"When I'm Good and Ready"
Single by Sybil
from the album Good 'N' Ready
ReleasedMarch 8, 1993 (1993-03-08)[1]
Genre
Length3:38
Label
Songwriter(s)Stock/Waterman
Producer(s)Stock/Waterman
Sybil singles chronology
"The Love I Lost"
(1993)		 "When I'm Good and Ready"
(1993)		 "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams"
(1993)
Music video
"When I'm Good and Ready" on YouTube

"When I'm Good and Ready" is a song by American R&B and pop singer-songwriter Sybil, released on March 8, 1993, as the first single from her fifth album, Good 'N' Ready (1993). Written and produced by Stock/Waterman, it also features backing vocals by Mae McKenna, Stock and Miriam Stockley. It went on to become one of her most successful songs and a major hit on the charts in Europe, reaching the top 10 in the UK and Ireland, peaking at number five and six. Additionally, it was a top-20 hit in Austria and a top-50 hit in Germany. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 21 in May 1993.

In 1997, "When I'm Good and Ready" was re-released in a new remix by UK remix, production and songwriting team Love to Infinity. Their version reached number 66 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

In their review of the Good 'N' Ready album, Pan-European magazine Music & Media stated, "Her forte is dance with a poppy and exuberant feel to it".[2] Alan Jones from Music Week described the song as a "typically bright and breezy Stock/Waterman production superbly sung by the American diva [that] has instant, if fairly lighweight [sic], appeal." He added, "This is what you're missing, Kylie."[3] Johnny Dee from NME named Sybil "this year's Rozalla", writing that songs like "When I'm Good and Ready" "are about the same things Sandie and Dusty sang of in the '60s: female independence and chucking boys. This is the sound of River Island changing rooms on a Saturday afternoon".[4] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update complimented it as "superb".[5] Another editor, Tim Jeffery, stated, "The test of a cover version artist is whether they can come through with an original follow-up. Sybil has done just that. Even though the production of this pop/garage tune is heading straight at the Top 40 market."[6] Tony Cross from Smash Hits stated, "After "The Love I Lost", Sybil has another song with "hit" written all over it." He also opined that "her powerful vocals are underused in this repetitive soul-sisters dancerama."[7]

On the release of the Love to Infinity remix in 1997, Music Week rated it four out of five, adding, "This was great as an anthemic pop dance number (a top five hit in 1993) and is even better now it's been toughened up with a raunchier, soulful feel."[8]

Track listing

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. March 6, 1993. p. 17. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  2. ↑ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. August 28, 1993. p. 13. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  3. ↑ Jones, Alan (March 6, 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream – Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ Dee, Johnny (June 12, 1993). "Long Play". NME. p. 35. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ Hamilton, James (March 13, 1993). "Djdirectory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ Jeffery, Tim (February 13, 1993). "Hot Vinyl Buzzing" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 6. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ Cross, Tony (March 3, 1993). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 53. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. February 8, 1997. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Sybil – When I'm Good and Ready". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Sybil – When I'm Good and Ready" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 18. May 1, 1993. p. 21. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  12. ↑ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. April 24, 1993. p. 15. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Sybil – When I'm Good and Ready" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  14. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – When I'm Good and Ready". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. March 20, 1993. p. 20. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  17. ↑ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). March 20, 1993. p. 4. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 02 March 1997 – 08 March 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 02 March 1997 – 08 March 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Top 100 Singles 1993". Music Week. January 15, 1994. p. 24.
  21. ↑ "The RM Club Chart 93" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). December 25, 1993. p. 4. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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