Ready an' Willing
| Ready an' Willing | ||||
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| Studio album by Whitesnake | ||||
| Released | 31 May 1980 | |||
| Recorded | December 1979 and February 1980 | |||
| Studio | Ridge Farm Studios, Rusper and Central Recorders Studio and Sauna, London | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, blues rock | |||
| Length | 40:10 | |||
| Label |
Mirage/Atlantic (North America) Polydor (Japan) United Artists (Rest of the world) | |||
| Producer | Martin Birch | |||
| Whitesnake chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Ready an' Willing | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Martin Popoff | [2] |
Ready an' Willing is the third studio album by English hard rock band Whitesnake, released in 1980. It peaked at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart,[3] it was also the band's first to chart outside of the UK reaching No. 32 in Norway[4] and No. 90 in the US.[5]
The album featured two of the band's UK single-hits from that year: "Fool for Your Loving" had reached No. 13 in the charts in April 1980,[3] and the title-track, "Ready an' Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)" made No. 43 in July of the same year.[3] In August 1980 "Fool for Your Loving" peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot 100; the song would later be re-recorded for the Slip of the Tongue album. The track "Blindman", initially from David Coverdale's first solo album, was re-recorded for this album.
Track listing
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Fool for Your Loving" | David Coverdale, Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Sweet Talker" | Coverdale, Marsden | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Ready an' Willing" | Coverdale, Moody, Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Ian Paice | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Carry Your Load" | Coverdale | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Blindman" | Coverdale | 5:09 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 6. | "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" | Coverdale, Moody | 5:52 |
| 7. | "Love Man" | Coverdale | 5:04 |
| 8. | "Black and Blue" | Coverdale, Moody | 4:06 |
| 9. | "She's a Woman" | Coverdale, Marsden | 4:07 |
| 2006 Remastered Edition bonus tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 10. | "Love for Sale" (Previously unreleased) | Coverdale | 3:05 |
| 11. | "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979) | Michael Price, Dan Walsh | 6:54 |
| 12. | "Mistreated" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979) | Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore | 13:30 |
| 13. | "Love Hunter" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979) | Coverdale, Moody, Marsden | 5:56 |
| 14. | "Breakdown" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979) | Coverdale, Moody | 5:38 |
Personnel
Whitesnake
- David Coverdale – lead and backing vocals
- Micky Moody – guitars, backing vocals
- Bernie Marsden – guitars, backing vocals
- Jon Lord – keyboards
- Neil Murray – bass
- Ian Paice – drums
Production
- Martin Birch - producer, engineer, mixing
Charts
Album
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Singles
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Certifications
| Country | Organization | Year | Sales |
| UK | BPI | 1981 | Gold (+ 100,000)[7] |
Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerrang! | United Kingdom | "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time"[8] | 1989 | 81 |
References
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Whitesnake - Ready an' Willing review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Whitesnake - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Whitesnake Ready an' Willing (album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Ready an' Willing Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ↑ "Search for Artist Whitenake". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Kerrang – 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time - January 1989". Kerrang!. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
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