1980 studio album by Whitesnake
Ready an' Willing |
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Studio album by Whitesnake |
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Released | 23 May 1980 (1980-05-23) |
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Recorded | - December 1979
- February 1980
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Studio | - Ridge Farm Studios
- Rusper & Central Recorders Studio & Sauna (London)
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Length | 40:00 |
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Label | - Mirage/Atlantic
- Polydor
- United Artists/Sunburst
- EMI (UK reissue)
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Producer | Martin Birch |
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Whitesnake chronology |
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Singles from Ready an' Willing |
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- "Fool for Your Loving"
Released: 11 April 1980 - "Ready an' Willing"
Released: 4 July 1980 (UK)[1] - "Sweet Talker"
Released: October 1980 (US)[2] |
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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
Side twoNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" | Coverdale, Moody | 5:52 |
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7. | "Love Man" | Coverdale | 5:04 |
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8. | "Black and Blue" | Coverdale, Moody | 4:06 |
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9. | "She's a Woman" | Coverdale, Marsden | 4:07 |
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2006 Remastered Edition bonus tracksNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "Love for Sale" | Coverdale | 3:05 |
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11. | "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979) | Michael Price, Dan Walsh | 6:54 |
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12. | "Mistreated" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979) | Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore | 13:30 |
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13. | "Love Hunter" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979) | Coverdale, Moody, Marsden | 5:56 |
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14. | "Breakdown" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979) | Coverdale, Moody | 5:38 |
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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
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- 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)
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Charts
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] | 32 |
UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 6 |
US Billboard 200[13] | 90 |
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14] | 160 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | 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"[16] | 1989 | 81 |
References
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 894. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 894. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Whitesnake - Ready an' Willing review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BPI certifications for Whitesnake".
- ^ a b c "Whitesnake - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Whitesnake Ready an' Willing (album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Ready an' Willing Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ Ready an' Willing (booklet). Whitesnake. United Artists. 1980. UAG30302.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Ready an' Willing (Remastered + bonus tracks) (booklet). Whitesnake. EMI. 2006. 094635969221.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Whitesnake – Ready an' Willing". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Whitesnake Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "British album certifications – Whitesnake – Ready And Willing". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Kerrang – 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time - January 1989". Kerrang!. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
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Live albums | |
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Compilations | |
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Boxsets | - 30th Anniversary Collection
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Extended plays | - Snakebite
- Long Way from Home
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