''I'm Ready'' is the ninth studio album by American
R&B singer
Natalie Cole
Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to prominence in the mid-1970s, with the release of her debut ...
. Released on April 21, 1983, it was her only album released on
Epic Records
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. The album peaked at No. 182 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and No. 54 on ''
Billboard
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'' R&B Albums chart.
I'm Ready - Natalie Cole : Awards : AllMusic
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"Too Much Mister" was released as a single in both the US and UK in August 1983 and was premiered on the Greg Edwards Show on Capital Radio (London area only) on Saturday 20 August 1983. The single, which returned Cole to the nightclub playlist, fared well on the UK Blues and Soul Chart and the album had a reasonable run on the UK Blues and Soul Album Chart.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy; except where indicated.
Side one
#"Too Much Mister" – 4:50
#"I Won't Deny You" – 3:58
#"I'm Ready" (Clarence McDonald
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His most famous ...
, Jackson, Yancy) – 4:10
#"Keep It On the Outside" – 4:21
Side two
#"Time (Heals All Wounds)" (Chuck Bynum, Joe Blocker, Natalie Cole) – 5:24
#"(I'm Coming) Straight from the Heart" – 5:10
#"Where's Your Angel" (Allee Willis
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, Greg Phillinganes
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) – 3:55
#"I'm Your Mirror" (Natalie Cole) – 5:01
CD Bonus Tracks
#"Winner (Takes All)" ( Eddie Cole, Natalie Cole) – 5:11
#"Azz Iz" (Larry Batiste, Claytoven Richardson
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...
) – 5:41
#"Movin' On" (Eddie Cole, Natalie Cole) – 5:23
#"How Can You Stop" (Natalie Cole) – 4:43
Production
* Larkin Arnold – executive producer
* Chuck Jackson – producer (1-4, 7), mixing (1-8)
* Marvin Yancy – producer (1-4, 7), mixing (1-8)
* Charles Bynum – producer (5)
* Stanley Clarke – producer (5, 6, 8-12)
* Barry Rudolph – recording (1-8), mixing (1-8)
* Erik Zobler – recording (9-12)
* Sabrina Buchanek – assistant engineer (9-12)
* Jeff Clapp – assistant engineer (9-12)
* Jeff Silver – assistant engineer (9-12)
* Tony Lane – design
* Nancy Donald – design
* Roger Williams – artwork, design
* Jerry Rosengren – photography
References
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1983 albums
Epic Records albums
Albums produced by Stanley Clarke
Natalie Cole albums