Gettin' Ready for Love

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"Gettin' Ready for Love"
Gettin' Ready for Love.jpg
Cover art for Belgium vinyl single
Single by Diana Ross
from the album Baby It's Me
B-side "Confide in Me"
ReleasedOctober 16, 1977
Recorded1977
Genre Soul
Length2:46
Label Motown
Songwriter(s) Tom Snow, Franne Golde
Producer(s) Richard Perry
Diana Ross singles chronology
"One Love in My Lifetime"
(1976)
"Gettin' Ready for Love"
(1977)
"Your Love Is So Good For Me"
(1978)

"Gettin' Ready for Love" is a 1977 hit song by Diana Ross. It was the first single from her Baby It's Me LP. The song was released on October 16, 1977 by Motown Records. It was written by Tom Snow and Franne Golde, and produced by Richard Perry. The song reached #27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #29 in Canada. [1] It also charted in the UK, reaching #23. [2]

Contents

"Gettin' Ready for Love" was a much bigger hit on the Adult Contemporary charts of both the U.S. and Canada, peaking at #8 in the U.S. [3] and #6 in Canada. [4]

The song features an alto sax solo and strings, at the bridge.

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Gettin' Ready for Love"
Chart (1977–1978)Peak
position
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [5] 6
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [6] 29
France (IFOP) [7] 52
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 23
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [9] 8
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 27
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 16
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles [12] 32
US Cash Box Top 100 R&B [13] 16
US Record World Top Singles [14] 41
US Record World Top R&B Singles [15] 18

Later uses

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