I'm Gonna Be Ready

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"I'm Gonna Be Ready"
Single by Yolanda Adams
from the album Believe
Released2001
Recorded2001
Length5:39
Label Elektra
Songwriter(s)
  • James Harris
  • James Wright
  • Terry Lewis
  • Yolanda Adams
Yolanda Adams singles chronology
"Never Give Up"
(2001)
"I'm Gonna Be Ready"
(2001)
"Someone Watching Over You"
(2005)

"I'm Gonna Be Ready" is a song by American singer Yolanda Adams. The song was a single from her 2001 studio album Believe , her last album with major record label Elektra Records. The song charted on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart, peaking at number 10. [1] The song was heavily played on urban gospel radio.

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
US Adult R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [1] 10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 74

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References

  1. 1 2 "Yolanda Adams Chart History: Adult R&B Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  2. "Yolanda Adams Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2018.