"I'm Ready" | ||||
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Single by Muddy Waters | ||||
B-side | "I Don't Know Why" | |||
Released | 1954 | |||
Recorded | Chicago, September 1, 1954 | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 3:03 | |||
Label | Chess | |||
Songwriter(s) | Willie Dixon | |||
Producer(s) | Leonard Chess, Phil Chess | |||
Muddy Waters singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm Ready" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Muddy Waters in 1954.[1] It was a hit, spending nine weeks on the Billboard R&B chart where it reached number four.[2] The song became a blues standard and has been compared to "Hoochie Coochie Man", the standard also written by Dixon that Waters recorded earlier in 1954.[1]