Are You Ready for Love rock song

This disc is second hand so the case and disc may have considerable shelf wear. Case will not be new and disc not new. If there are any problems with the order then please don't hesitate to contact us. Thanks

£2.11 delivery January 9 - 31. Details

[{"displayPrice":"£5.06","priceAmount":5.06,"currencySymbol":"£","integerValue":"5","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"06","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"oeFLnjjPlrpmKqfbpfK3O1YnQbTnkbgU8EyANj5Q9ZbLhT2%2Br8m3g7S%2FtI1UaNASsVkAevBrLtPY1kSi6Nv%2BwU%2F48HxXbH0bZSlBVy3ty2Wur%2BzXk4s1H5bnwM39HIlDy0wM6yUShsv9Jt3uK3eQwv4o%2F2poUMcc%2FufwCiWfm2jdxQXS6EZ6jw%3D%3D","locale":"en-GB","buyingOptionType":"NEW"},{"displayPrice":"£2.64","priceAmount":2.64,"currencySymbol":"£","integerValue":"2","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"64","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"MM2FmDugocdLwDUmwrXqGxScPPVVXIOvdBP4YiJQPZ9nSA0xgLXS9z%2B3yk9lIwUbpXgu7qk1%2BixaGbSCUNkHMWeYc9%2B%2FzaQyxS9QK%2FJJ6NAwabNbKiCI5CjkV2bhjV6xFjVTKaIMXmnopbbN%2FLnEkPjWa3U8sTTj427%2BRPdMIk7nRmh3IWGtXYkmDuugkWKo","locale":"en-GB","buyingOptionType":"USED"}]

"Are You Ready for Love" is a song recorded by English musician Elton John in 1977 and first released in the UK in 1979 as the first single from the EP The Thom Bell Sessions. It was written by Leroy Bell, Thom Bell and Casey James, and was originally produced in Philadelphia by Thom Bell (who had already produced a series of hits for the Spinners, the Delfonics and the Stylistics). While the song "Mama Can't Buy You Love" from the EP charted in 1979, this song and the other track on the three-track 12-inch vinyl disc, "Three Way Love Affair", were only minor footnotes at the time.

In 1989, MCA released a 6-track CD, The Complete Thom Bell Sessions, which contained a different mix of "Are You Ready for Love" in place of the one that appeared on the original 1979 EP. (The original Thom Bell Sessions EP mix did, however, surface – along with the EP's other two original tracks – as a B-side to a UK CD-single of "The Last Song" in 1992, issued as Rocket/Phonogram EJSCB-30).

2003 version[edit]

In 2003, "Are You Ready for Love" was remixed by Ashley Beedle and released as a 12-inch vinyl single on 25 August 2003. It gave John the sixth No. 1 hit of his career when it topped the UK Singles Chart in the first week of its 2003 re-release, following his performance of the song in a television advertisement promoting the new 2003–04 football season for Sky Sports. The 2003 single's B-side is "Three Way Love Affair" (from the original EP) and also the full-length 1979 version of "Are You Ready for Love". On some CD versions, the CD also contains a QuickTime version of a video for the song, with recording studio footage from 1977 with John recording his vocals.

Various hit R&B vocalists of the late 1970s, including Bell and James, MFSB and the Spinners with lead singer John Edwards, contributed backing and accompanying lead vocals, most prominent on the Thom Bell Sessions mixes of the song. In 1979, the Spinners also recorded a version of the song which charted at number 25 on the US Billboard R&B chart.

The music video, produced in a 1970s retro style, was directed by Kate Dawkins.

Track listings[edit]

UK, US, and Australian CD single

1. "Are You Ready for Love" ('79 radio edit)
2. "Are You Ready for Love" (full length 1979 version)
3. "Three Way Love Affair"
4. "Are You Ready for Love" (CD-ROM video)

UK 12-inch single 1

UK 12-inch single 2

UK cassette single

1. "Are You Ready for Love" ('79 radio edit)
2. "Are You Ready for Love" (full length 1979 version)
3. "Three Way Love Affair"

European CD single

1. "Are You Ready for Love" ('79 radio edit)
2. "Are You Ready for Love" (full length 1979 version)

US 12-inch single

Charts and certifications[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Year-end charts[edit]

Cover versions[edit]

In 2003, the Spinners reissued "Are You Ready for Love", featuring them on backing vocals. In 1977, the Spinners had recorded two versions of the track. One had all of the Spinners, the other with only lead singer John Edwards on vocals. Finally in 1979, the John Edwards version was released making it to number 42 on the UK Singles Chart.

Who sang the original Are You Ready for Love?

What year was Ready for Love by Bad Company?

Are you ready for love year?

Who produced Ready for Love?