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Released | 23 May 1980 | |||
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Length | 40:00 | |||
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Producer | Martin Birch | |||
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Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[4] |
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 singer David Coverdale and keyboard player Jon Lord's former Deep Purple colleague Ian Paice on drums. 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
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fool for Your Loving" | David Coverdale, Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden | 4:17 |
2. | "Sweet Talker" | Coverdale, Marsden | 3:38 |
3. | "Ready an' Willing" | Coverdale, Moody, Marsden, Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Ian Paice | 3:44 |
4. | "Carry Your Load" | Coverdale | 4:06 |
5. | "Blindman" | Coverdale | 5:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" | Coverdale, Moody | 5:52 |
7. | "Love Man" | Coverdale | 5:04 |
8. | "Black and Blue" | Coverdale, Moody | 4:06 |
9. | "She's a Woman" | Coverdale, Marsden | 4:07 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "Love for Sale" | Coverdale | 3:05 |
11. | "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979) | Michael Price, Dan Walsh | 6:54 |
12. | "Mistreated" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979) | Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore | 13:30 |
13. | "Love Hunter" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979) | Coverdale, Moody, Marsden | 5:56 |
14. | "Breakdown" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979) | Coverdale, Moody | 5:38 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[9][10]
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Charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[21] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Accolades
Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Kerrang! | United Kingdom | "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time"[22] | 1989 | 81 |
References
- ↑ "Whitesnake singles".
- ↑ 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".
- 1 2 3 "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) - ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Whitesnake – Ready an' Willing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ↑ "Whitesnake | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ↑ "Whitesnake Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fool for Your Loving". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Whitesnake" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ↑ "Whitesnake – Fool for Your Loving". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ↑ "Whitesnake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Whitesnake – Ready an' Willing". British Phonographic Industry.
- ↑ "Kerrang – 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time - January 1989". Kerrang!. Retrieved 10 February 2009.