Biography
The group Ready for the World ascended upon the music scene in the mid-eighties. Their debut album
entitled Ready For The World was released in 1985 on MCA records. There were a total of 5 single releases
off the debut album with the song entitled Oh Sheila charting to No#1 on four different charts all within
the same week.
This feat of being no# 1 on the R&B, Pop, Dance, and Video Billboard charts earned the group a place in
the Guinness Book of World Records. Oh Sheila also earned Gold status as a single and helped propel the
group to Platinum status with 1.7 million albums sold to date. The second album released in 1986 entitled,
Long Time Coming proved that the group was not fluke.
The hit single, Let me Love you Down climb to No# 1 on the R&B charts and leveled at No# 9 on the Pop
charts.
The album entitled “Straight Down to Business”, in 1991, was their only release during the 90s. The group
continued to record and work in different capacities within the music indusrty as writers, producers, studio
sound engineers and video producers. After a hiatus from the music scene, the band is moving forward
with live shows, new projects both collectively & individually and of featured artist soon to be introduced to
the world.
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Members:
Willie Triplett, Melvin Riley, Gordon Strozier, Gerald Valentine, Gregory Potts, John Eaton
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11/20/10
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Profile Last Updated:
08/16/23 22:48:50