Ready an' Willing

Ready an' Willing
Studio album by
Released23 May 1980 (1980-05-23)
Recorded
  • December 1979
  • February 1980
Studio
Genre
Length40:00
Label
ProducerMartin Birch
Whitesnake chronology
Lovehunter
(1979)
Ready an' Willing
(1980)
Live... in the Heart of the City
(1980)
Singles from Ready an' Willing
  1. "Fool for Your Loving"
    Released: 11 April 1980
  2. "Ready an' Willing"
    Released: 4 July 1980 (UK)
  3. "Sweet Talker"
    Released: October 1980 (US)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10

Ready an' Willing is the third studio album by English hard rock band Whitesnake, released on 23 May 1980, and 14 July in the US. It was the group's first album to feature drummer Ian Paice, a former bandmate of singer David Coverdale and keyboardist Jon Lord in Deep Purple. It peaked at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart, it was also the band's first to chart outside of the UK, reaching No. 32 in Norway and No. 90 in the US.