Album: I’m Ready

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I'm Ready


I'm Ready (Front Cover)

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 SymbolSmallerBlue.png).

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


Production


Singles released

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Charts

Chart, Country Entry Date 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 left left left left

Album promotion

Time-of-release

  • Information needed.

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

Heymansmellmyfinger album.jpg 1993
Hey Man... Smell My Finger
All Albums All Related Artists Albums 1994
1-800 New Funk
1800newfunk album.jpg