I'm Ready (Muddy Waters album)

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.

I'm Ready
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1978 (1978-01)
RecordedWestport, Connecticut, October–November 1977
GenreBlues
Length56:18
LabelBlue Sky
ProducerJohnny Winter
Muddy Waters chronology
Hard Again
(1977)
I'm Ready
(1978)
Muddy "Mississippi" Waters - Live
(1979)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Blender     [3]
Christgau's Record GuideB[4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings    [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [7]
The Village VoiceB+[5]

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

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All tracks are composed by Muddy Waters (listed as McKinley Morganfield), except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Ready"Willie Dixon3:26
2."33 Years"Morganfield, Charles Edward Williams5:20
3."Who Do You Trust" 5:00
4."Copper Brown"Morganfield, Marva Brooks4:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man"Dixon3:59
2."Mamie"Morganfield, Jimmy Rogers5:35
3."Rock Me" 3:54
4."Screamin' and Cryin'" 5:04
5."Good Morning, Little School Girl"Sonny Boy Williamson3:27
2004 Epic CD reissue extra tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."No Escape From The Blues"Morganfield, Williams6:18
11."That's Alright"Rogers4:58
12."Lonely Man Blues"Morganfield, Bob Margolin4:19

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Grammy Award Winners". The Recording Academy. 1978. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Gordon, Keith A. "Review: I'm Ready". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (2004). "Muddy Waters: 'Hard Again'; 'I'm Ready'; 'King Bee'". Blender (June/July). New York. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (March 27, 1978). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 26, 2015 – via robertchristgau.com.
  6. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 484. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  7. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 753, 755.
  8. ^ Wynn, Ron (6 July 1978). "Improvisation". Bay State Banner. No. 39. p. 15.