Ready (Ella Mai EP) explained

Ready
Type:	EP
Artist:	Ella Mai
Cover:	ReadyEP.jpg
Recorded:	2016
Genre:	R&B
Producer:	DJ Mustard
Prev Title:	Change
Prev Year:	2016
Next Title:	Ella Mai
Next Year:	2018

Ready is the third EP by English singer and songwriter Ella Mai. The extended play is the third of the trilogy leading up to her debut album. It was released by 10 Summers and produced by DJ Mustard.^{[1] [2]}

Singles

The song "Anymore" was released a week prior to the EP as a promotional single. In early 2018 "Boo'd Up" started receiving unexpected attention, and was released as a single accompanied by a music video on 26 April,^[3] as Ella Mai topped the Emerging Artists chart.^[4] The song also topped the YouTube songs chart and Billboard Hot R&B chart in the US.^{[5] [6]}

Critical reception

EarMilk said "On each of her EPs – Time, Change, and Ready – Mai is poignant in her delivery of unashamed lyrics. Her mature navigation of love becomes more poignant and straightforward with each release. DJ Mustard found a secret weapon in Ella Mai, and the sky's the limit for the budding star."^[7]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal^[8]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
US Billboard 200^[9]	174
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	72

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ella Mai - Ready - EP . iTunes . 10 June 2018.
2. Web site: Ella Mai - Ready . Hotnewhiphop . 10 June 2018.
3. Drake's 'Nice for What' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Lil Baby, Ella Mai & BTS Earn First Top 10s. Billboard. Gary. Trust. 29 May 2018. 30 May 2018.
4. Ella Mai Tops Emerging Artists Chart With 'Boo'd Up'. Billboard. 10 June 2018.
5. Web site: Ella Mai's "Boo'd Up" is the #1 song on YouTube's U.S. Top Songs chart. The FADER. 10 June 2018.
6. Ella Mai's 'Boo'd Up': No. 1 on Hot R&B Songs, Top 10 on Streaming Songs Charts. Billboard. 10 June 2018.
7. Web site: Vensand . Rachel . DJ Mustard signee Ella Mai is 'Ready' to be a household name in R&B. Earmilk . 10 June 2018.
8. Web site: TIDAL: Listen to READY on TIDAL. Tidal.
9. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. 5 December 2018.
10. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. 22 June 2020.