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Ready For The World

Ready For The World

Ready For The World has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 3 October 2012. Ready For The World's music has been featured on 30 episodes.

The group consists of vocalist Melvin Riley with Gordon Strozier, David Sparks, Gregory Potts, Willie Triplett, John Eaton, and Gerald Valentine. Ready for the World hails from Flint, Michigan and the Minneapolis sound was all the rage. Named after a lyric from a song from their debut album called "Ceramic Girl," They had a modest underground hit in Detroit and Flint with their first single "Tonight," which was helped by airplay on the Detroit radio station WJLB, where the song was championed by a DJ called The Electrifying Mojo. This got them signed to MCA Records, who released "Tonight," followed by "Deep Inside Your Love," which both went Top 10 on the R&B charts. It was the third single, "Oh Sheila," that was the breakout hit, going to #1 on the Dance, R&B, and Hot 100 charts. The song "Digital Display" followed and hit #21, and the group returned to the Top 10 in 1987 when "Love You Down" climbed to #9.

When the band later separated, lead singer Melvin Riley went on to record solo albums, one in 1994 and one in 2000. A Ready For The World reunion album followed in 2004 featuring mostly urban slow jams.

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Ready For The World

Ready For The World has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 3 October 2012. Ready For The World's music has been featured on 30 episodes.

The group consists of vocalist Melvin Riley with Gordon Strozier, David Sparks, Gregory Potts, Willie Triplett, John Eaton, and Gerald Valentine. Ready for the World hails from Flint, Michigan and the Minneapolis sound was all the rage. Named after a lyric from a song from their debut album called "Ceramic Girl," They had a modest underground hit in Detroit and Flint with their first single "Tonight," which was helped by airplay on the Detroit radio station WJLB, where the song was championed by a DJ called The Electrifying Mojo. This got them signed to MCA Records, who released "Tonight," followed by "Deep Inside Your Love," which both went Top 10 on the R&B charts. It was the third single, "Oh Sheila," that was the breakout hit, going to #1 on the Dance, R&B, and Hot 100 charts. The song "Digital Display" followed and hit #21, and the group returned to the Top 10 in 1987 when "Love You Down" climbed to #9.

When the band later separated, lead singer Melvin Riley went on to record solo albums, one in 1994 and one in 2000. A Ready For The World reunion album followed in 2004 featuring mostly urban slow jams.

Original source: Last.fm

Tracks featured on

Most played tracks

Oh Sheila
Ready For The World (Louil Silas Jr. mix)
Unidisc1990
Love You Down
Ready For The World
MCA Records1986
Oh Sheila (Extended Version)
Ready For The World (Louil Silas Jr. mix)
MCA Records1985
Yo Thats A Lot Of Body
Ready For The World
MCA Records1991
In My Room
Ready For The World
MCA Records1986
Cowboy (Radio Edit)
Ready For The World (Louil Silas Jr. mix)
MCA Records1989
Oh Sheila
Ready For The World
MCA Records2002
Booty Call
Ready For The World
Echo USA1996
Digital Display (Radio Edit)
Ready For The World (Louil Silas, Jr. mix)
MCA Records1985
Some People Don't Care
Ready For The World
MCA Records1986