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Line 1: {{~~about~~Short description\|American R&B band}}{{for multi\|the albums\|Ready for the World (Ready for the World album)\|and\|Ready for the World (INOJ album)}} {{~~Refimprove~~Use mdy dates\|date=~~March~~February ~~2008~~2021}} {{Infobox musical artist \| name = Ready for the World \| image = <!--Please do not add File:Ready for the World 1985.jpg to the infobox. The file is non-free content and it's use in this article does not satsify Wikipedia's non-free content use policy--> ~~\| image =~~ \| caption = \| image_size = \| background = group_or_band \| origin = [[Flint, Michigan]], ~~[[United States\|USA]]~~U.S. \| genre = {{hlist\|[[Contemporary R&B\|R&B]], \|[[funk]], \|[[Soul music\|soul]], \|[[Pop music\|pop]], \|[[Electro (music)\|electro]], \|[[new jack swing]]}} \| years_active = 1982–1991~~<br>~~, 2004–present \| label = {{hlist\|[[MCA Records]]~~<br>~~\|[[Thump Records]]}} \| associated_acts = \| website = \| current_members = Melvin Riley<br>Gordon Strozier<br>Gregory Potts<br>Willie Triplett<br> John Eaton<br>Gerald Valentine<br>David Lyve \| past_members = ~~\| notable_instruments = bass, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, drums~~ }} '''Ready for the World''' is an American [[Contemporary R&B\|R&B]] band from [[Flint, Michigan\|Flint]], [[Michigan]], that scored several [[pop music\|pop]], [[soul music\|soul]], and dance [[hit record\|hits]] in the mid to late 1980s. They were founded by Melvin Riley and ~~Dean~~Gordon ~~Sorensen~~Strozier.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web\|last1=Wynn\|first1=Ron\|title=Artist Biography\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ready-for-the-world-mn0000408500/biography \|publisher=[[AllMusic]]\|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref> ~~==History==~~ The group originally consisted of frontman Melvin Riley, Gordon Strozier ([[lead guitar]]), Gregory Potts ([[Keyboard instrument\|keyboards]]), Willie Triplett ([[percussion]]/[[Keyboard instrument\|keyboards]]), John Eaton ([[bass guitar]]), and Gerald Valentine ([[Drum kit\|drums]]). They had performed throughout Flint at high school talent shows and were discovered by [[WJLB]] [[Detroit]] Radio personality The Electrifying Mojo in 1982. They gained regional fame with their first release, "Tonight," in 1983. "Tonight" was an underground hit in Flint and Detroit which helped garner them national prominence shortly after their signing under the MCA label. They recorded their debut album, ''Ready for the World'', during 1984 with producer Bernard Terry and engineer Charles Brown, Jr. ~~==Success==~~ In 1985, the band signed to the Steven Machat-Rick Smith management company, AMI. The agreement with MCA was redrawn, and promotion and marketing dollars were committed to promote the group. This proved successful as the group was steered to #1 on the US pop charts as well as top five in all the Western European countries and Australia, with their best-known hit "[[Oh Sheila]]." In the US, this song went to #1 on the [[R&B Chart\|R&B]], [[Billboard Hot 100\|Pop Charts]], and the [[Hot Dance Club Play]] [[record chart\|charts]] that year, becoming the first ever single to hold the #1 spot on all three of these charts simultaneously. The song "[[Digital Display]]" followed and hit #21. In 1986, the band released their second album, ''[[Long Time Coming (Ready for the World album)\|Long Time Coming]]'', produced by: Gary Spaniola which returned them to the [[Top 40\|Top 10]] on the [[Billboard Hot 100\|pop charts]] with the [[slow jam]], "[[Love You Down]]," which peaked at #3. ~~Ready for the World went on to release several more albums that failed to capture the success of the group's first two releases, and as a result, they disbanded in 1991.~~ ~~==Post-breakup==~~ After the breakup, lead singer Riley went on to [[sound recording and reproduction\|record]] [[solo (music)\|solo]] [[album]]s. He released ''Ghetto Love'' on MCA in 1994 and ''Bedroom Stories'' on the independent label Bogard Entertainment Group in 2000. A Ready for the World reunion album ''She Said She Wants Some'' followed in 2004 featuring mostly urban [[ballad]]s. ==Discography== Line 38 ⟶ 25: ! rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Album ! colspan="3"\| Peak chart positions ! colspan="2"\| Chart Positions<ref name="billboard">{{cite web\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=ready for the world\|chart=all}}\|title=Ready for the World Chart History\|publisher=billboard.com\|accessdate=2009-06-11}}</ref> ! rowspan="2"\| [[Music recording sales certification\|Certifications]] ! rowspan="2"\| US<br>Certifications<ref name="riaa">{{cite web\|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS\|title=Ready for the World U.S. Certification History\|publisher=riaa.com\|accessdate=2009-06-11}}</ref> ! rowspan="2"\| Record Label \|- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="35"\| [[Billboard 200\|US]]<br><ref name="billboard">{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ready-for-the-world-mn0000408500/awards\|title=US Charts > Ready for the World\|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|access-date=2020-01-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105042720/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ready-for-the-world-mn0000408500/awards\|archive-date=November 5, 2013}}</ref> ~~! width="40"\| [[Billboard 200\|US]]~~ ! width="4035"\| [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums\|US~~<br>~~ R&B]]<br><ref name="billboard"/> ! width="35"\| [[RPM (magazine)\|CAN]]<br><ref name="can">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=Ready+For+The+World&\|title=CAN Charts > Ready for the World\|date=July 17, 2013 \|publisher=[[RPM (magazine)\|RPM]]\|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref> \|- \| 1985 Line 49 ⟶ 37: \| 17 \| 3 \| 44 ~~\| Platinum~~ \| align=left\| ~~\| rowspan="4"\| [[MCA Records\|MCA]]~~ * [[Recording Industry Association of America\|RIAA]]: Platinum<ref name="riaa">{{cite certification\|region=United States\|artist=Ready for the World\|accessdate=June 15, 2020}}</ref> \| rowspan="4"\| [[MCA Records]] \|- \| 1986 \| align="left"\| ''[[Long Time Coming (Ready for the World album)\|Long Time Coming]]'' \| 32 \| 5 \| — ~~\| Gold~~ \| align=left\| * RIAA: Gold<ref name="riaa"/> \|- \| 1988 \| align="left"\| ''[[Ruff N'n Ready (Ready for the World album)\|Ruff N' Ready]]'' \| 65 \| 17 \| — \| align=left\| \|- \| 1991 \| align="left"\| ''[[Straight Down to Business (Ready For The World album)\|Straight Down to Business]]'' \| — \| 43 \| — \| align=left\| \|- \| ~~2004~~1996 \| align="left"\| ''~~She~~Freak ~~Said~~the ~~She Wants Some~~World'' \| — \| — \| — \| align=left\| ~~\| rowspan="2"\| [[Thump Records\|Thump]]~~ \| rowspan="1"\| Echo USA \|- \| ~~2011~~2004 \| align="left"\| ''~~Love,~~She ~~Money~~Said &She ~~Music~~Wants Some'' \| — \| — \| — \| align=left\| \| rowspan="1"\| [[Thump Records\|Thump]] \|- \| ~~align~~colspan="~~center~~15" ~~colspan~~style="7font-size:90%" \| ~~<small>~~"~~—~~—" denotes ~~the~~a ~~album~~recording ~~failed~~that todid not chart or was not ~~certified</small>~~released in that territory. \|- \|} ===Compilation albums=== ''Oh Sheila! Ready for the World's Greatest Hits'' (1993, [[MCA Records]]) ~~{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"~~ ''20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ready for the World'' (2002, MCA Records) \|- ~~! rowspan="2"\| Year~~ ~~! rowspan="2"\| Album~~ ~~! colspan="2"\| Chart Positions~~ ~~! rowspan="2"\| Record Label~~ ~~\|- style="font-size:smaller;"~~ ~~! width="40"\| [[Billboard 200\|US]]~~ ~~! width="40"\| [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums\|US<br>R&B]]~~ \|- ~~\| 1993~~ ~~\| align="left"\| ''Oh Sheila! Ready for the World's Greatest Hits''~~ ~~\| —~~ ~~\| —~~ ~~\| rowspan="2"\| [[MCA Records\|MCA]]~~ \|- ~~\| 2002~~ ~~\| align="left"\| '' The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ready for the World''~~ ~~\| —~~ ~~\| —~~ \|- ~~\| align="center" colspan="7"\| <small>"—" denotes the album failed to chart</small>~~ \|- \|} ===Singles=== Line 118 ⟶ 94: ! rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Single ! colspan="10"\| Peak chart positions ! colspan="5"\| Chart Positions<ref name="billboard">{{cite web\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=ready for the world\|chart=all}}\|title=Ready for the World Chart History\|publisher=billboard.com\|accessdate=2009-06-11}}</ref><ref name="allmusic">{{cite web\|url={{Allmusic\|class=artist\|id=p5237\|pure_url=yes}}\|title=Ready for the World Chart History\|publisher=allmusic.com\|accessdate=2009-06-11}}</ref><ref name="chartstats">{{cite web\|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4435\|title=Ready for the World UK Chart History\|publisher=chartstats.com\|accessdate=2009-06-11\|archiveurl=http://archive.is/z6t8L\|archivedate=2013-01-19}}</ref><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book ! rowspan="2"\| [[Music recording sales certification\|Certifications]] ~~\| first= David~~ ! rowspan="2"\| Album ~~\| last= Roberts~~ ~~\| year= 2006~~ ~~\| title= British Hit Singles & Albums~~ ~~\| edition= 19th~~ ~~\| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited~~ ~~\| location= London~~ ~~\| isbn= 1-904994-10-5~~ ~~\| page= 451}}</ref>~~ \|- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="4035"\| [[Billboard Hot 100\|US]]<br><ref name="billboard"/> ! width="4035"\| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs\|US~~<br>~~ R&B]]<br><ref name="billboard"/> ! width="4035"\| [[Hot ~~Adult~~Dance ~~Contemporary~~Club ~~Tracks~~Play\|US Dan]]<br>A<ref name="billboard"/~~C]]~~> ! width="4035"\| [[Hot ~~Dance~~Adult ~~Club~~Contemporary ~~Play~~Tracks\|US A/C]]<br>~~Dance]]~~<ref name="billboard"/> ! width="35"\| [[Kent Music Report\|AUS]]<br><ref name="kent">{{cite book\|title=Australian Charts Book 1970—1992\|author=David Kent\|isbn=0-646-11917-6\|year=1993\|publisher=Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W.}}</ref> ~~! width="40"\| [[UK Singles Chart\|UK]]~~ ! width="35"\| [[RPM (magazine)\|CAN]]<br><ref name="can"/> ! width="35"\| [[Irish Singles Chart\|IRE]]<br><ref name="ire">{{cite web\|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement\|title=IRE Charts Search > Ready for the World\|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]\|access-date=15 September 2012}}</ref> ! width="35"\| [[MegaCharts\|NLD]]<br><ref name="nld">{{cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ready+For+The+World\|title=NLD Charts > Ready for the World\|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]\|access-date=15 September 2012}}</ref> ! width="35"\| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand\|NZ]] <br /><ref name="nz">{{cite web\|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ready+For+The+World\|title=NZ Charts > Ready for the World\|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]\|access-date=15 September 2012}}</ref> ! width="35"\| [[UK Singles Chart\|UK]]<br><ref name="uk">{{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22834/ready-for-the-world/\|title=UK Charts > Ready for the World\|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]\|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref> \|- \| rowspan="21"\| 1984 \| align="left"\| "Tonight" \| 103 Line 142 ⟶ 116: \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| align=left\| \| align=left rowspan="6"\| ''Ready for the World'' \|- \| rowspan="3"\| 1985 \| align="left"\| "Deep Inside Your Love" \| — Line 149 ⟶ 131: \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| align=left\| \|- ~~\| rowspan="2"\| 1985~~ \| align="left"\| "[[Oh Sheila]]" \| 1 \| 1 \| 1 \| — \| 14 \| 1 \| 18 \| 16 \| 24 \| 50 \| align=left\| * [[Music Canada\|MC]]: Gold<ref name=mc>{{cite certification\|region=Canada\|artist=Ready for the World\|accessdate=June 15, 2020}}</ref> \|- \| align="left"\| "Digital Display" \| 21 \| 4 ~~\| —~~ \| 3 \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| 48 \| — \| align=left\| \|- \| rowspan="3"\| 1986 Line 172: \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| align=left\| \|- \| align="left"\| "Ceramic Girl" Line 179 ⟶ 185: \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| align=left\| \|- \| align="left"\| "[[Love You Down]]" \| 9 \| 1 \| — \| 24 \| — \| 32 \| — \| — \| — \| 60 \| align=left\| \| align=left rowspan="4"\| ''Long Time Coming'' \|- \| rowspan="23"\| 1987 \| align="left"\| "Mary Goes 'Round" \| — Line 194 ⟶ 213: \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| align=left\| \|- \| align="left"\| "Long Time Coming" Line 201 ⟶ 226: \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| align=left\| \|- \| align="left"\| "Here I Am" \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| align=left\| \|- \| rowspan="2"\| 1988 Line 206 ⟶ 250: \| — \| 6 ~~\| —~~ \| 49 \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| align=left\| \| align=left rowspan="4"\| ''Ruff N' Ready'' \|- \| align="left"\| "Gently" Line 216 ⟶ 267: \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| align=left\| \|- \| rowspan="2"\| 1989 \| align="left"\| "Shame" \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| align=left\| \|- \| align="left"\| "Cowboy" \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| align=left\| \|- \| rowspan="2"\| 1991 Line 224 ⟶ 308: \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| align=left\| \| align=left rowspan="2"\| ''Straight Down to Business'' \|- \| align="left"\| "Can He Do It (Like This, Can He Do It Like That)" Line 231 ⟶ 322: \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| align=left\| \|- \| ~~align~~colspan="~~center~~15" ~~colspan~~style="8font-size:90%" \| ~~<small>~~"~~—~~—" denotes ~~the~~a ~~single~~recording ~~failed~~that todid not chart~~</small>~~ or was not released in that territory. \|- \|} Line 246 ⟶ 343: ==External links== [http://www.readyfortheworld.~~net~~com/ Ready for the World] official website {{Allmusic\|class=artist\|id=p5237}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:African-American musical groups]] [[Category:American ~~boy~~contemporary ~~bands~~R&B musical groups]] ~~[[Category:American rhythm and blues musical groups]]~~ [[Category:American dance music groups]] [[Category:Musical groups from Flint, Michigan]] {{US-R&B-band-stub}}