Ready, Willing, and Able (1954 song) explained

Ready, Willing, and Able
Artist:Doris Day
Type:single
B-Side:Hold Me in Your Arms
Composer:Al Rinker, Floyd Huddleston, and Dick Gleason
Released:1954
Length:2:26
Label:Columbia

"Ready, Willing, and Able" is a popular song written by Al Rinker, Floyd Huddleston, and Dick Gleason.[1] The song was performed by Doris Day in the 1954 musical film Young at Heart,[2] The song was released in November 1954 together with "Hold Me in Your Arms", both from the same film.[3]

The song is included on the soundtrack album from the movie. Doris Day's recording reached No. 7 on the UK chart in 1955.[4]

The song was also recorded by Eve Boswell in the United Kingdom, in a version where she gets the lyric wrong and as a result loses a rhyme.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Popular Music: An Annotated Index of American Popular Songs ยท Volume 1. 1950 . Bruce Pollock, Nat Shapiro. Adrian Press. 123.
  2. Book: Young, Christopher. The Films of Doris Day . 1977. 9780806505831. Citadel Press. 141.
  3. Review Spotlight On.... Billboard . November 14, 1954 . 39, 68.
  4. Web site: Doris Day . The Official Charts Company .