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Melvin Riley & Ready For The Word

A Michigan funk band with slight rock leanings, Ready for the World parlayed Melvin Riley's vocals and some trendy production into a pair of number one R&B hits in the mid-'80s for MCA. the orginal members began on their own Blue Lake label before signing with MCA. The label reissued the song "Tonight," and it reached number six on the R&B charts in 1984. They followed it with "Deep Inside Your Love," another Top Ten R&B single, then had their first of two chart-toppers in "Oh Sheila." It got them a huge crossover smash, ultimately topping the pop lists as well. They scored their fourth consecutive Top Ten R&B record with "Digital Display," and followed up with "Love You Down."   

 

Original Lead Singer, Balladeer, songwriter, producer and musician, Melvin Riley will mark his success with a celebration around the world that will mark his era as a legend within the entertainment industry and being one of the most influential songwriters of our time for the Multi-Platinum 80' band. Riley Co-founded the Fl

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Biography

Melvin Riley Jr. gained notoriety in the 1980s as the lead vocalist for the popular R&B band Ready for the World ("Oh Sheila," "Love You Down"). He also had seminal success as a solo artist, writer and producer, turning out hits for other groups in the 90s, like 4 By Four ("Come Over," number ten R&B, summer 1987). After 1991, Riley became a solo artist. He scored R&B chart hits with "Who's It It?" and "What Makes A Man (Cheat On His Woman). He released "Bedtime Stories", his secord solo album in the year 2000.

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Melvin Riley, Lead vocalist, Co-Founder and main songwriter of the legendary, American music Award, Grammy nominated and Multi Platinum group, Ready For The world releases new single "You Complete Me"


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Born in Clarksdale Miss, where the Blues was born, grew up listening to blues while other 7 year old's grew up listening to main stream music and artists. Melvin attributes his writing talents to a gift from God and riding in the back of his dad's Cadillac every summer, going to Clarksdale, Miss. from Flint, Michigan listening to blues greats. Melvin Riley has written billboard #1 and chart topping hits like "Oh Sheila, Love You Down, Tonight, Gently, Can He do it like this, Deep inside your love, Whose is it, My Girly, Ceramic Girl, Slide over and many other legendary songs.

Melvin has been credited for his innovative style of slow songs, influencing artist such as Usher, Chris Brown, Troop, Keith Sweat, Jodeci, Mint Condition, Alicia Keys, Twista, Trey Songs and a host of balladeers and rappers through the years after his In

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