| Ready an' Willing | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Whitesnake |
| Cover: | Whitesnake - Ready An' Willing album cover.jpg |
| Length: | 40:00 |
| Producer: | Martin Birch |
| Prev Title: | Lovehunter |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Live...in the Heart of the City |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
Ready an' Willing is the third studio album by English hard rock band Whitesnake, released on 23 May 1980.[1] It was the group's first album to feature drummer Ian Paice, a former colleague of singer David Coverdale and keyboard player Jon Lord in Deep Purple. It peaked at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart,[2] it was also the band's first to chart outside of the UK, reaching No. 32 in Norway[3] and No. 90 in the US.[4]
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,[2] and the title-track, "Ready an' Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)" made No. 43 in July of the same year.[2] 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.
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[5] [6]
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