Ready for the world

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Ready for the world
General information
Genre (s) R&B , funk , dance
founding 1982, 1995, 2004
resolution 1994, 2000
Current occupation
Melvin Riley
Gordon Strozier
Keyboard
 Gregory Potts
Percussion , keyboard
 Willie triplet
John Eaton
Gerald Valentine

Ready for the World is an American R&B , funk and dance band from Flint , Michigan , that had several pop , soul and dance hits in the mid-1980s .

biography

Ready for the World was founded by Melvin Riley and Gordon Strozier. The group originally appeared on talent shows at high schools in Flint and were discovered by radio personality The Electrifying Mojo in 1982 . The song Tonight became a regional hit in 1983, then an underground hit in Flint and Detroit . Shortly after signing a contract with MCA , the band gained national fame. The album Ready for the World was recorded in Flint, Michigan in 1984 under the direction of Bernard Terry.

The group consists of singer and keyboardist Melvin Riley, Gordon Strozier (guitar), Gregory Potts (keyboard), Willie Triplett (percussion, keyboard), John Eaton (bass guitar) and Gerald Valentine (drums). The album Ready for the World was released in 1985 and included the title Oh Sheila , which became an international success and u. a. became a number 1 hit in the US charts and number 11 in Germany. The song Digital Display followed and reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1986 the band released their second album Long Time Coming . The single Love You Down reached number 9 in the USA. The band released further albums in the 1990s, with which they could no longer build on previous successes.

After the band split in 1994, singer Riley turned to his solo career and recorded an album in the same year and 2000. Between 1995 and 2000 the band came together to produce two unsuccessful albums. A reunification album followed in 2004 with mainly urban ballads.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Ready for the world
  US 17th 
platinum
platinum
06/22/1985 (48 weeks)
Long time coming
  US 32 
gold
gold
December 6, 1986 (26 weeks)
Ruff and Ready
  US 65 October 15, 1988 (10 weeks)
Singles
Oh Sheila
  DE 11 25.10.1985 (12 weeks)
  CH 13 11/17/1985 (7 weeks)
  UK 50 October 19, 1985 (8 weeks)
  US 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 08/03/1985 (21 weeks)
Digital display
  US 21st December 07, 1985 (18 weeks)
Love you down
  UK 60 02/28/1987 (5 weeks)
  US 9 11/29/1986 (19 weeks)

Albums

  • Ready for the World (1985)
  • Long Time Coming (1986)
  • Ruff and Ready (1988)
  • Straight Down to Business (1991)
  • Freak the World (1996)
  • BYOB (2000)
  • She Said She Wants Some (2004)

Singles

  • Tonight (1985)
  • Oh Sheila (1985)
  • Deep Inside Your Love (1985)
  • Digital display (1986)
  • Ceramic Girl (1986)
  • Love You Down (1986)
  • Long Time Coming (1987)
  • Mary Goes Round (1987)
  • My Girly (1988)
  • Gently (1989)
  • Straight Down to Business (1991)
  • Can He Do It Like This (Can He Do It Like That) (1992)

swell

  1. ↑ Book of Billboard Top 40 Singles
  2. ↑ http://www.soultracks.com/ready_for_the_world.htm
  3. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
  4. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US
  5. ↑ Chart discography Singles

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