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Ready an' Willing

1980 studio album by Whitesnake

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]

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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

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Personnel

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)

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Certifications

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References

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    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.
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    "BPI certifications for Whitesnake".
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    "Whitesnake - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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    "Whitesnake Ready an' Willing (album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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    "Ready an' Willing Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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    Ready an' Willing (booklet). Whitesnake. United Artists. 1980. UAG30302.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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    Ready an' Willing (Remastered + bonus tracks) (booklet). Whitesnake. EMI. 2006. 094635969221.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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    "Norwegiancharts.com – Whitesnake – Ready an' Willing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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    "Whitesnake | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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    "Whitesnake Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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    "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fool for Your Loving". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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    "Kerrang – 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time - January 1989". Kerrang!. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
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