''Ready an' Willing'' is the third studio album by English
hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...
band
Whitesnake
Whitesnake are an English hard rock band formed in London in 1978. The group was originally put together as the backing band for singer David Coverdale, who had recently left Deep Purple. Though the band quickly developed into their own entit ...
, released in May 1980. It was the group's first album to feature singer
David Coverdale
David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English singer who is best known as the lead vocalist of Whitesnake, a hard rock band he founded in 1978. Before Whitesnake, Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976, after wh ...
and keyboard player
Jon Lord
John Douglas Lord (9 June 194116 July 2012) was an English orchestral and rock composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with the British rock band Deep ...
's former Deep Purple colleague
Ian Paice
Ian Anderson Paice (born 29 June 1948) is an English musician, best known as the drummer and last remaining original member of the rock band Deep Purple.
He is often cited as one of the greatest drummers of all-time. He remains the only membe ...
on drums. It peaked at No. 6 on the
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts C ...
,
it was also the band's first to chart outside of the UK, reaching No. 32 in Norway
and No. 90 in the US.
Release
The album featured two of the band's UK single-hits from that year: "
Fool for Your Loving
"Fool for Your Loving" is a song recorded by British hard rock band Whitesnake. Originally released on their 1980 album ''Ready an' Willing'', it was re-recorded for their 1989 album ''Slip of the Tongue''.
Background and Recording
The song ...
" 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
''Slip of the Tongue'' is the eighth studio album by the British band Whitesnake, released in 1989. The album peaked at number 10 on both the UK Album Chart and US ''Billboard'' 200. Three singles were released from the album: " Fool for Your ...
'' album. The track "Blindman", initially from
David Coverdale
David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English singer who is best known as the lead vocalist of Whitesnake, a hard rock band he founded in 1978. Before Whitesnake, Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976, after wh ...
's first solo album ''
White Snake'', was re-recorded for this album.
Track listing
Personnel
Whitesnake
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David Coverdale
David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English singer who is best known as the lead vocalist of Whitesnake, a hard rock band he founded in 1978. Before Whitesnake, Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976, after wh ...
– lead and backing vocals
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Micky Moody
Michael Joseph "Micky" Moody (born 30 August 1950) is an English guitarist, and a former member of the rock bands Juicy Lucy and Whitesnake. He was also a founder-member of Snafu. Together with his former Whitesnake colleague Bernie Marsden ...
– guitars, backing vocals
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Bernie Marsden
Bernard John Marsden (born 7 May 1951) is an English rock and blues guitarist. He is primarily known for his work with Whitesnake, having written or co-written with David Coverdale many of the group's hit songs, such as "Fool for Your Loving", ...
– guitars, backing vocals
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Neil Murray – bass
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Ian Paice
Ian Anderson Paice (born 29 June 1948) is an English musician, best known as the drummer and last remaining original member of the rock band Deep Purple.
He is often cited as one of the greatest drummers of all-time. He remains the only membe ...
– drums
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Jon Lord
John Douglas Lord (9 June 194116 July 2012) was an English orchestral and rock composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with the British rock band Deep ...
– keyboards
Production
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Martin Birch
Martin Birch (27 December 19489 August 2020) was a British music producer and sound engineer. He became renowned for engineering and producing albums recorded predominantly by British rock bands, including Deep Purple, Rainbow, Fleetwood Mac, W ...
– producer, engineer, mixing
Charts
Album
Singles
Fool for Your Loving
"Fool for Your Loving" is a song recorded by British hard rock band Whitesnake. Originally released on their 1980 album ''Ready an' Willing'', it was re-recorded for their 1989 album ''Slip of the Tongue''.
Background and Recording
The song ...
Ready an' Willing
Certifications
Accolades
References
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Whitesnake albums
1980 albums
United Artists Records albums
Albums produced by Martin Birch
Polydor Records albums
Hard rock albums by English artists
Blues rock albums by English artists
Mirage Records albums
Atlantic Records albums