I'm Ready (Tevin Campbell song) explained

I'm Ready
Cover:	I'm Ready Single.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Tevin Campbell
Album:	I'm Ready
Released:	February 1994
Length:	4:46
Label:	Qwest
Prev Title:	Can We Talk
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Always in My Heart
Next Year:	1994

"I'm Ready" is a song by American singer Tevin Campbell. It was written by Babyface for Campbell's second studio album of the same name while production was helmed by Babyface and Daryl Simmons. Released as the album's second single, it became a success on both the pop and R&B charts, reaching the top-ten in New Zealand and on the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as the top-five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "I'm Ready" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 37th awards ceremony.

Music video

An accompanying music video for "I'm Ready" was filmed by German film director Marcus Nispel.^[1]

Track listings

Notes

• denotes additional producer

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[2]

• 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

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "I'm Ready"! Chart (1994)! Peak
position

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)!scope="col"

Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	45
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[4]	12

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tevin Campbell: I'm Ready (1994). IMDb. April 28, 2022.
2. Tevin Campbell - I'm Ready (CD liner notes) - Qwest/Warner Bros 9362-45388-2
3. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1994 . August 27, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090301121519/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1994 . March 1, 2009 .
4. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1994. Billboard. March 30, 2021.