Ruff 'n' Ready (Ready for the World album)

Ruff 'N' Ready
Studio album by
Ready for the World
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1988
Recorded1987–88
GenreR&B
Length56:43
LabelMCA
Ready for the World chronology
Long Time Coming
(1986) 		Ruff 'N' Ready
(1988) 		Straight Down to Business
(1991)

Ruff N' Ready is the third album by the American musical group Ready for the World. It was released on September 19, 1988, via MCA Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Orlando Sentinel[2]

The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "Melvin Riley Jr.'s dead-straight delivery makes the less-than-stellar material emotionally effective—maybe not enough to take over the charts, but it will dominate a few bedroom playlists."[2] The Advocate noted that "the instrumentation is sparse, but the drums and drum machines pound out the beat to some quirky melody riffs."[3]

Track listing

  1. "My Girly" 5:31
  2. "Shame" 5:00
  3. "Cowboy" 4:31
  4. "Gently" 5:29
  5. "Money" 5:22
  6. "Darlin' Darlin" 4:36
  7. "Don't You Wanna (With Me)" 4:29
  8. "Late Saturday Night" 4:34
  9. "It's Funny" 4:41
  10. "It's All up to You" 4:32
  11. "My Girly (Extended Version)" 7:48

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Billboard Top LPs[4] 65 (1988)
Billboard Top Black Albums[4] 17

References

  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. Ready for the World: Ruff-N-Ready > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b Fields, Curt (30 Oct 1988). "Ready for the World". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 6.
  3. ^ Gilbert, Calvin (September 30, 1988). "Ready for the World Ruff 'N' Ready". Fun. The Advocate. p. 2.
  4. ^ a b "Ready for the World US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-07-04.


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