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I'm Ready

Album details
Released:	26 October, 1993
Length:	49:10
Label(s):	Qwest Records / Warner Bros.
Studio(s):	Olympic Studios, London, UK; Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA

I'm Ready is the second studio album by Tevin Campbell. The album contained four songs written and produced by Prince under the pseudonym Paisley Park - The Halls Of Desire, Uncle Sam (with a rap written by Paula Sherield), Paris 1798430 and Shhh.

Shhh was later re-claimed by Prince and released on The Gold Experience (credited to ).

The album produced six singles - Can We Talk, I'm Ready, Always In My Heart, Shhh (promo only), The Halls Of Desire EP and Don't Say Goodbye Girl (containing several remixes of The Halls Of Desire). The album reached number 18 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 3 on the Billboard R&B Chart.

Three of the four tracks (but none of the other tracks on the album) are preceded by Interludes which introduce the songs - given Prince's heavy use of segues and interludes during this time, it would be logical to assume that he was involved, but a Paisley Park Studios in-house cassette of the tracks suggests that this was not the case.

Track listing

Details given for Prince-related tracks only:

CD

1. Can We Talk
2. Don't Say Goodbye Girl
3. Interlude
4. The Halls Of Desire (4:36) *
5. I'm Ready
6. What Do I Say
7. Uncle Sam (3:57) +
8. Interlude
9. Paris 1798430 (3:37) *
10. Always In My Heart
11. Interlude
12. Shhh (4:55) *
13. Brown Eyed Girl
14. Infant Child

* Written by Prince (credited to Paisley Park)
+ Written by Prince (credited to Paisley Park); rap written by Paula Sherield

Personnel

Musicians

• Tevin Campbell - lead vocals
• Prince - all instruments, except where noted
• Michael B. - drums on The Halls Of Desire and Shhh
• Sonny T. - bass guitar on The Halls Of Desire and Shhh
• Tommy Barbarella - keyboards on The Halls Of Desire and Shhh
• Kathleen Johnson - background vocals on The Halls Of Desire and Shhh
• Eric Leeds - saxophone on The Halls Of Desire, Shhh and Paris 1798430
• Atlanta Bliss - trumpet on The Halls Of Desire, Shhh and Paris 1798430
• Kirk Johnson - percussion on The Halls Of Desire
• William "DJ" Graves - scratching on The Halls Of Desire

Production

• Prince - producer (as Paisley Park)
• Other production credits needed.

Singles released

• Can We Talk
• I'm Ready
• Always In My Heart
• Shhh - promo only
• The Halls Of Desire EP
• Don't Say Goodbye Girl

    

Charts

Entry Date	Chart, Country	Peak Position	Weeks In Chart
Billboard 200, USA	13 Nov. 1993	18	49
Billboard R&B Chart, USA	13 Nov. 1993	3	58

Releases

Country	Format	Cat. Number	Comments	Front	Back	Label1	Label2
GER	CD	9362-45388-2

Album promotion

Time-of-release

• Information needed.

Associated tours

• None.

Awards, nominations, and certifications

• On 12 Jan. 1994, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA.
• On 10 Feb. 1994, the album was certified Platinium by the RIAA.
• On 8 Sep. 1994, the album was certified Double-Platinium by the RIAA.

Quotations and trivia

• None.

References

• The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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