Ready for the World
Ready for the World
Latest Release
- Pound Cake
- August 2025
- • 1 Song
Top Songs
| 1 | Love You Down [Extended Version] | ||
| 2 | Oh Sheila | ||
| 3 | Digital Display | ||
| 4 | Slide Over | ||
| 5 | Tonight |
Albums
Aug 2025 • 1 song
Nov 2024 • 1 song
Jul 2023 • 1 song
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Popular On
- Detroit's R&B with Steve Harvey Mornings
- Today's R&B and Throwbacks
- Smooth R&B
About
Biography
A Michigan funk band with slight rock leanings, Ready for the World parlayed Melvin Riley's whining vocals and some trendy production into a pair of number one R&B hits in the mid-'80s for MCA. Riley, Gordon Strozier, Gregory Potts, Willie Triplett, John Eaton, and Gerald Valentine began on their own Blue Lake label before signing with MCA. The label reissued the song "Tonight," and it reached number six on the R&B charts in 1984. They followed it with "Deep Inside Your Love," another Top Ten R&B single, then had their first of two chart-toppers in "Oh Sheila." It got them a h...