I'm Ready (Tevin Campbell album)

I'm Ready
Studio album by Tevin Campbell
Released	October 26, 1993
Recorded	December 1992 - August 1993
Studio	Various Doppler Studios (Atlanta, Georgia) Ocean Way Recording, Larrabee Sound Studios, Elumba Recording Studios, The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) Tarpan Studios (San Rafael, California) Louis Biancaniello's Homesite 13 Studio (Novato, California) Quad Studios (New York City) Encore Studios (Burbank, California) Olympic Studios (London)
Genre	R&B, new jack swing, soul
Length	49:22
Label	Qwest Records, Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Quincy Jones (exec.), Benny Medina (exec.), Babyface, Prince, Daryl Simmons, Narada Michael Walden
Tevin Campbell chronology
T.E.V.I.N. (1991) I'm Ready (1993) Back to the World (1996)
Singles from I'm Ready
"Can We Talk" Released: September 30, 1993 "Shhh" Released: 1993 "I'm Ready" Released: February 25, 1994 "Always in My Heart" Released: June 16, 1994 "Don't Say Goodbye Girl" Released: November 11, 1994 "Brown Eyed Girl" Released: June 30, 1995

I'm Ready is a 1993 album by R&B singer Tevin Campbell, his second album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album sold over 2 million copies, reaching double platinum status, and yielded the biggest R&B hit of his career, the #1 R&B single "Can We Talk". The album produced 3 more charting singles with "I'm Ready", "Always In My Heart" and "Don't Say Goodbye Girl". To date this has been Tevin's biggest selling album and many considered this album to be the high mark of his career despite the fact he was only 16 when he recorded the album. The album was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards: 1994 Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male ("Can We Talk"), 1995 Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male ("I'm Ready"), and Best Rhythm & Blues Album. Prince was credited as Paisley Park for his contributions to the album as a songwriter, arranger, and producer.

Track listing

1. "Can We Talk" (Babyface, Daryl Simmons) – 4:44
2. "Don't Say Goodbye Girl" (Burt Bacharach, Sally Jo Dakota, Narada Michael Walden) – 4:30
3. "Interlude" – 0:13
4. "The Halls Of Desire" (Prince) – 4:36
5. "I'm Ready" (Babyface) – 4:45
6. "What Do I Say" (Dakota, Johnny Gill, Walden) – 4:55
7. "Uncle Sam" (Prince, Paula Sherield) – 3:57
8. "Interlude" – 0:29
9. "Paris1798430" (Prince) – 3:37
10. "Always In My Heart" (Babyface, Simmons) – 5:40
11. "Interlude" – 0:09
12. "Shhh" (Prince) – 4:55
13. "Brown Eyed Girl" (Campbell, Dakota, Walden) – 3:48
14. "Infant Child" (Walden) – 2:42

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[2]	14
US Billboard Pop Albums[3]	18
US Top Soul Albums (Billboard)[3]	3

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[4]
		Billboard Hot 100	US R&B
1993	"Can We Talk"	9	1
	"Shhh"	—	8
1994	"I'm Ready"	9	2
	"Always In My Heart"	20	3
	"Don't Say Goodbye Girl"	85	22

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[5]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Lytle, Craig. Tevin Campbell: I'm Ready > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
2. "Tevin Campbell - I'm Ready". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien.
3. "Tevin Campbell US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
4. "Tevin Campbell US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
5. "American album certifications – Tevin Campbell – I'm Ready". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

External links

• Tevin Campbell-I'm Ready at Discogs