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Today's CoronaVinyl category is "R," and I think the world is ready for Ready For The World's 1986 sophomore album, Long Time Coming.
Flint-based Ready For The World had a few R&B hits in the mid '80s, including the #1 hit "Oh, Sheila" in 1985, from their self-titled debut album, which also had another Top 40 hit, "Digital Display" (#21). Their follow-up album was Long Time Coming, and I'm just going to go ahead and start the rumor that Eddie Murphy got his inspiration for Prince Akeem's wardrobe in Coming to America from the cover of this album.
Long Time Coming is a good example of mid '80s R&B and proto-new jack swing. It has some softer songs and some funkier songs. While it didn't do as well as their debut, it was still pretty successful, reaching #32 on the Billboard album chart and #5 on the Billboard R&B album chart. The slow jam "Love You Down" was another Top 10 hit for the band, reaching #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. It was their last charting song on the Billboard Hot 100, although they had three more Top 15 hits on the Billboard R&B singles chart before they disbanded in 1991. They released another album in 1996 and another in 2004, but never achieved the success they had in the mid '80s.
Favorite song on Side 1: "So In Love"
This one's a catchy, funky song with a nice guitar solo, courtesy of the album's producer Gary Spaniola.
Favorite song on Side 2: "Mary Goes 'Round"
This was a minor hit, reaching #23 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. It's a funky little R&B song about a groupie named Mary.
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