raydio Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Raydio Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Raydio Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 11, 1979
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979". Kent Music Report. Retrieved December 3, 2020 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles (1979)". RPM. July 17, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1979". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Musicoutfitters.com
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 29, 1979
External links
- Lyrics of this song
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- Raydio
- Rock On
- Two Places at the Same Time
- A Woman Needs Love
- "Jack and Jill"
- "You Can't Change That"
- "Two Places at the Same Time"
- "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)"
- "That Old Song"
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