Ready or Not (Lou Gramm album)

Ready or Not is the debut solo studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Lou Gramm, released in February 1987 by Atlantic Records.

Ready or Not
Studio album by
Lou Gramm
ReleasedFebruary 1987
Recorded1986
Studio
GenrePop rock
Length40:40
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Lou Gramm chronology
Ready or Not
(1987)		 Long Hard Look
(1989)
Singles from Ready or Not
  1. "Midnight Blue"
    Released: January 1987
  2. "Ready or Not"
    Released: May 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Production

Eight of the ten songs, which comprise Ready or Not, were written by Gramm in partnership with former Black Sheep bandmate Bruce Turgon.[2] The album was recorded in 1986 at Bear Tracks Recording in Suffern, New York and The Hit Factory Recording in New York City. It was produced by Gramm and Pat Moran, who is known as an engineer on recordings by such performers as Rush and Robert Plant.

Reception

Ready or Not was a commercial success, reaching number 27 on the US Billboard 200.[3] It generated two hit songs. The lead-off single, "Midnight Blue", peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100[4] and climbed to the top of the Mainstream Rock chart.[5] It has been Gramm's only song to have charted in the United Kingdom.[6] The second single from the album was the title song, which reached number 54 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on the Mainstream Rock charts.

The album has enjoyed critical acclaim. Bret Adams has given Ready or Not a retrospective rating of four-and-a-half stars out of five on AllMusic. He has described it as "rich with melody and snap".[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lou Gramm and Bruce Turgon, except "She's Got to Know" and "Lover Come Back" written by Gramm.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Ready or Not"3:29
2."Heartache"4:29
3."Midnight Blue"3:58
4."Time"3:23
5."If I Don't Have You"4:39
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."She's Got to Know"4:02
7."Arrow thru Your Heart"3:47
8."Until I Make You Mine"3:31
9."Chain of Love"4:02
10."Lover Come Back"5:19
Total length:40:40

Personnel
  • Lou Gramm – vocals; producer
  • Bruce Turgon – bass and rhythm guitars, keyboards, lead guitar (on "Lover Come Back")
  • Nils Lofgren – lead guitar
  • Philip Ashley – keyboards, programming
  • Ben Gramm – drums

Additional musicians

Technical personnel
  • Pat Moran – producer, engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering engineer (at Sterling Sound, New York)
  • Timothy White – cover photography
  • Bob Defrin – art direction

Charts
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 66
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 28
US Billboard 200[3] 27
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References
  1. Adams, Bret. Lou Gramm: Ready or Not > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. Giles, Jeff (2017). "30 Years Ago: Lou Gramm Goes Solo with 'Ready or Not'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. "Lou Gramm Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. "Lou Gramm Chart History (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. "Lou Gramm Chart History (Billboard Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. "Lou Gramm". Official Charts. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0798". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lou Gramm – Ready or Not" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – Lou Gramm – Ready or Not". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – Lou Gramm – Ready or Not". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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