| I'm Ready | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1978 | |||
| Recorded | Westport, Connecticut, October–November 1977 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 56:18 | |||
| Label | Blue Sky | |||
| Producer | Johnny Winter | |||
| Muddy Waters chronology | ||||
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I'm Ready is a studio album by the Chicago blues musician Muddy Waters. The second of his Johnny Winter-produced albums for the Blue Sky Records label, I'm Ready was issued one year after he found renewed commercial and critical success with Hard Again. The album earned Waters a Grammy Award in 1978.[1] It was reissued in 2004 by the Epic/Legacy, with three additional songs.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [6] |
| The Village Voice | B+[7] |
The Bay State Banner wrote that "the sharp distinctive tuning and chromatic slurs that mark his playing are still here, even though Waters now takes few slide guitar solos."[8]
Track listing
All tracks are composed by Muddy Waters (listed as McKinley Morganfield), except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Ready" | Willie Dixon | 3:26 |
| 2. | "33 Years" | Morganfield, Charles Edward Williams | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Who Do You Trust" | 5:00 | |
| 4. | "Copper Brown" | Morganfield, Marva Brooks | 4:58 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" | Dixon | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Mamie" | Morganfield, Jimmy Rogers | 5:35 |
| 3. | "Rock Me" | 3:54 | |
| 4. | "Screamin' and Cryin'" | 5:04 | |
| 5. | "Good Morning, Little School Girl" | Sonny Boy Williamson | 3:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "No Escape From The Blues" | Morganfield, Williams | 6:18 |
| 11. | "That's Alright" | Rogers | 4:58 |
| 12. | "Lonely Man Blues" | Morganfield, Bob Margolin | 4:19 |
Personnel
- Muddy Waters – vocal, guitar
- Johnny Winter – guitar (tracks 1, 3-5, 7, 9), production
- Jimmy Rogers – guitar, vocals (track 11)
- Bob Margolin – guitar, bass
- Jerry Portnoy – harmonica (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 9)
- Big Walter Horton – harmonica
- Pinetop Perkins – piano
- Willie "Big Eyes" Smith – drums
References
- ↑ "Grammy Award Winners". The Recording Academy. 1978. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ↑ Gordon, Keith A. "Review: I'm Ready". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (2004). "Muddy Waters: 'Hard Again'; 'I'm Ready'; 'King Bee'". Blender. New York (June/July). Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 484. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 753, 755.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (March 27, 1978). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 26, 2015 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ↑ Wynn, Ron (6 July 1978). "Improvisation". Bay State Banner. No. 39. p. 15.
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