Michigan based soul sensation Ready For The World had a string of hits in the
mid 1980s masterminded by music industry guru and management specialist Steven
Machat. Machat steered the band to a brace of number ones, the song Sheila
released in 1985 followed up by Love You Down in 1986. Shiela was a crossover
hit simultaneously topping three Billboard charts and was also a hit across
Europe. The band went on to have a number of successful singles and albums
including Long Time Coming which reached number nine in the album charts. As the
1980s drew to a close the band started to ru...