"Ready, Willing, and Able" is a popular song written by Al Rinker, Floyd Huddleston, and Dick Gleason.[1] The song was performed by Doris Day in the 1954 musical film Young at Heart,[2] The song was released in November 1954 together with "Hold Me in Your Arms", both from the same film.[3]
| "Ready, Willing, and Able" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Doris Day | |
| B-side | "Hold Me in Your Arms" |
| Released | 1954 |
| Length | 2:26 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Composer(s) | Al Rinker, Floyd Huddleston, and Dick Gleason |
The song is included on the soundtrack album from the movie. Doris Day's recording reached No. 7 on the UK chart in 1955.[4]
The song was also recorded by Eve Boswell in the United Kingdom, in a version where she gets the lyric wrong and as a result loses a rhyme.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Bruce Pollock, Nat Shapiro, ed. (1950). Popular Music: An Annotated Index of American Popular Songs · Volume 1. Adrian Press. p. 123.
- ^ Young, Christopher (1977). The Films of Doris Day. Citadel Press. p. 141. ISBN 9780806505831.
- ^ "Review Spotlight On..." Billboard. November 14, 1954. p. 39, 68.
- ^ "Doris Day". The Official Charts Company.
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