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Ready an' Willing

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 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,[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: "Fool for Your Loving" had reached No. 13 in the charts on 26 April 1980,[6] and the title-track, "Ready an' Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)" made No. 43 in July of the same year.[6] 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.

Track listing

Personnel

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

Charts

Certifications

Accolades

References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 894. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 894. ISBN 9780862415419.
  3. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Whitesnake - Ready an' Willing review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 411. 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. ^ "Whitesnake Ready an' Willing (album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Ready an' Willing Billboard Albums". AllMusic. 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 May 25, 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  13. ^ "Whitesnake Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  14. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  15. ^ "British album certifications – Whitesnake – Ready And Willing". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Kerrang – 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time - January 1989". Kerrang!. Retrieved 10 February 2009.