''Good 'N' Ready'' is an album by American singer

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, released in 1993. It includes the singles " The Love I Lost" ( UK No. 3), "

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" (UK No. 5), " Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" (UK No. 41) and "Stronger Together" (UK No. 41). The first six tracks on the album are produced by

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Background

The album was only released in Europe. In the United States, Sybil released the album '' Doin' It Now!'' a few months earlier, sharing four songs with this album, but overall having a different sound: while ''Good 'N' Ready'' mixes her soul sound with the Stock/Waterman

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, ''Doin' It Now! is more straightforward American R&B/soul of that time. The song "You're the Love of My Life", included on both albums, was released as a US-only single. The songs " Make It Easy on Me" and "Open Up the Door", included on this album, had been previously released on Sybil's 1990 album '' Sybilization'', and released as singles in 1990 and 1991 respectively, although the versions included on ''Good 'N' Ready'' are new mixes. The album was first released in the UK in June 1993, where it peaked at No. 13, Sybil's highest charting album in that country. When it was released in Europe, it had a different track listing, eliminating the remixes found at the end of the UK version in favour of some songs that had been included on the ''Doin' It Now!'' album.

Critical reception

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'' said that ''Good 'N' Ready'' "is a pop album in the great tradition of pop albums stretching back to the days of ''

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'' felt the album "shows she hasn't lost a thing after a good few years in the music business." He added, "Sybil's album is a super soul-pop."

Track listing

;UK edition # "

" – (3:31) # " The Love I Lost" – (4:10) # " Make It Easy on Me" – (3:55) # " Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" – (5:14) # "Stronger Together" – (3:24) # "Didn't See the Signs" – (3:04) # "Open Up the Door" – (5:04) # "Guarantee of Love" – (4:00) # "It's Now or Never" – (4:00) # "You're the Love of My Life" – (4:50) # "When I'm Good and Ready" (Jewels & Stone Mix) – (10:00) # "The Love I Lost" (Unrequited Mix) – (6:37) # "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" (Dreamappella) – (3:28) ;European edition #"When I'm Good and Ready" #"The Love I Lost" #"We" #"Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" #"Stronger Together" #"Didn't See the Signs" #"Guarantee of Love" #"Back Together Again" #"Now or Never" #"Take Me Back" #"You're the Love of My Life" #"Oh, How I Love You" #"When I'm Good and Ready" (Good 'N' Buzzin' Mix) ;German edition #"When I'm Good and Ready" #"The Love I Lost" #"Make It Easy on Me" #"Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" #"Stronger Together" #"Didn't See the Signs" #"Open Up the Door" #"Guarantee of Love" #"We" #"Now or Never" #"Back Together Again" #"Oh, How I Love You" #"You're the Love of My Life"

Charts

References

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