Barbara Mason

Barbara Mason (born August 9, 1947 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter . Her best-known hit is Yes, I'm Ready, written by her in 1965.

biography

As a teenager, Mason first worked as a songwriter . Her composition Yes, I'm Ready also made her known as an interpreter. She had other top hits in the 1960s with Sad, Sad Girl and Oh How It Hurts .

In the 1970s her lyrics became more direct, the music more funk- oriented - up to rap . With pieces like Give Me Your Love and From His Woman to You she reached the top of the charts again. In 1975 she sang several songs on the soundtrack for the blaxploitation crime thriller Sheba, Baby, by Monk Higgins and Alex Brown .

After Barbara Mason left the record label Buddha Records in 1975 , she only appeared in the charts occasionally. After all, Yes, I'm Ready , written by Mason, was back at the top of the US charts in 1980. A cover version by Teri DeSario and KC made it to number 2. Tom Sullivan had other smaller hits with this song in 1976 and Jeffrey Osborne in 2004.

In 2006 Mason received the Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation .

Discography

Albums

• 1965: Yes, I'm Ready (Arctic) - US # 129
• 1968: Oh How It Hurts (Arctic) - R&B # 42
• 1970: If You Knew Him Like I Do (National General)
• 1973: Give Me Your Love (Buddah) - US # 95, R&B # 17
• 1974: Lady Love (Buddah) - R&B # 29
• 1974: Transition (Buddah)
• 1975: Love's the Thing (Buddah) - US # 187, R&B # 42
• 1978: I Am Your Woman, She Is Your Wife (Prelude)
• 1980: A Piece Of My Life (WMOT)
• 1981: Yes I'm Ready (Unidisc)
• 1984: Another Man (West End)
• 1998: Yes, I'm Ready: Best of Barbara Mason (Aim)
• 2007: Feeling Blue (Sunswept)

Singles

• 1965: Girls Have Feelings Too - R&B # 31
• 1965: Sad, Sad Girl - US # 27, R&B # 12
• 1965: Yes, I'm Ready - US # 5, R&B # 2
• 1968: Oh, How It Hurts - US # 59, R&B # 11
• 1970: If You Knew Him Like I Do - R&B # 38
• 1970: Raindrops Keep Fallin 'On My Head - R&B # 38
• 1972: Bed and Board - US # 70, R&B # 24
• 1973: Child of Tomorrow - R&B # 79
• 1973: Give Me Your Love - US # 31, R&B # 9
• 1975: From His Woman to You - US # 28, R&B # 3
• 1975: Make It Last - R&B # 35
• 1975: Shackin 'Up - US # 91, R&B # 9
• 1975: We Got Each Other - R&B # 38
• 1978: I Am Your Woman, She Is Your Wife - R&B # 14
• 1981: I'll Never Love the Same Way Twice - R&B # 54
• 1981: She's Got the Papers (But I Got the Man) - R&B # 29
• 1984: Another Man - R&B # 68; UK # 45

Web links

• The Official Website of Barbara Mason (Engl.) ( Memento of 8 October 2011 at the Internet Archive )
• Barbara Mason in the All Music Guide
• Barbara Mason on Soul Patrol

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/view/416742
2. ↑ http://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=Barbara+Mason&tab=songasperformerorwriterchartstab&sort=datedown&filter=all