Ready for the Weekend (album)
| Ready for the Weekend | ||||
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| Released | 14 August 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2009 | |||
| Studio | Earth's Core (Glasgow) | |||
| Genre | Dance | |||
| Length | 52:20 | |||
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| Producer | Calvin Harris | |||
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| Singles from Ready for the Weekend | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 65/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Daily Telegraph | |
| Dotmusic | 7/10 |
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| The Independent | |
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| NME | 7/10 |
| Spin | |
| Under the Radar | 4/10 |
Ready for the Weekend is the second studio album by Scottish musician Calvin Harris, released on 14 August 2009 by Fly Eye and Columbia Records. It was preceded by the release of two singles – "I'm Not Alone" and "Ready for the Weekend". "I'm Not Alone" became Harris's first solo number one single in the United Kingdom, but his second overall following a collaboration with Dizzie Rascal in 2008. It achieved similar commercial success in other countries, debuting at number two in his native Scotland, four in Ireland, and twenty-three on the Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts in the United States.
The album debuted at number one in on the albums charts in his native Scotland, as well as in the United Kingdom. It reached number twelve on the Billboard Top Dance Albums, and was further supported by the release of two additional singles – "Flashback" and "You Used to Hold Me".