I'm Ready: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A copy of Tevin Campbell's 1993 album I'm Ready in audio cassette format. Cassette is clear and black plastic containing magnetic tape. Lettering on the cassette is white. Side one contains "Can We Talk", "Don't Say Goodbye Girl", "Interlude", "The Halls of Desire", "I'm Ready", and "What Do I Say". Side two contains "Uncle Sam", "Interlude", "Paris1798430", "Always In My Heart", "Interlude", "Shhh", "Brown Eyed Girl", and "Infant Child". Album sleeve features portraits of Tevin Campbell with a blue background. Case is clear plastic.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1993
• Published by: Qwest Records, American, founded 1980
• Recorded by: Tevin Campbell, American, born 1976
• Produced by: Quincy Jones, American, 1933 - 2024
• Produced by: Benny Medina, American, born 1958
• Produced by: Babyface, American, born 1959
• Produced by: Prince, American, 1958 - 2016
• Produced by: Daryl Simmons, American
• Produced by: Narada Michael Walden, American, born 1952
• Type: audio cassettes
• Medium: plastic , tape , ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (Case): 4 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 5/8 in. (10.8 × 7 × 1.6 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
• Topic: Soul (Music)
• Object number: 2018.100.1abc
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © 1993 Qwest Records Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.