{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Raydiation | type = Studio | artist = Ray J | cover = Raydiation_cover.jpg | alt = | released = September 20, 2005 | recorded = | studio = | genre = R&B<ref name="Allray"/> | length = 61:07 | label = *Sanctuary *Knockout *Atlantic | producer = *Ray J <small>(also exec.)</small> *Brandy Norwood <small>(exec.)</small> *Detail *Rodney Jerkins *R. Kelly *Ric Rude *Timbaland | prev_title = This Ain't a Game | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = All I Feel | next_year = 2008 | misc = {{Singles | name = Raydiation | type = Studio | single1 = One Wish | single1date = July 25, 2005 | single2 = What I Need | single2date = January 6, 2006 | single3 = Let's Play House | single3date = April 4, 2006 }} }} '''''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.
==Promotion== "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".
== Critical reception == {{Music ratings |rev1 = Allmusic |rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Allray">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r778917|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot-->
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."<ref name="Allray"/>
==Chart performance== In the United States, ''Raydiation'' entered the ''Billboard'' 200 at number 48, selling 21,517 copies in its first week of release.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://board.rapmusic.com/hip-hop-central/932010-soundscan-numbers-9-28-05-a.html |title=SoundScan Numbers for 9/28/05 - RapMusic.com |access-date=2010-02-03 |archive-date=2011-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715154656/http://board.rapmusic.com/hip-hop-central/932010-soundscan-numbers-9-28-05-a.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition, it peaked at number 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.<ref name="BillboardRandBHipHop"/> ''Billboard'' ranked the album 85th on its Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums year end listing.<ref name="year-end"/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Raydiation'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 61:07
| title1 = Raydiation Intro | note1 = | writer1 = {{hlist|William Norwood Jr.|Noel "Detail" Fisher|Derrick Williams}} | extra1 = Detail | length1 = 1:58
| title2 = Keep Sweatin | note2 = featuring Fat Joe | writer2 = {{hlist|W. Norwood|Joseph Cartagena|LaShawn Daniels|Rodney Jerkins|Fred Jerkins III}} | extra2 = {{hlist|R. Jerkins|Daniels{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length2 = 4:18
| title3 = What I Need | writer3 = {{hlist|W. Norwood|Daniels|R. Jerkins|F. Jerkins}} | extra3 = {{hlist|R. Jerkins|Daniels{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length3 = 3:33
| title4 = One Wish | writer4 = {{hlist|W. Norwood|Daniels|R. Jerkins|F. Jerkins}} | extra4 = {{hlist|R. Jerkins|Daniels{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length4 = 5:37
| title5 = Let's Play House | writer5 = {{hlist|R. Jerkins|Rudy Currence|Ricky Lewis}} | extra5 = {{hlist|R. Jerkins|Ric Rude}} | length5 = 3:54
| title6 = Blue High Heels | writer6 = W. Norwood | extra6 = {{hlist|Detail|Ray J}} | length6 = 4:01
| title7 = Melody | writer7 = {{hlist|Fisher|Sean "Lyriq" Matthews}} | extra7 = Detail | length7 = 4:47
| title8 = War Is Over | note8 = featuring Brandy | writer8 = {{hlist|W. Norwood|Fisher|Brandy Norwood}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Ray J|Brandy Norwood{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length8 = 3:29
| title9 = Quit Actin | note9 = featuring R. Kelly and Shorty Mack | writer9 = Robert Kelly | extra9 = Kelly | length9 = 3:58
| title10 = Exotic | writer10 = {{hlist|W. Norwood|Fisher}} | extra10 = Detail | length10 = 3:50
| title11 = Unbelievable | note11 = featuring Gangsta Girl, Detail and Shorty Mack | writer11 = {{hlist|W. Norwood|Timothy Mosley|Derrelle Owens|Walter Millsap III|Candice Nelson}} | extra11 = Timbaland | length11 = 3:58
| title12 = Sexy | note12 = featuring Mýa | writer12 = {{hlist|W. Norwood|Fisher|Mya Harrison}} | extra12 = Detail | length12 = 4:38
| title13 = In tha Mood | writer13 = {{hlist|W. Norwood|Fisher}} | extra13 = Detail | length13 = 4:29
| title14 = Anytime | writer14 = Dominic "Domwan" Durham | extra14 = Detail | length14 = 4:05
| title15 = Centerview | writer15 = {{hlist|W. Norwood|Fisher}} | extra15 = {{hlist|Detail|Ray J}} | length15 = 4:33 }} '''Notes'''<ref name="Raydiation">Ray J. ''Raydiation'' (liner notes). Sanctuary Records / Knockout Entertainment. 2005.</ref> * <sup>{{note|a|[a]}}</sup> denotes vocal producer
==Personnel== Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.<ref name="Raydiation"/>
'''Instruments and performances''' {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} *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) {{col-2}} *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) {{col-end}}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''Raydiation'' |- ! scope="col" | Chart (2005) ! scope="col" | Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|UKZobbel|144|M|url=https://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2005.HTM|title=Chart Log UK 2005|publisher=Zobbel.de|work=UK Albums Chart|artist=Ray J|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|UKIndependent|19|date=20050925|accessdate=July 19, 2023|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|UKR&B|19|date=20051106|accessdate=July 19, 2023|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|48|artist=Ray J|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 20, 2020|refname="Billboard200"}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|13|artist=Ray J|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 20, 2020|refname="BillboardRandBHipHop"}}
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===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Year-end chart performance for ''Raydiation'' |- !scope="col"| Chart (2006) !scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="year-end">{{cite magazine|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Best of 2006|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|accessdate=January 20, 2020}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|85 |} {{col-end}}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ List of release dates, showing region, and label |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Label |- ! scope="row" | United States |September 20, 2005 |rowspan="2"|{{hlist|Sanctuary|Knockout|Atlantic}} |- ! scope="row" | United Kingdom |December 2, 2005 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:2005 albums Category:Albums produced by Detail (record producer) Category:Albums produced by Rodney Jerkins Category:Albums produced by R. Kelly Category:Knockout Entertainment albums Category:Albums produced by Timbaland Category:Ray J albums