Ready for Love (album)

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Ready for Love
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 2009
Recorded2008
GenrePop, R&B, dance-pop
Length43:01
LabelSony Music Thailand
ProducerAndré "Brix" Buchmann, Ingo Politz, Bernd Wendlandt, Hawes Timothy, Jaimes Steve Welton, Mattias Lindblom, Sela Winston, Swain Anthony John, Mhondera Obi Simbarashe, Peter Wright, Sebastian Thott, Alex Smith, Mark Taylor, Ayak Thiik
Tata Young chronology
One Love
(2008)
Ready for Love
(2009)
Singles from Ready for Love
  1. "Ready For Love"
    Released: July 1, 2009
  2. "My Bloody Valentine"
    Released: August 25, 2009
  3. "Mission Is You"
    Released: October 28, 2009

Ready For Love is the third English studio album by Thai pop singer Tata Young, released on August 25, 2009. The album's first single, "Ready For Love", was written by Alex Smith, Mark Taylor and Ayak Thiik and produced by André Brix Buchman from Valicon Company in Germany. It also features a track "Perfection" co-written by Leona Lewis along with many of the tracks written by internationally acclaimed songwriters.

Concept[edit]

The album is a rhythm-and-blues and dance-pop take on 12 tunes from songwriters around the world.[1]

The title track, which had been airing for a couple of weeks,[clarification needed] "feels cool and energetic like in the '60s", Tata says, saying she learned the "big voice" techniques of American R&B singers Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé and Jennifer Hudson. "My Bloody Valentine," written by Alex James (Alexandra Burke, Charice, Adam Lambert) and Busbee (Toni Braxton, Jonas Brothers, Alexandra Burke) was released as a follow-up single. "Mission is You" and "Shine Like a Superstar" are Silom Soi 2-style rousers. "Burning Out" and "Suffocate" get melancholic. "Ugly" is a return to the catchy form of "Sexy, Naughty, Bitchy" and "Love is the Law" sounds like Madonna's "Rain". Tata calls "Boys Will Be Boys" her favourite track, and "Exposed" the "opposite of her real life." "It isn't me, but the Sony bosses in Europe said it's gonna be a hit there." The song is about a small-town girl who's dumped by her lover after she becomes famous.

Promotions and tours[edit]

A massive advertising campaign pushed "Ready for Love" across Asia. Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong, India, Singapore and Japan received an unprecedented level of promotion for an album by a Thai pop artist.

For the first time, Tata Young broke into the Australian and European markets. Her first taste of Australian audiences came in October 2009, when she performed three songs from her new album at the One Movement music festival in Perth, Western Australia.[2]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ready For Love"Alex Smith, M. Taylor, A. ThiikA. Buchmann, B. Wendlandt, I. Politz3:42
2."Mission Is You"Hiten Bharadia, Philippe-Marc Anquetil, Christopher Lee-Joe[3]A. Buchmann, B. Wendlandt, I. Politz3:03
3."Burning Out"Kinnda Hamdin[citation needed], Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott, Ameerah EL Ouiglani[4][5]A. Buchmann, B. Wendlandt, I. Politz3:44
4."My Bloody Valentine"Alex James, Fridolin Tai Nordsoeø Schjoldan, BusbeeA. Buchmann, B. Wendlandt, I. Politz3:51
5."Ugly"Tysper, MackA. Buchmann, B. Wendlandt, I. Politz3:22
6."Shine Like A Superstar"Ian Mack, Stuart Crichton, Tommy Lee JamesA. Buchmann, B. Wendlandt, I. Politz2:54
7."Suffocate"Tim Hawes, Obi Mhondera[6]A. Buchmann, B. Wendlandt, I. Politz3:50
8."Words Are Not Enough"Martin AnkeliusA. Buchmann, B. Wendlandt, I. Politz4:06
9."Perfection"Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander, Ruth Anne Cunningham, L. LewisA. Buchmann, B. Wendlandt, I. Politz3:16
10."Boys Will Be Boys"Chris Braide, Andreas CarlssonA. Buchmann, B. Wendlandt, I. Politz3:33
11."Love Is The Law"Anders Wollbeck, Mattias Lindblom, Daniel Presley[7]A. Buchmann, B. Wendlandt, I. Politz4:10
12."Exposed"Winston Sela, Tony Swain,[8] Steve Welton-JamesA. Buchmann, B. Wendlandt, I. Politz3:30
Total length:43:01
Bonus Videos CD
No.TitleLength
1."Ready For Love" (Music Video)3:45
2."The Making of Music Video - Ready For Love"5:37
Total length:9:22

Charts[edit]

Chart Single Peak
SEED Chart (Thailand) Ready For Love #1
SUSHI 99.1 FM. (Indonesia) Ready For Love #1
Radio-M 107.1 FM Martapura (Indonesia) Ready For Love #1
SKY Radio 89.3 FM Banjarmasin (Indonesia) Ready For Love #1
Paramuda 93.7 FM Bandung (Indonesia) Ready For Love #1
BIMANTARA FM (Indonesia) Ready For Love #1
virgin soft Chart (Thailand) My Bloody Valentine #1
EAZY 105.5 FM. (Thailand) My Bloody Valentine #1, 6 weeks

Release history[edit]

Country Date
Indonesia August 24, 2009 (2009-08-24)
Thailand August 25, 2009 (2009-08-25)
Hong Kong August 26, 2009 (2009-08-26)
Philippines August 28, 2009 (2009-08-28)[9]
Taiwan September 1, 2009 (2009-09-01)
Korea September 8, 2009 (2009-09-08)
Malaysia September 14, 2009 (2009-09-14)[10]
Singapore September 15, 2009 (2009-09-15)
Australia November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06)[11]
Europe Feb 2010 (Feb 2010)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tata has 'love' for sale". Xpress.nationmultimedia.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  2. ^ "• Tata Young performance at the One Movement festival in Perth". Cricketmx.com. 2009-10-17. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  3. ^ "Welcome". Phraseddifferently.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  4. ^ "Main :: ÍèÒ¹ - ·Ò·Ò" T-Ser *READY FOR LOVE* ¡ÃÐËÖèÁàÍàªÕÂ..1¡.¤.!!!". Forwardmag.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  5. ^ "Didrik Thott Discography". Razorboymusicpub.com. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  6. ^ "The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers". Ascap.com. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  7. ^ "Mattias Lindblom's Blog". Blogs.myspace.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  8. ^ "The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers". Ascap.com. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  9. ^ [1][dead link]
  10. ^ "Sony Music". Sony Music. Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  11. ^ "Ready For Love | Music , Music Genres, Pop/Rock : JB HI-FI". Jbhifionline.com.au. Retrieved 2012-03-06.

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