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1978 studio album by Muddy Waters
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
All tracks are composed by Muddy Waters (listed as McKinley Morganfield), except where noted.
Side one Title Writer(s) 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
2004 Epic CD reissue extra tracks Title Writer(s) 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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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"Grammy Award Winners" . The Recording Academy . 1978. Retrieved October 13, 2009 .
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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.
^ 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.
^ Wynn, Ron (6 July 1978). "Improvisation". Bay State Banner . No. 39. p. 15.
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