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.
Release
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,
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;Whitesnake
- David Coverdale – vocals
- Micky Moody – guitars, backing vocals
- Bernie Marsden – guitars, backing vocals
- Neil Murray – bass
- Ian Paice – drums
- Jon Lord – keyboards
;Technical
- Martin Birch – producer, engineer, mixing
;Design
- David Coverdale – original sleeve concept
- George Bodnar – inner sleeve photography
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;Reissue
- Geoff Barton – sleeve notes
- Jo Brooks & Libby Jones – album project coordination
- Hugh Gilmour – artwork <small>(remastered)</small>
- Peter Mew – remastering <small>(at Abbey Road Studios, London)</small>
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Charts
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! Chart (2006)
! Peak<br />position
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!scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon)
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Certifications
Accolades
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| Kerrang!
| United Kingdom
| "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time"
| 1989
| 81
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