Ready an' Willing
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{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Ready an' Willing
| type = studio
| artist = Whitesnake
| cover = Whitesnake - Ready An' Willing album cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1980|5|23|df=yes}}
| recorded = {{hlist|December 1979|February 1980}}
| venue =
| studio = {{hlist|Ridge Farm Studios|Rusper & Central Recorders Studio & Sauna (London)}}
| genre = {{hlist|Hard rock|blues rock}}
| length = 40:00
| label = {{hlist|Mirage/Atlantic (North America)
Polydor (Japan)
United Artists/Sunburst (Rest of the World)
EMI (UK reissue)}}
| producer = Martin Birch
| prev_title = Lovehunter
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = Live... in the Heart of the City
| next_year = 1980
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Ready an' Willing
| type = studio
| single1 = Fool for Your Loving
| single1date = 11 April 1980
| single2 = Ready an' Willing
| single2date = 4 July 1980 (UK){{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/894/mode/2up|title=The Great Rock Discography|year=1995|page=894 |isbn=9780862415419 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles }}
| single3 = Sweet Talker
| single3date = October 1980 (US){{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/894/mode/2up|title=The Great Rock Discography|year=1995|page=894 |isbn=9780862415419 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles }}
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ready-an-willing-mw0000453875 |title=Whitesnake - Ready an' Willing review |last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |work=AllMusic |publisher=All Media Network |access-date=26 February 2015 }}
| rev2 =Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
| rev2Score = 9/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = 1 November 2005 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | isbn = 978-1-894959-31-5 | page=411}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Ready an' Willing is the third studio album by English hard rock band Whitesnake, released on 23 May 1980.{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/|title=BPI certifications for Whitesnake}} It was the group's first album to feature drummer Ian Paice, a former bandmate of singer David Coverdale and keyboardist Jon Lord in Deep Purple. It peaked at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart,{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18114/WHITESNAKE/ |title=Whitesnake - Official Charts |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=25 April 2015 }} it was also the band's first to chart outside of the UK, reaching No. 32 in Norway{{cite web | url = http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitesnake&titel=Ready+An%27+Willing&cat=a| title = Whitesnake Ready an' Willing (album) |access-date = 26 April 2015 | work = Norwegiancharts.com | publisher = Media Control Charts }} and No. 90 in the US.{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ready-an-willing-mw0000453875/awards |title=Ready an' Willing Billboard Albums |work=AllMusic |publisher=All Media Network |access-date=26 April 2015 }}
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, and the title-track, "Ready an' Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)" made No. 43 in July of the same year. 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
{{track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Fool for Your Loving
| writer1 = David Coverdale, Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden
| length1 = 4:17
| title2 = Sweet Talker
| writer2 = Coverdale, Marsden
| length2 = 3:38
| title3 = Ready an' Willing
| writer3 = Coverdale, Moody, Marsden, Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
| length3 = 3:44
| title4 = Carry Your Load
| writer4 = Coverdale
| length4 = 4:06
| title5 = Blindman
| writer5 = Coverdale
| length5 = 5:09
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side two
| title6 = Ain't Gonna Cry No More
| writer6 = Coverdale, Moody
| length6 = 5:52
| title7 = Love Man
| writer7 = Coverdale
| length7 = 5:04
| title8 = Black and Blue
| writer8 = Coverdale, Moody
| length8 = 4:06
| title9 = She's a Woman
| writer9 = Coverdale, Marsden
| length9 = 4:07
}}
{{track listing
| headline = 2006 Remastered Edition bonus tracks
| title10 = Love for Sale
| note10 =
| writer10 = Coverdale
| length10 = 3:05
| title11 = Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City
| note11 = Live at the Reading Festival 1979
| writer11 = Michael Price, Dan Walsh
| length11 = 6:54
| title12 = Mistreated
| note12 = Live at the Reading Festival 1979
| writer12 = Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore
| length12 = 13:30
| title13 = Love Hunter
| note13 = Live at the Reading Festival 1979
| writer13 = Coverdale, Moody, Marsden
| length13 = 5:56
| title14 = Breakdown
| note14 = Live at the Reading Festival 1979
| writer14 = Coverdale, Moody
| length14 = 5:38
}}
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Ready an' Willing|others=Whitesnake |date=1980 |type=booklet |publisher=United Artists|id=UAG30302}}{{Cite AV media notes |title=Ready an' Willing (Remastered + bonus tracks)|others=Whitesnake |date=2006 |type=booklet |publisher=EMI|id=094635969221}}
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Charts
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| Chart (1980)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{Album chart|Norway|32|artist=Whitesnake|album= Ready an' Willing|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 25, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|UK2|6|date=19800608|refname=UK albums|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 25, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Billboard200|90|artist=Whitesnake|refname=Billboard 200|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 25, 2024}} |
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| Chart (2006)
! Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}
| align="center"| 160 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry |region=United Kingdom |artist=Whitesnake|title=Ready And Willing|award=Gold|type=album |relyear=1980|certyear=1981|id=5380-540-2|access-date=May 25, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom |nosales=true}}
Accolades
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| Publication
! Country ! Accolade ! Year ! style="text-align:center;"|Rank |
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| Kerrang!
| United Kingdom | "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time"{{cite web | url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang_p2.htm | title=Kerrang – 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time - January 1989| access-date=10 February 2009 |work=Kerrang!}} | 1989 | 81 |
References
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Category:United Artists Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Martin Birch
Category:Polydor Records albums