I'm Ready (Muddy Waters album)
| 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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[3] |
| The Village Voice | B+[4] |
I'm Ready is a studio album by Chicago blues veteran 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 and earned him a Grammy Award in 1978.[5] It was reissued in 2004 by the Epic/Legacy label with three additional songs.
Track listing
All tracks are composed by Muddy Waters (listed as McKinley Morganfield), except where noted.
| No. | Title | 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 | 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 | 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
- Jimmy Rogers – guitar, vocals (track 11)
- Big Walter Horton – harmonica
- Bob Margolin – guitar, bass
- Pinetop Perkins – piano
- Willie "Big Eyes" Smith – drums
- Johnny Winter – guitar
- Jerry Portnoy – harmonica (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 9)
References
- ^ 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 (June/July). New York. 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.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (March 27, 1978). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 26, 2015 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Grammy Award Winners". The Recording Academy. 1978. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
