Ready for Battle

Ready for Battle
Ready for Battle
Studio album by Rock Steady Crew
Released	1984
Genre	Old-school hip hop; electro;
Label	Virgin Records
Producer	Blue Soldier; Stephen Hague;
Rock Steady Crew chronology
Singles from Ready for Battle
	"(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew"; Released: 1983; "Uprock"; Released: 1984; "She's Fresh"; Released: 1984;

Ready for Battle is the debut studio album by American hip hop group the Rock Steady Crew. It was released in 1984 via Virgin Records. Production was handled by Budd "Blue Soldier" Dixon and Stephen Hague. The album peaked at #19 on the VG-lista Topp 40 Album chart and at #45 on the Sverigetopplistan Veckolista Album chart. It spawned three singles: "(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew", "Uprock" and "She's Fresh".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Track listing edit

All music is composed by Blue Soldier and Stephen Hague

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Uprock"	Budd Dixon Ruza Blue Stephen Hague	5:17
2.	"Me and Baby Brother"	Thomas Sylvester Allen Harold Ray Brown Morris Dewayne Dickerson Lonnie Jordan Charles Miller Lee Oskar Howard E. Scott	4:13
3.	"She's Fresh"	Dixon Blue Hague	4:03
4.	"B-Boys B-Girls"	Dixon Blue Hague	4:48
5.	"It's Just Begun"	Gerry Thomas James Castor Johnny Pruitt	4:38
6.	"(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew"	Dixon Blue Hague	5:27
7.	"Digital Boogie"	Dixon Blue Hague	5:50

Charts edit

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	34
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[3]	19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[4]	45

References edit

^ "Ready for Battle - The Rock Steady Crew | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 254. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 28, 1984". VG-lista. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 26, 1984". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

External links edit

The Rock Steady Crew – Ready for Battle at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Ready for Battle - The Rock Steady Crew | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[aus-2] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 254. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[3] "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 28, 1984". VG-lista. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[4] "Veckolista Album, vecka 26, 1984". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

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