Ready an' Willing

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: 11 April 1980
  2. "Ready an' Willing"
    Released: 4 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 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]

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 894. ISBN 9780862415419.
  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. ^ "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.