Difference between revisions of "Album: I’m Ready"
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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]]. | 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]]. | ||
− | Only [[The Halls Of Desire]], [[Uncle Sam]], [[Paris 1798430]] and [[Shhh]] were kept for ''' | + | 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. |
[[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. | [[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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'''Promotion''' | '''Promotion''' | ||
− | The album produced six singles: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_We_Talk Can We Talk], [ | + | 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]]). |
The album reached number 18 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 3 on the Billboard R&B Chart. | The album reached number 18 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 3 on the Billboard R&B Chart. | ||
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# <b>Infant Child</b> | # <b>Infant Child</b> | ||
<!-------LP FORMATS -------> | <!-------LP FORMATS -------> | ||
− | |other format = | + | |other format = Cassette |
|content = | |content = | ||
+ | Side 1:<br> | ||
+ | # <b>Can We Talk</b> | ||
+ | # <b>Don’t Say Goodbye Girl</b> | ||
+ | # <b>Interlude</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[The Halls Of Desire]]</b> (4:36) <sup>1</sup> | ||
+ | # <b>I’m Ready</b> | ||
+ | # <b>What Do I Say</b> | ||
+ | Side 2:<br> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Uncle Sam]]</b> (3:57) <sup>2</sup> | ||
+ | # <b>Interlude</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Paris 1798430]]</b> (3:37) <sup>1</sup> | ||
+ | # <b>Always In My Heart</b> | ||
+ | # <b>Interlude</b> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Shhh]]</b> (4:55) <sup>1</sup> | ||
+ | # <b>Brown Eyed Girl</b> | ||
+ | # <b>Infant Child</b> | ||
|credits = | |credits = | ||
|* comment = | |* comment = | ||
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<!-------PERSONNEL -------> | <!-------PERSONNEL -------> | ||
|musicians = [[Tevin Campbell]] - lead vocals | |musicians = [[Tevin Campbell]] - lead vocals | ||
− | *[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted | + | *[[Prince]] - all instruments and backround vocals, except where noted |
*[[Michael B.]] - drums on [[The Halls Of Desire]] and [[Shhh]] | *[[Michael B.]] - drums on [[The Halls Of Desire]] and [[Shhh]] | ||
*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar 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]] | *[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards on [[The Halls Of Desire]] and [[Shhh]] | ||
*[[Kathleen Johnson]] - background vocals 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]] | + | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone on [[The Halls Of Desire]], credited but does not appear on [[Shhh]], sampled from [[The Dopamine Rush]] on [[Paris 1798430]] |
− | *[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet on [[The Halls Of Desire]], [[Shhh]] and [[Paris 1798430]] | + | *[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet on [[The Halls Of Desire]], credited but does not appear [[Shhh]] and [[Paris 1798430]] |
*[[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]] and possibly uncredited on [[Paris 1798430]] |
+ | *[[Michael B. Nelson]] - trombone on [[Paris 1798430]] (uncredited) | ||
+ | *[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone saxophone on [[Paris 1798430]] (uncredited) | ||
+ | *[[Dave Jensen]] - trumpet on [[Paris 1798430]] (uncredited) | ||
+ | *[[Brian Gallagher]] - tenor saxophone on [[Paris 1798430]] (uncredited) | ||
+ | *[[Steve Strand]] - trumpet on [[Paris 1798430]] (uncredited) | ||
+ | *[[Clare Fischer]] - sampled string arrangements (uncredited) on [[Paris 1798430]] and [[Shhh]] | ||
|production = [[Prince]] - producer (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]) | |production = [[Prince]] - producer (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]) | ||
*Kirk Johnson - additional production on [[Uncle Sam]] | *Kirk Johnson - additional production on [[Uncle Sam]] | ||
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|Image = Shhh single.jpg | |Image = Shhh single.jpg | ||
|Link = Single: Shhh | |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| | {{AlbumSinglesLine| | ||
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|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
− | |item1 = | + | |item1 = [[Album: T.E.V.I.N.|T.E.V.I.N.]]<br>(Album) |
− | |image1 = | + | |image1 = [[File:Tevin_album.jpg|80px|link=Album: T.E.V.I.N.]] |
− | |item2 = | + | |item2 = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]]<br>(Album) |
− | |image2 = | + | |image2 = [[Image:thegoldexperience.jpg|80px|link=Album: The Gold Experience]] |
}} | }} | ||
|charts = | |charts = | ||
{{Charts| | {{Charts| | ||
|charts = | |charts = | ||
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{{ChartLine| | {{ChartLine| | ||
| 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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{{ChartLine| | {{ChartLine| | ||
| 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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