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.

I Am Ready
Studio album by
Steve Wariner
ReleasedOctober 22, 1991
Recorded1991 at Nightingale Studio and Masterfonics, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length36:32
LabelArista Nashville
ProducerScott Hendricks
Tim DuBois
Steve Wariner chronology
Laredo
(1990)
I Am Ready
(1991)
Drive
(1994)
Singles from I Am Ready
  1. "Leave Him Out of This"
    Released: September 16, 1991
  2. "The Tips of My Fingers"
    Released: February 8, 1992
  3. "A Woman Loves"
    Released: May 30, 1992
  4. "Crash Course in the Blues"
    Released: September 12, 1992
  5. "Like a River to the Sea"
    Released: February 20, 1993
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Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."On My Heart Again"Bob DiPiero, Dennis Robbins, John Scott Sherrill2:51
2."The Tips of My Fingers"Bill Anderson3:39
3."When Will I Let Go"Steve Wariner, Jim Weatherly3:10
4."Leave Him Out of This"Walt Aldridge, Susan Longacre3:56
5."Like a River to the Sea"Wariner4:36
6."Everything's Gonna Be Alright"Bill LaBounty, Wariner4:02
7."A Woman Loves""Steve Bogard, Rick Giles3:53
8."My, How The Time Don't Fly""Kent Robbins, Wariner3:40
9."Gone Out of My Mind"Gene Dobbins, Michael Huffman, Bob Morrison3:12
10."Crash Course in the Blues"Don Cook, John Barlow Jarvis, Wariner3:53

Production

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  • Produced By Scott Hendricks & Tim DuBois
  • Recorded & Engineered By Bill Deaton & Scott Hendricks
  • Additional Recording & Engineering By Scott Hendricks, Mike Clute & John Kunz
  • Mixed By Scott Hendricks; Additional Mix Engineering By John Kunz, Brad Jones, Gary Paczosa & Greg Parker
  • Digital Editing By Glenn Meadows
  • Mastered By Denny Purcell

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 28
U.S. Billboard 200 180
Canadian RPM Country Albums 16