Ready for Battle

1984 studio album by Rock Steady Crew

Ready for Battle

Studio album by

Rock Steady Crew

Released

1984

Genre

Hip hop
electro

Label

Virgin

Producer

Blue Soldier
Stephen Hague

Rock Steady Crew chronology

Ready for Battle
(1984)

30 Years to the Day
(2007)

Singles from Ready for Battle

"(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew"
Released: 1983
"Uprock"
Released: 1984
"She's Fresh"
Released: 1984

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Ready for Battle is the debut studio album by American hip hop group the Rock Steady Crew. It was released in 1984 via Virgin Records. The album was produced by Budd "Blue Soldier" Dixon and Stephen Hague. Ready for Battle peaked at No. 19 on the VG-lista Topp 40 Album chart and at No. 45 on the Sverigetopplistan Veckolista Album chart. It spawned three singles: "(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew", "Uprock" and "She's Fresh".

Track listing

All music is composed by Blue Soldier and Stephen Hague

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Uprock"	Budd Dixon Ruza Blue Stephen Hague	5:17
2.	"Me and Baby Brother"	Thomas Sylvester Allen Harold Ray Brown Morris Dewayne Dickerson Lonnie Jordan Charles Miller Lee Oskar Howard E. Scott	4:13
3.	"She's Fresh"	Dixon Blue Hague	4:03
4.	"B-Boys B-Girls"	Dixon Blue Hague	4:48
5.	"It's Just Begun"	Gerry Thomas James Castor Johnny Pruitt	4:38
6.	"(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew"	Dixon Blue Hague	5:27
7.	"Digital Boogie"	Dixon Blue Hague	5:50

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	34
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[3]	19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[4]	45

References

^ "Ready for Battle The Rock Steady Crew". AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 254. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 28, 1984". VG-lista. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 26, 1984". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved May 16, 2020.