Ready an' Willing

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Ready an' Willing
Studio album by Whitesnake
Released	31 May 1980
Recorded	Ridge Farm, Central Recorders Studio and Sauna Dec. '79 & Feb. '80
Genre	Hard rock Heavy metal Blues-rock
Length	40:10
Label	Sunburst Records
Producer	Martin Birch
Professional reviews
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Whitesnake chronology
Lovehunter (1979) Ready an' Willing (1980) Live...In The Heart Of The City (1981)

Ready an' Willing was Whitesnake's 1980 album and featured two of the band's UK single-hits from that year: "Fool for Your Loving", which reached No. 13 in the charts in April 1980 and the title-track, "Ready an' Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)", which made No. 43 in July of the same year.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Fool for Your Loving" (Coverdale, Moody, Marsden) – 4:17
2. "Sweet Talker" (Coverdale, Marsden) – 3:38
3. "Ready an' Willing" (Coverdale, Moody, Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) – 3:44
4. "Carry Your Load" (Coverdale) – 4:06
5. "Blindman" (Coverdale) – 5:09
6. "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" (Coverdale, Moody) – 5:52
7. "Love Man" (Coverdale) – 5:04
8. "Black and Blue" (Coverdale, Moody) – 4:06
9. "She's a Woman" (Coverdale, Marsden) – 4:07

[edit] Bonus tracks

Ready an' Willing was remastered and reissued in 2006 with several bonus tracks:

10. "Love for Sale" (Coverdale) – 3:05
    • Previously unreleased
11. "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City (Live)" (Michael Price, Dan Walsh) – 6:54
12. "Mistreated (Live)" (Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore) – 13:30
13. "Love Hunter (Live)" (Coverdale, Moody, Marsden) – 5:56
14. "Breakdown (Live)" (Coverdale, Moody) – 5:38
    • Live tracks recorded at The Reading Festival 1979.

[edit] Personnel

• David Coverdale – vocals
• Micky Moody – guitars
• Bernie Marsden – guitars
• Jon Lord – keyboards
• Neil Murray – bass
• Ian Paice – drums

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