Raydiation

Raydiation is the third studio album by American recording artist Ray J. It was released by Sanctuary Records in association with the singer's own label, Knockout Entertainment, on September 20, 2005, in the United States. Ray J's first effort in four years, the album was primarily produced by Detail, featuring additional production from Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, R. Kelly, Ric Rude, and Timbaland. Rapper Fat Joe, singer Mýa and Ray J's sister, singer Brandy, appear as guest vocalists on the album.

Raydiation
Studio album by Ray J
Released	September 20, 2005
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	61:07
Label	Sanctuary Knockout Atlantic
Producer	Ray J (also exec.) Brandy Norwood (exec.) Detail Rodney Jerkins R. Kelly Ric Rude Timbaland
Ray J chronology
This Ain't a Game (2001) Raydiation (2005) All I Feel (2008)
Singles from Raydiation
"One Wish" Released: July 25, 2005 "What I Need" Released: January 6, 2006 "Let's Play House" Released: April 4, 2006

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Allmusic editor Andy Kellman found that Raydiation "isn't any less derivative than Everything You Want and This Ain't a Game. He's still putting on airs, rarely deviating from copping his moves off R. Kelly and Usher. There's really nothing worth singling out [...] If Ray J plans on maintaining his every-four-years release schedule, he might as well spend less time soaking up his influences and more time developing some individuality."^[1]

Chart performance

In the United States, Raydiation entered the Billboard 200 at number 48, selling 21,517 copies in its first week of release.^[2] In addition, it peaked at number 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[3] Billboard ranked the album 85th on its Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums year end listing.^[4]

Singles

"One Wish" was chosen as the first single over "Keep Sweatin" and "Quit Actin". The Jerkins-produced track became a US national hit, peaking at number 11 on Billboard's Hot 100 on January 17, 2006. It became Ray-J's first single to reach the Top 20 and was followed by "What I Need" and "Lets Play House".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Raydiation Intro"	William Norwood Jr. Noel "Detail" Fisher Derrick Williams	Detail	1:58
2.	"Keep Sweatin" (featuring Fat Joe)	W. Norwood Joseph Cartagena LaShawn Daniels Rodney Jerkins Fred Jerkins III	R. Jerkins Daniels[a]	4:18
3.	"What I Need"	W. Norwood Daniels R. Jerkins F. Jerkins	R. Jerkins Daniels[a]	3:33
4.	"One Wish"	W. Norwood Daniels R. Jerkins F. Jerkins	R. Jerkins Daniels[a]	5:37
5.	"Let's Play House"	R. Jerkins Rudy Currence Ricky Lewis	R. Jerkins Ric Rude	3:54
6.	"Blue High Heels"	W. Norwood	Detail Ray J	4:01
7.	"Melody"	Fisher Sean "Lyriq" Matthews	Detail	4:47
8.	"War Is Over" (featuring Brandy)	W. Norwood Fisher Brandy Norwood	Ray J Brandy Norwood[a]	3:29
9.	"Quit Actin" (featuring R. Kelly and Shorty Mack)	Robert Kelly	Kelly	3:58
10.	"Exotic"	W. Norwood Fisher	Detail	3:50
11.	"Unbelievable" (featuring Gangsta Girl, Detail and Shorty Mack)	W. Norwood Timothy Mosley Derrelle Owens Walter Millsap III Candice Nelson	Timbaland	3:58
12.	"Sexy" (featuring Mýa)	W. Norwood Fisher Mya Harrison	Detail	4:38
13.	"In tha Mood"	W. Norwood Fisher	Detail	4:29
14.	"Anytime"	Dominic "Domwan" Durham	Detail	4:05
15.	"Centerview"	W. Norwood Fisher	Detail Ray J	4:33

Notes^[5]

• ^{^[a]} denotes vocal producer

Personnel

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.^[5]

Instruments and performances

Ray J – vocals (1–13), lead vocals (14–15) Brandy – vocals (8), background vocals (14) Rudy Currence – vocal arrangements (5) Fat Joe – rap vocals (2) Noel "Detail" Fisher – rap vocals (11) Gangsta Girl – rap vocals (11) R. Kelly – vocals (9)

Donnie Lyle – guitar (9) Cornelius "Corny" Mims – bass (6, 8, 13) Mýa – vocals (12) Isaac Phillips – guitar (7) Shorty Mack – rap vocals (9, 11), background vocals (15) Tim Stuart – guitar (2, 4) Michael Teixeira – guitar (1, 6, 8, 10)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position UK Albums (OCC)[6] 144 UK Independent Albums (OCC)[7] 19 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[8] 19 US Billboard 200[9] 48 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 13

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 85

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, and label

Region	Date	Label
United States	September 20, 2005	Sanctuary Knockout Atlantic
United Kingdom	December 2, 2005

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "SoundScan Numbers for 9/28/05 - RapMusic.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
3. "Ray J Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
4. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Best of 2006". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
5. Ray J. Raydiation (liner notes). Sanctuary Records / Knockout Entertainment. 2005.
6. "Ray J | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
7. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
8. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
9. "Ray J Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2020.