I'm Ready (Tevin Campbell album)

I'm Ready is the second studio album by singer Tevin Campbell, released on October 26, 1993. With this album, Campbell showed his skill as a soul singer.

Reception
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.

Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic.


 * Airiq Anest – assistant engineer, engineer
 * Babyface – guest artist, producer, instruments, background vocals
 * Tommy Barbarella – keyboards
 * Louis Biancaniello – arranger, associate producer, keyboards, programming, synthesizer arrangements
 * Vernon "Ice" Black – guitar, acoustic guitar
 * Atlanta Bliss – horn
 * Nicole Bradin – background vocals
 * Michael Brauer – mixing
 * Rudy Calvo – make-up
 * Tevin Campbell – primary artist, background vocals
 * Milton Chan – assistant engineer
 * Bruck Dawit – assistant engineer
 * David Eike – assistant engineer
 * David Frazer – engineer, mixing
 * Lori Fumar – assistant engineer
 * Nikita Germaine – background vocals
 * Brad Gilderman – engineer
 * Preston Glass – sitar, background vocals
 * William "DJ" Graves – scratching
 * Sandy Griffith – background vocals
 * Ray Hahnfeldt – engineer
 * Jerry Hey – conductor, string arrangements
 * Charlie Hunter – electric guitar
 * Skyler Jett – background vocals
 * Kathleen Johnson – background vocals
 * Kirk Johnson – percussion, producer, scratching
 * Don Jones – hair stylist
 * Quincy Jones – executive producer
 * Ellen Keating – background vocals
 * Janice Lee – production coordination
 * Eric Leeds – horn, horn arrangements
 * Tony Lindsay – background vocals
 * Mike Mani – associate producer, keyboards, programming
 * Frank Martin – synthesized strings
 * Benny Medina – executive producer
 * Michael B. – drums
 * Steve Noonan – engineer
 * Barney Perkins – mixing
 * Prince – guest artist, arranger, executive producer, producer
 * Marc Reyburn – engineer
 * Rail Jon Rogut – assistant engineer, engineer, strings
 * Matt Rohr – assistant engineer
 * Greg Ross – art direction, design
 * Marc Russo – soprano saxophone
 * F. Scott Schafer – photography
 * Levi Seacer, Jr. – guitar
 * Monty Seward – associate producer, keyboards, producer, programming
 * Cynthia Shiloh – production coordination
 * Daryl Simmons – producer
 * Ivy Skoff – production coordination
 * Donnell Sullivan – engineer
 * Sonny T. – bass, percussion
 * Jeanie Tracy – background vocals
 * Kevin Walden – production coordination
 * Narada Michael Walden – arranger, guest artist, piano, producer, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangement
 * Randy Walker – midi technician
 * Steve Warner – assistant engineer
 * Dave Way – mixing
 * Ulrich Wild – assistant engineer
 * Jim "Z" Zumpano – engineer