Mick Ralphs created an interesting backstory when it came to the creation and release of the 1972 rock song "Ready for Love" that was reimagined by Bad Company two years later.
Many fans know Ralphs as the founding member of the legendary band Bad Company, and he released hit tracks like "Can't Get Enough" and "Bad Company" in the mid 1970s. One of the band's popular hits that became a classic rock staple wasn't originally released by them, but was created by Ralphs.
In 1973, Ralphs wrote "Ready for Love" and released it with his band Mott the Hoople in 1972 for their album All the Young Dudes. Soon after, the rocker would end up leaving the band at the height of glam rock to form Bad Company. Ralphs sang the original vocals on the track, but wasn't too happy with the way it sounded and wanted bandmate Ian Hunter to sing it instead. Reports claim that Hunter didn't have the vocal range, with Ralphs wanting a strong lead singer, which led him to form Bad Company.
Paul Rodgers, the vocalist behind Free, would join Bad Company and remembers when he first heard "Ready for Love." In a TikTok video, Rodgers recalls him and Ralphs listening to the song while they were at his cottage in the country.
"Well, Mick did play it to me, and he didn't suggest that I would do it. We were just listening to it in my cottage in the country, actually. And I said, 'You know that's a great song. We should do that. He said, 'You think so?'" explained Rodgers. "And it is a great song. It's such a great construction. The message is great. You know, the lyrics are fantastic. The chorus is good. It's got everything."
Rodgers added that recording and singing "Ready for Love" was a "no-brainer" for him. The track wouldn't land on the charts as it wasn't released as a single, but it caught attention among the other songs on the album. It soon became a classic rock radio staple, with the Bad Company album landing at No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Many critics tagged the song as one of the band's very best, which has stood the test of time since they formed.
Mott the Hoople's version of "Ready for Love" also didn't chart, with the album having been a commercial success before the band's breakup. Its lyrics led it to become somewhat of a relationship classic as it follows a narrator ready to commit to love after many years of heartache and bitter ends.
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