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+ | |album name = I’m Ready | ||
+ | |album image = [[File:Imready_album.jpg|I’m Ready (Front Cover)]] | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 26|26 October 1993]] | ||
+ | |length = 49:10 | ||
+ | |label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qwest_Records Qwest Records] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | ||
+ | |studios = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Studios Olympic Studios], London, UK; [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | <!------ ALBUM CHRONOLOGY --------> | ||
|previous year = 1993 | |previous year = 1993 | ||
|next year = 1994 | |next year = 1994 | ||
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|previous album link = [[Album: Hey Man... Smell My Finger|Hey Man... Smell My Finger]] | |previous album link = [[Album: Hey Man... Smell My Finger|Hey Man... Smell My Finger]] | ||
|next album link = [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] | |next album link = [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] | ||
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− | + | |introduction = '''I’m Ready''' is the second studio album by [[Tevin Campbell]]. | |
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− | < | + | The album contained four songs written and produced by [[Prince]] under the pseudonym [[Prince|Paisley Park]]: [[The Halls Of Desire]], [[Uncle Sam]], [[Paris 1798430]] and [[Shhh]]. |
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− | | | + | <b>Sessions and compiling</b> |
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− | + | It was suggested at one point that [[Prince]] would produce the entire album, but [[Tevin Campbell|Campbell]] and his executive producer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones Quincy Jones] decided to also work with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babyface_(musician) Babyface] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narada_Michael_Walden Narada Michael Walden]. [[Prince]] recorded seven songs for for potential inclusion on the album in September 1992: [[The Halls Of Desire]], [[Uncle Sam]] (with a rap written by Paula Sherield), [[Paris 1798430]], [[Shhh]], [[Down]], [[The P]] and [[Baby Don’t Care|Holly Don’t Care]]. | |
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− | + | Only [[The Halls Of Desire]], [[Uncle Sam]], [[Paris 1798430]] and [[Shhh]] were kept for '''I’m Ready'''. 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. | |
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− | + | [[Baby Don’t Care|Holly Don’t Care]] was reworked by [[Mayte]] for her [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]] album. [[Down]] and [[The P]] remain unreleased. | |
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[[Shhh]] was later re-claimed by [[Prince]] and released on [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] (credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). | [[Shhh]] was later re-claimed by [[Prince]] and released on [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] (credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). | ||
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− | + | '''Promotion''' | |
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− | = | + | The album produced six singles: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_We_Talk Can We Talk], [[Single: Shhh|Shhh]] (promo only), [[Single: I’m Ready|I’m Ready]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Always_in_My_Heart_(Tevin_Campbell_song) Always In My Heart], [[Single: The Halls Of Desire EP|The Halls Of Desire EP]] and [[Single: Don’t Say Goodbye Girl|Don’t Say Goodbye Girl]] (containing several remixes of [[The Halls Of Desire]]). |
− | Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only: | + | |
− | + | The album reached number 18 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 3 on the Billboard R&B Chart. | |
+ | <!-------TRACK LIST -------> | ||
+ | |tracklisting =Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only: <br> | ||
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# <b>Can We Talk</b> | # <b>Can We Talk</b> | ||
− | # <b> | + | # <b>Don’t Say Goodbye Girl</b> |
# <b>Interlude</b> | # <b>Interlude</b> | ||
− | # <b>[[The Halls Of Desire]]</b> (4:36) | + | # <b>[[The Halls Of Desire]]</b> (4:36) <sup>1</sup> |
− | # <b> | + | # <b>I’m Ready</b> |
# <b>What Do I Say</b> | # <b>What Do I Say</b> | ||
− | # <b>[[Uncle Sam]]</b> (3:57) | + | # <b>[[Uncle Sam]]</b> (3:57) <sup>2</sup> |
# <b>Interlude</b> | # <b>Interlude</b> | ||
− | # <b>[[Paris 1798430]]</b> (3:37) | + | # <b>[[Paris 1798430]]</b> (3:37) <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>Always In My Heart</b> | # <b>Always In My Heart</b> | ||
# <b>Interlude</b> | # <b>Interlude</b> | ||
− | # <b>[[Shhh]]</b> (4:55) | + | # <b>[[Shhh]]</b> (4:55) <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>Brown Eyed Girl</b> | # <b>Brown Eyed Girl</b> | ||
# <b>Infant Child</b> | # <b>Infant Child</b> | ||
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− | < | + | |other format = |
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− | < | + | |credits = |
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− | + | <sup>1</sup> Written by [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince|Paisley Park]])<br> | |
− | + | <sup>2</sup> Written by [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince|Paisley Park]]); rap written by Paula Sherield<br> | |
+ | <!-------PERSONNEL -------> | ||
+ | |musicians = [[Tevin Campbell]] - lead vocals | ||
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted | ||
*[[Michael B.]] - drums on [[The Halls Of Desire]] and [[Shhh]] | *[[Michael B.]] - drums on [[The Halls Of Desire]] and [[Shhh]] | ||
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*[[Kirk Johnson]] - percussion on [[The Halls Of Desire]] | *[[Kirk Johnson]] - percussion on [[The Halls Of Desire]] | ||
*[[William "DJ" Graves]] - scratching on [[The Halls Of Desire]] | *[[William "DJ" Graves]] - scratching on [[The Halls Of Desire]] | ||
− | + | |production = [[Prince]] - producer (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]) | |
− | = | + | *Kirk Johnson - additional production on [[Uncle Sam]] |
− | + | *Steve Noonan - engineer on [[The Halls Of Desire]], [[Uncle Sam]], and [[Paris 1798430]] (at Paisley Park Studios) and [[Shhh]] (at Olympic Studios, London) | |
− | * | + | *Eric Anest - engineer on [[The Halls Of Desire]], [[Uncle Sam]], and [[Paris 1798430]] (at Paisley Park Studios) |
− | + | *Tom Garneau - engineer on [[The Halls Of Desire]] and [[Paris 1798430]] (at Paisley Park Studios) | |
− | + | *Ray Hannfeldt - engineer on [[The Halls Of Desire]] and additional recording on [[Shhh]] (at Paisley Park Studios and The Record Plant, Los Angeles) | |
− | *[ | + | *Michael Brauer - mix engineer (at Quad Studios, New York City) |
− | *[ | + | *Bruck Davit - assistant mix engineer (at Quad Studios, New York City) |
− | + | *Greg Ross - art direction and design | |
− | + | *F. Scott Schafer - photography | |
− | + | *Rudy Calvo (Peronneau L.A.) - make-up | |
− | + | *Don Jones - hair | |
− | [[ | + | |thanks = First, I thank the Lord 4 taking me somewhere I never thought I would be. I'd like 2 thank everyone who has been involved in making this 2nd album what it is - Da'S*?! You all know who U R. I also would like 2 thank my mother 4 standing by me 105%! (I love you). On that note, I'd like 2 say PEACE! |
− | + | <!-------SINGLES -------> | |
− | = | + | |singles =<small>Of the 6 singles released from this album, only the ones with a [[Prince]] contribution are listed below:</small> |
− | {| | + | {{AlbumSinglesLine| |
− | + | |Single = [[Single: Shhh|Shhh]] <small>(promo only)</small> | |
− | + | |B-side = [[Shhh]] | |
− | + | |Image = Shhh single.jpg | |
− | + | |Link = Single: Shhh | |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{AlbumSinglesLine| | ||
+ | |Single = [[Single: I’m Ready|I’m Ready]] <small>(Australian edition)</small> | ||
+ | |B-side = [[Shhh]] / Tell Me What You Want Me To Do | ||
+ | |Image = Imready single.jpg | ||
+ | |Link = Single: I’m Ready | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{AlbumSinglesLine| | ||
+ | |Single = [[Single: The Halls Of Desire EP|The Halls Of Desire EP]] <small>(Japan only)</small> | ||
+ | |B-side = I’m Ready / Always In My Heart | ||
+ | |Image = Hallsofdesire-single.jpg | ||
+ | |Link = Single: The Halls Of Desire EP | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{AlbumSinglesLine| | ||
+ | |Single = [[Single: Don’t Say Goodbye Girl|Don’t Say Goodbye Girl]] | ||
+ | |B-side = [[The Halls Of Desire]] | ||
+ | |Image = Dontsaygoodbyegirl single.jpg | ||
+ | |Link = Single: Don’t Say Goodbye Girl | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |see also = | ||
+ | {{SeeAlso| | ||
+ | |item1 = [[Album: T.E.V.I.N.|T.E.V.I.N.]]<br>(album) | ||
+ | |image1 = [[File:Tevin_album.jpg|80px|link=Album: T.E.V.I.N.]] | ||
+ | |item2 = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]]<br>(album) | ||
+ | |image2 = [[Image:thegoldexperience.jpg|80px|link=Album: The Gold Experience]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |charts = | ||
+ | {{Charts| | ||
+ | |charts = | ||
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| Date = 13 Nov. 1993 | | Date = 13 Nov. 1993 | ||
− | | Chart (Country) = Billboard 200 | + | | Chart (Country) = <b>USA:</b>Billboard 200 |
| Peak Position = 18 | | Peak Position = 18 | ||
| Weeks in chart = 49 | | Weeks in chart = 49 | ||
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| Date = 13 Nov. 1993 | | Date = 13 Nov. 1993 | ||
− | | Chart (Country) = Billboard R&B Chart | + | | Chart (Country) = <b>USA:</b> Billboard R&B Chart |
| Peak Position = 3 | | Peak Position = 3 | ||
| Weeks in chart = 58 | | Weeks in chart = 58 | ||
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− | | | + | |certifications = |
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− | {| | + | {{Certification| |
− | + | |Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_12|12 Jan. 1994]] | |
− | | | + | |Institution, Country = RIAA, USA |
− | + | |Certification = Gold <small>(500,000)</small> | |
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− | + | {{Certification| | |
− | + | |Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_10|10 Feb. 1994]] | |
− | + | |Institution, Country = RIAA, USA | |
− | + | |Certification = Platinum <small>(1 million)</small> | |
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− | | [[ | + | {{Certification| |
− | | | + | |Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_8|8 Sep. 1994]] |
− | | | + | |Institution, Country = RIAA, USA |
− | | | + | |Certification = Platinum x2 <small>(2 millions)</small> |
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− | + | |awards = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}} | |
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− | + | |Country = GER | |
− | + | |Format = CD | |
− | = | + | |CatNr = 9362-45388-2 |
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− | = | + | |Front = Imready_album.jpg |
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− | = | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' |
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