Ready for the World is an American R&B band from Flint, Michigan, that scored several pop, soul and dance hits in the mid to late 1980s. They were founded by Melvin Riley and Gordon Strozier.
Discography
Studio albums
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! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Certifications
! rowspan="2"| Record Label
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! width="35"| US<br>
! width="35"| US R&B<br>
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| 1985
| align="left"| Ready for the World
| 17
| 3
| 44
| align=left|
- RIAA: Platinum
| rowspan="4"|
MCA Records
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| 1986
| align="left"| Long Time Coming
| 32
| 5
| —
| align=left|
- RIAA: Gold
! width="35"| CAN<br>
! width="35"| NLD<br>
! width="35"| NZ <br />
! width="35"| UK<br>
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| rowspan="1"| 1984
| align="left"| "Tonight"
| 103
| 6
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| align=left|
| align=left rowspan="6"| Ready for the World
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| rowspan="3"| 1985
| align="left"| "Deep Inside Your Love"
| —
| 6
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| align="left"| "Oh Sheila"
| 1
| 1
| 1
| —
| 14
| 1
| 18
| 16
| 24
| 50
| align=left|
- MC: Gold
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| align="left"| "Digital Display"
| 21
| 4
| 3
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| 48
| —
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| rowspan="3"| 1986
| align="left"| "Slide Over"
| —
| 57
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| align="left"| "Ceramic Girl"
| —
| 82
| —
| —
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| —
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|-
| align="left"| "Love You Down"
| 9
| 1
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| 24
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| 32
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| 60
| align=left|
| align=left rowspan="4"| Long Time Coming
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| rowspan="3"| 1987
| align="left"| "Mary Goes 'Round"
| —
| 23
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| align="left"| "Long Time Coming"
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| 54
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| align="left"| "Here I Am"
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| rowspan="2"| 1988
| align="left"| "My Girly"
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| 6
| 49
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| align=left rowspan="4"| Ruff N' Ready
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| align="left"| "Gently"
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| 30
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| rowspan="2"| 1989
| align="left"| "Shame"
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| align="left"| "Cowboy"
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| rowspan="2"| 1991
| align="left"| "Straight Down to Business"
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| 15
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| align=left|
| align=left rowspan="2"| Straight Down to Business
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| align="left"| "Can He Do It (Like This, Can He Do It Like That)"
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| 9
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| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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|}
See also
- List of number-one hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
References
External links
- Ready for the World official website