Ready an' Willing explained

Ready an' Willing
Type:studio
Artist:Whitesnake
Cover:Whitesnake - Ready An' Willing album cover.jpg
Length:40:00
Producer:Martin Birch
Prev Title:Lovehunter
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:Live...in the Heart of the City
Next Year:1980

Ready an' Willing is the third studio album by English hard rock band Whitesnake, released on 23 May 1980.[1] It was the group's first album to feature drummer Ian Paice, a former colleague of singer David Coverdale and keyboard player Jon Lord in Deep Purple. It peaked at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart,[2] it was also the band's first to chart outside of the UK, reaching No. 32 in Norway[3] and No. 90 in the US.[4]

Release

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 on 26 April 1980,[2] and the title-track, "Ready an' Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)" made No. 43 in July of the same year.[2] On 2 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 White Snake, was re-recorded for this album.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[5] [6]

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Whitesnake
Technical
Design
  • David Coverdale – original sleeve concept
  • George Bodnar - inner sleeve photography
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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)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BPI certifications for Whitesnake.
  2. Web site: Whitesnake - Official Charts . . 25 April 2015 .
  3. Web site: Whitesnake Ready an' Willing (album) . 26 April 2015 . Norwegiancharts.com . .
  4. Web site: Ready an' Willing Billboard Albums . . . 26 April 2015 .
  5. Ready an' Willing. . 1980 . booklet . United Artists. UAG30302.
  6. Ready an' Willing (Remastered + bonus tracks). . 2006 . booklet . EMI. 094635969221.
  7. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. ja.
  8. Web site: Kerrang – 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time - January 1989. 10 February 2009 . Kerrang!.