For Those Who Like to Groove
| "For Those Who Like to Groove" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Raydio | ||||
| from the album Two Places at the Same Time | ||||
| B-side | "Can't Keep From Cryin'" | |||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Parker Jr. | |||
| Producer(s) | Ray Parker Jr. | |||
| Raydio singles chronology | ||||
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"For Those Who Like to Groove" is a song recorded by R&B band Raydio for the group's 1980 album, Two Places at the Same Time. It was released as a single in 1980 by Arista Records.[1] The song reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.[2][3]
Overview
[edit]"For Those Who Like to Groove" was written and produced by Ray Parker Jr. The single's B-side was the song "Can't Keep from Cryin'". Both tracks came from Raydio's 1980 studio album Two Places at the Same Time.[1]
Critical reception
[edit]Andy Kellman of Allmusic described the tune as "basically a variation on Funkadelic's One Nation Under a Groove with a little foreshadowing to Parker's Cheryl Lynn collaboration In the Night."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Raydio: For Those Who Like to Groove. Arista Records. 1980.
- ^ "Raydio: For Those Who Like to Groove (Hot Soul Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Raydio: For Those Who Like to Groove (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Raydio: Two Places at the Same Time". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
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