Released during Elton John’s late‑70s transitional period, “Are You Ready For Love” emerged from his Philadelphia soul sessions with Thom Bell — a collaboration that pushed Elton into lush, orchestrated disco‑soul textures far removed from his early‑decade rock sound. The single stands as one of the most distinctive stylistic departures in his catalogue. Issued in the UK on 13 April 1979, the release presented two parts of the Thom Bell‑produced recording, edited into separat