Ready, Willing and Able (Daron Norwood song)

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"Ready. Willing and Able"
Single by Lari White
from the album Don't Fence Me In
B-side "Don't Fence Me In"
ReleasedDecember 16, 1995
Genre Country
Length3:10
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Jess Leary, Jody Alan Sweet
Producer(s) Josh Leo, Lari White
Lari White singles chronology
"That's How You Know (When You're in Love)"
(1996)
"Ready. Willing and Able"
(1995)
"Wild at Heart"
(1996)

"Ready, Willing and Able" is a song written by Jess Leary and Jody Alan Sweet. It was first recorded in 1994 by Daron Norwood for his 1995 Giant Records album of the same name.

It was later recorded by Lari White. Released in December 1995, White's version was the first single from the album Don't Fence Me In . The song reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1995–1996)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 14
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 20

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  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2924." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. March 25, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
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