I Am Ready
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I Am Ready is American country music artist Steve Wariner's tenth studio album. It was released in 1991 on Arista Nashville as his first for the label, following his departure from MCA Records. Singles from the album include "Leave Him Out of This", "The Tips of My Fingers" (a cover of Bill Anderson's 1960 hit), "A Woman Loves", "Crash Course in the Blues" and "Like a River to the Sea". Respectively, these reached #6, #3, #9, #32 and #30 on the Billboard country charts. The album was certified gold by the RIAA, and was Wariner's first album to achieve that certification.
Track listing
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Production
- Tim DuBois – producer
- Scott Hendricks – producer, engineer, mixing, additional recording
- Bill Deaton – engineer
- Mike Clute – additional recording
- John Kunz – additional recording, assistant mix engineer
- Brad Jones – assistant mix engineer
- Gary Paczosa – assistant mix engineer
- Greg Parker – assistant mix engineer
- Glenn Meadows – digital editing at Masterfonics
- Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Ramona Simmons – project administrator
- Maude Gilman – art direction, design
- Mark Seliger – photography
- Mary Beth Felts – grooming
- Profile – styling
- Vector Management – management
Personnel
- Steve Wariner – vocals, backing vocals (2, 3, 8), Del Vecchio guitar (5), acoustic guitar solo (6), electric guitar solo (8) electric guitars (10)
- John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano (1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 10), Wurlitzer electric piano (3, 8), keyboards (6)
- Bill Cuomo – organ (2, 7), acoustic piano (3), keyboards (4, 5)
- Scott Hendricks – "power" piano (4), acoustic guitars (4), electric guitars (7), floor tom (8)
- Steve Gibson – electric 12-string guitar (1), mandolin (3), electric guitars (4)
- Mac McAnally – acoustic guitars, backing vocals (3, 7-9)
- Reggie Young – electric guitars
- Albert Lee – electric guitars (10)
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar (1-7, 9)
- Buddy Emmons – steel guitar (6)
- Bruce Bouton – steel guitar (8)
- Allyn Love – steel guitar (9)
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Terry McMillan – percussion (3, 5, 6), harmonica (10)
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle (2, 3, 5, 9, 10)
- Bob DiPiero – backing vocals (1)
- John Scott Sherrill – backing vocals (1)
- Vince Gill – backing vocals (2, 4)
- Andrea Zonn – backing vocals (2)
- Billy Thomas – backing vocals (4, 7)
- Harry Stinson – backing vocals (6)
- Wendy Waldman – backing vocals (6)
- Carol Chase – backing vocals (9)
Chart performance
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 180 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 16 |