A Woman Needs Love is the fourth and final album by the group Raydio

Raydio

Raydio was an American funk and R&B vocal group formed in 1977, by Ray Parker Jr., with Vincent Bohnam, Jerry Knight, and Arnell Carmichael.-Career:...

, led by guitarist/singer/songwriter Ray Parker, Jr.

Ray Parker, Jr.

Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. , is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters, for his solo hits, and performing with his band Raydio as well as the late Barry White.-Early life and...

 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 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.

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

Raydio

• Arnell Carmichael – lead & backing vocals
• Ray Parker, Jr.
  Ray Parker, Jr.
  Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. , is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters, for his solo hits, and performing with his band Raydio as well as the late Barry White.-Early life and...
  
   – vocals, guitars, bass, synthesizer, piano, drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Jack Ashford
  Jack Ashford
  Jack Ashford , known to his friends as Jashford, is an African-American musician, widely known as the percussionist for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band during the 1960s and early 1970s. Ashford is most famous for playing the tambourine on hundreds of Motown recordings...
  
   – tambourine
• Michael Boddicker
  Michael Boddicker
  Michael J. Boddicker , is an American film composer and session musician, specializing in electronic music. Three times N.A.R.A.S. Most Valuable Player "Synthesizer" and MVP Emeritus, he was awarded a Grammy as a songwriter for Imagination from Flashdance in 1984...
  
   – synthesizers
• Ollie E. Brown
  Ollie E. Brown
  Ollie E. Brown is an American drummer, percussionist and record producer. A prolific session musician, Brown has performed on over a hundred albums in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Brown was also half of the American dance-pop duo Ollie & Jerry, which had a Top 10 hit with "Breakin'.....
  
   – drums, percussion
• Jesse Erlich – cello
• Henry Ferber – violin
• Kenny Flood – flute
• Charles Green – wind instruments
• Paula Hochhalter – cello
• Paul Jackson, Jr – guitars
• Marvin Limonick – violin
• Gareth Nuttycombe – viola
• Gene Page – steel pan
• Don Palmer – violin
• Sylvester Rivers – piano, synthesizers
• David Schwartz – viola
• Marshall Sosson – violin
• Bob Sushell – violin
• Larry Tolbert – drums

Production

• Written, Arranged, Produced & Mixed By Ray Parker Jr.
• Engineers: Reginald Dozier, Ray Parker Jr.
• Assistant Engineer: Al Ramirez
• Mastering: Bernie Grundman