Ready an' Willing

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Ready an' Willing
Studio album by
Whitesnake
Released23 May 1980 (1980-05-23)
Recorded
  • December 1979
  • February 1980
Studio
Genre
Length40:00
Label
ProducerMartin Birch
Whitesnake chronology
Lovehunter
(1979) 		Ready an' Willing
(1980) 		Live...in the Heart of the City
(1980)
Singles from Ready an' Willing
  1. "Fool for Your Loving"
    Released: 18 April 1980
  2. "Ready an' Willing"
    Released: July 1980 (UK) [1]
  3. "Sweet Talker"
    Released: October 1980 (US)[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[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[edit]

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[edit]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fool for Your Loving"David Coverdale, Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden4:17
2."Sweet Talker"Coverdale, Marsden3:38
3."Ready an' Willing"Coverdale, Moody, Marsden, Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Ian Paice3:44
4."Carry Your Load"Coverdale4:06
5."Blindman"Coverdale5:09
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Ain't Gonna Cry No More"Coverdale, Moody5:52
7."Love Man"Coverdale5:04
8."Black and Blue"Coverdale, Moody4:06
9."She's a Woman"Coverdale, Marsden4:07
2006 Remastered Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Love for Sale"Coverdale3:05
11."Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979)Michael Price, Dan Walsh6:54
12."Mistreated" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979)Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore13:30
13."Love Hunter" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979)Coverdale, Moody, Marsden5:56
14."Breakdown" (Live at the Reading Festival 1979)Coverdale, Moody5:38

Personnel[edit]

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

Whitesnake
Technical
Design
  • David Coverdale – original sleeve concept
  • George Bodnar - inner sleeve photography
Reissue
  • 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)

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Accolades[edit]

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Kerrang! United Kingdom "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time"[22] 1989 81

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Whitesnake singles".
  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 22 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Whitesnake | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Whitesnake Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  14. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  15. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fool for Your Loving". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Whitesnake" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Whitesnake – Fool for Your Loving". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Whitesnake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  21. ^ "British album certifications – Whitesnake – Ready an' Willing". British Phonographic Industry.
  22. ^ "Kerrang – 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time - January 1989". Kerrang!. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
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