I'm Ready (Tevin Campbell song)

"I'm Ready"
Single by Tevin Campbell
from the album I'm Ready
Released	February 25, 1994
Format	CD single, Cassette single
Recorded	1993
Genre	R&B, new jack swing
Length	4:46
Label	Qwest
Writer(s)	Babyface
Producer(s)	Babyface, Daryl Simmons
Tevin Campbell singles chronology
"Can We Talk" (1993) "I'm Ready" (1994) "Always In My Heart" (1994)

"I'm Ready" is the second single from Tevin Campbell's second album I'm Ready. It was a success in both the Pop and R&B charts reaching the top-ten on the Billboard Hot 100 (#9) and top-five R&B (#2). It remained at #2 on the R&B charts for 4 weeks mainly because at the time R. Kelly was making a then record-breaking run on the chart with his mega hit "Bump n' Grind", which stayed at #1 for an astonishing 12 weeks. "I'm Ready" was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male.

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[1]

• Tevin Campbell : lead and background vocals
• Babyface : writer, composer, producer, all music and background vocals
• Daryl Simmons : producer
• Randy Walker : MIDI technician
• Jim Zumpano, Donnell Sullivan : recording engineers
• Rail Rogut, Steve Warner, Ulrich Wild : assistant engineers
• Dave Way : mixing engineer
• Ivy Skoff : production coordinator

Charts

End of year chart (1994)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2]	45

References

1. Tevin Campbell - I'm Ready (CD liner notes) - Qwest/Warner Bros 9362-45388-2
2. "Billboard Top 100 - 1994". Retrieved 2010-08-27.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics