Jack and Jill (song)
| "Jack and Jill" | ||||
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| Single by Raydio | ||||
| from the album Raydio | ||||
| B-side | "Get Down" | |||
| Released | December 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Disco[1] | |||
| Length | 4:35 (album version) 3:29 (single edit) | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Parker Jr. | |||
| Producer(s) | Ray Parker Jr. | |||
| Raydio singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Jack and Jill" on YouTube | ||||
"Jack and Jill" is a 1977 hit song by R&B vocal group Raydio. It was the first single from their debut album Raydio, and became an international top 10 hit. It reached number eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the Cashbox Top 100. It reached number five in Canada, number four in Australia, and the top twenty in UK. It was the first of five U.S. top 10 singles by Ray Parker Jr. and/or Raydio.
The song describes how "Jack" is lonely and so, in spite of his good intentions, wanders down the hill to find love elsewhere after being neglected by "Jill", who is seldom home.
Record World called it "a mid-tempo r&b song that expands on the nursery rhyme in interesting fashion."[2]
In 1981, "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" became a hit as an answer song to "Jack and Jill". Parker wrote an antithesis from "Jill's" perspective, according to the lyrics, "By the time poor Jack returned up the hill, somebody else had been loving Jill."
In 1982, Parker recorded an extended version of the song.[3] It was released on a re-issue of his second solo album. In this version, Parker performed all of the vocals instead of just some of them.
Personnel
[edit]Raydio
[edit]- Ray Parker Jr. – guitars, chorus lead vocals
- Jerry Knight – bass, first lead vocals
- Arnell Carmichael – second lead vocals
Additional personnel
[edit]- Ollie E. Brown – drums
- Sylvester Rivers – piano
- Sylvia Duckworth – background vocals
- Valerie Jones – background vocals
- Francine Pearlman – background vocals
- Rochelle Runnels – background vocals*
- Janice Williams – background vocals*
* from the band Stargard
Chart performance
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 617. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
- ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. November 5, 1977. p. 34. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Jack and Jill (Back up the Hill) (1982 Version)". YouTube. 23 August 2015.
- ^ 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: Jack And Jill". ultratop.be. Ultratop.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - April 29, 1978" (PDF).
- ^ "Raydio: Jack And Jill". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Charts.
- ^ "Raydio: Jack and Jill". charts.nz. RIANZ.
- ^ "Raydio". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
- ^ "Raydio: Jack and Jill (Hot 100)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "Raydio: Jack and Jill (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 4/22/78". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ "Australian-charts.com - Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 236 – 1 January 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1978". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "RPM Top 200 Singles of '78 - December 30, 1978" (PDF).
- ^ "Top Selling Singles of 1978 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1978-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1978". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
