Ready an' Willing

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Ready an' Willing
Polydor
  • United Artists/Sunburst
  • EMI (UK reissue)
    • ProducerMartin Birch
    Whitesnake chronology
    Lovehunter
    (1979)     		Ready an' Willing
    (1980)
    Live...in the Heart of the City

    (1980)
    Singles from Ready an' Willing
    1. "Fool for Your Loving"
      Released: 18 April 1980
    2. "Ready an' Willing"
      Released: July 1980 (UK) [1]
    3. "Sweet Talker"
      Released: October 1980 (US)[2]
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[3]
    Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[4]

    Ready an' Willing is the third studio album by English hard rock band Whitesnake, released on 23 May 1980.[5] It was the group's first album to feature singer David Coverdale and keyboard player Jon Lord's former Deep Purple colleague Ian Paice on drums. It peaked at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart,[6] it was also the band's first to chart outside of the UK, reaching No. 32 in Norway[7] and No. 90 in the US.[8]

    Release

    The album featured two of the band's UK single-hits from that year: "

    Slip of the Tongue album. The track "Blindman", initially from David Coverdale's first solo album White Snake
    , was re-recorded for this album.

    Track listing

    Side one
    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Fool for Your Loving"David Coverdale, Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden4:17
    2."Sweet Talker"Coverdale, Marsden3:38
    3."Ready an' Willing"Coverdale, Moody, Marsden, Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Ian Paice3:44
    4."Carry Your Load"Coverdale4:06
    5."Blindman"Coverdale5:09
    Side two
    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    6."Ain't Gonna Cry No More"Coverdale, Moody5:52
    7."Love Man"Coverdale5:04
    8."Black and Blue"Coverdale, Moody4:06
    9."She's a Woman"Coverdale, Marsden4:07
    2006 Remastered Edition bonus tracks
    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    10."Love for Sale"Coverdale3:05
    11."Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979)Michael Price, Dan Walsh6:54
    12."Mistreated" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979)Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore13:30
    13."Love Hunter" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979)Coverdale, Moody, Marsden5:56
    14."Breakdown" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979)Coverdale, Moody5:38

    Personnel

    Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[9][10]

    Whitesnake
    Technical
    Design
    • David Coverdale – original sleeve concept
    • George Bodnar - inner sleeve photography
    Reissue
    • Michael McIntyre & Nigel Reeve – A&R
    • Geoff Barton – sleeve notes
    • Jo Brooks & Libby Jones – album project coordination
    • Hugh Gilmour – artwork (remastered)
    • Peter Mew – remastering (at Abbey Road Studios, London)

    Charts

    Certifications

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Gold 100,000^

    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    Accolades

    Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
    Kerrang! United Kingdom "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time"[22] 1989 81

    References

    1. ^ "Whitesnake singles".
    2. ISBN 9780862415419
      .
    3. All Media Network
      . Retrieved 26 February 2015.
    4. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5
      .
    5. ^ "BPI certifications for Whitesnake".
    6. ^ a b c "Whitesnake - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
    7. Media Control Charts
      . Retrieved 26 April 2015.
    8. All Media Network
      . Retrieved 26 April 2015.
    9. ^ Ready an' Willing (booklet). Whitesnake. United Artists. 1980. UAG30302.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
    10. ^ Ready an' Willing (Remastered + bonus tracks) (booklet). Whitesnake. EMI. 2006. 094635969221.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
    11. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Whitesnake – Ready an' Willing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
    12. ^ "Whitesnake | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
    13. ^ "Whitesnake Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
    14. ISBN 4-87131-077-9
      .
    15. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fool for Your Loving". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
    16. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Whitesnake" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
    17. ^ "Whitesnake – Fool for Your Loving". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
    18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
    19. ^ "Whitesnake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
    20. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
    21. ^ "British album certifications – Whitesnake – Ready an' Willing". British Phonographic Industry.
    22. ^ "Kerrang – 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time - January 1989". Kerrang!. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
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