Ready for Love

Phil Perry | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 19, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shanachie
• ASIN: B001B0IPIW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,245 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Ready For Love is his third release for Shanachie, Phil scores a slam dunk. Produced by the master of the Urban ballad, Chris 'Big Doy' Davis (Will Downing, Maysa, Najee) and joined by special guest, smooth jazz superstar Kim Waters, Ready For Love is drenched in sensuous grooves and passionate melodies. Phil Perry needs no introduction: he is one of the most renowned crooners of R&B and Smooth Jazz love songs. Famous for his #1 R&B single, 'Call Me ' his lead vocals with Foreplay and the Benoit/Freeman project and his distinctive background vocals with the likes of Anita Baker, Barbra Streisant, Patti LaBelle, Quincy Jones and many others, Phil Perry is without equal.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like a Fine Wine....., November 23, 2008

By 

Felicia "Lover of Arts" (F.Hills, MI) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Ready for Love (Audio CD)

I am a long time devotee of Phil Perry, but was put off, sometimes, by the gymnastics he used 2 use. Gone is that tendency! Now, he's pure magic 2 listen 2. If u like supa smooth jazz voices,(i.e.Luther, Will Downing, etc), check him out. He's a well kept secret, but not here in Detroit. We know.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SmoothJazz.com Review, September 1, 2008

By 

Sandy Shore (Monterey, CA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Ready for Love (Audio CD)

The "Pavarotti of Jazz," as Downbeat Magazine described him, Phil Perry has outdone himself once again... not an easy task after his acclaimed 2007 release A MIGHTY LOVE garnered him "Male Vocalist of the Year" honors in the Soultracks.com 3rd Annual Readers Choice poll. Mr. Perry's newest release, READY FOR LOVE, is masterful and I can't imagine it being anything short of a smash hit album. One listen to the first radio single, "Desire," seals the deal... and that's but one of eight passionate, romantic, soulful Phil Perry originals and two killer covers (James Taylor's "Shower the People" and the Bacharach-David classic "Walk on By") that he knocks out of the park. Oh, and if a wedding is in your future, "The Strings of Love" absolutely needs to be on your song list! READY FOR LOVE has just the right balance of Old School familiarity and new century freshness to be totally captivating, and that signature Phil Perry voice is still hitting 4 to 5 octaves after 40 years of performing... it continues to be nothing short of breathtaking! I've been enjoying Phil Perry's work for years, both recorded and in show-stopping live performance, and READY FOR LOVE is, without question, his best work yet! ~SCOTT O'BRIEN

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD!!!!, October 20, 2008

By 

V. davis (Houston, texas) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Ready for Love (Audio CD)

I`ve been a fan of Phil Perrys music for a while and each cd seems better than the last. I thought nothing could top his cd "MAGIC" well I was wrong. Ready for love is a well rounded cd of love, mood and feel good music. Its a disc that is wonderful background music for diner parties,music that will make people say "who is that",music that can put MEN in the mood to romance thier women. I strongly suggest you buy this disc and Magic too.There are only a few artist that really produce great music and phil Perry is one of them.