Ready for the World

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Ready for the World is a R&B / funk / dance band from Flint, Michigan, who scored several big pop, soul, and dance hits in the mid to late 1980s.

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The group consists of vocalist Melvin Riley with Gordon Strozier, David Sparks, Gregory Potts, Willie Triplett, John Eaton, and Gerald Valentine. They are best known for their hit "Oh Sheila," which went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts in 1985. 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 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 ballads.

  • Ready for the World (1984)
  • Long Time Coming (1986)
  • Ruff N Ready (1988)
  • Straight Down to Business (1991)
  • She Said She Wants Some (2004)

  • "Tonight"
  • "Oh Sheila" (1985)
  • "Deep Inside Your Love"
  • "Digital Display" (1986)
  • "Ceramic Girl"
  • "Love You Down" (1986)
  • "Long Time Coming"
  • "Mary Goes Round"
  • "My Girly"
  • "Cowboy"
  • "Straight Down to Business"
  • "Can He Do It Like This (Can He Do It Like That)"
  • "Who's Is It?" (Melvin Riley solo)

All songs produced by David Sparks


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