Ready for the World (INOJ album)
| Ready for the World | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | August 3, 1999 |
| Recorded | 1996–1998 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 61:49 |
| Label | So So Def/Columbia[1][2] |
| Producer |
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| Singles from Ready for the World | |
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Ready for the World is the debut album by American R&B singer INOJ, released in 1999.[3][4] The album took three years to complete. It was named after Ready for the World, the original artist of INOJ's debut hit single "Love You Down".
The album's first single, "Love You Down", was released in May 1997; it peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1998. In July 1998, "Time After Time", a cover of the Cyndi Lauper song, was released and eventually peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Track listing
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ready for the World.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All I Want" |
| Charles Roane | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Movin' On" |
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| 4:14 |
| 3. | "Time After Time" | Roane | 4:13 | |
| 4. | "Fallin'" |
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| 4:08 |
| 5. | "Wait for You" |
| Roane | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Precious Love" |
| Ayanna Porter | 3:43 |
| 7. | "I Found Love" |
| Roane | 4:11 |
| 8. | "Rather Be Alone" |
|
| 4:39 |
| 9. | "What Can I Do" |
| Roane | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Phone Intro" |
| 0:38 | |
| 11. | "Freaky" |
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| 4:02 |
| 12. | "Need to Feel" |
| Roane | 3:53 |
| 13. | "Can't Wait" |
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| 3:49 |
| 14. | "Ring My Bell" | Frederick Knight | Lil Jon | 6:57 |
| 15. | "Love You Down" | Melvin Riley | Roane | 4:20 |
| Total length: | 61:49 | |||
Notes
- ^[a] signifies a co-producer
References
- ^ "Sounding Off". Ebony. 54 (10): 22. August 1999.
- ^ Pepper, Tracey (April 1999). "Incoming". Spin. 15 (4): 52.
- ^ "INOJ Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ "Inoj Readies Full Length Debut". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021.
