Ready or Not is the debut solo studio album by American rock singer-songwriter
Lou Gramm, released in February 1987 by
Atlantic Records.
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 Hot 100 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
Ready or Not is the debut solo studio album by American rock singer-songwriter
Lou Gramm, released in February 1987 by
Atlantic Records.
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 Hot 100 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