“Are You Ready” – is a song by Thin Lizzy from the album Live and Dangerous.
Released: 2 June 1978
Recorded: 14 November 1976, London, England with Maison Rouge Mobile,
20 and 21 October 1977, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and
28 October 1977, Toronto, Canada with Record Plant Mobile,
January 1978, Des Dames Studio, Paris, France (overdubs and mixing)
Label: Vertigo, Mercury (Canada), Warner Bros. (US)
Producers: Thin Lizzy and Tony Visconti
“Are You Ready” was co-written by drummer Brian Downey, lead guitarists Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson, and Phil Lynott. Bass player and group leader Lynott wrote most of the band’s material, and the lyrics were probably written by him alone. “Are You Ready” is an uptempo number that was often used as a show.
The song title has no question mark, possibly because the question is rhetorical.
Thin Lizzy playing “Are You Ready” at Top of the Pops, 14 May, 1981.
