Barbara Mason (born August 9, 1947, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an Am… Read Full Bio ↴Barbara Mason (born August 9, 1947, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American soul[1] singer with several R&B and pop hits in the 1960s and 1970s, best known for her self-written 1965 hit song "Yes, I'm Ready".
Mason initially focused on songwriting when she entered the music industry in her teens. As a performer, though, she had a major hit single with her third release in 1965, "Yes, I'm Ready" (#5 pop, #2 R&B). She had modest success throughout the rest of the decade on the small Arctic label, run by her manager, top Philadelphia disc-jockey, Jimmy Bishop. She reached the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 again in 1965 with "Sad, Sad Girl", and "Oh How It Hurts" in 1967. A two-year stay with National General Records, run by a film production company, produced one album and four singles which failed to find success.[citation needed]
In the 1970s, Mason signed to Buddah Records and toughened her persona, singing about sexual love and infidelity with an uncommon frankness at the time in songs like "Bed and Board", "From His Woman to You", and "Shackin' Up" and would interrupt her singing to deliver straight-talking 'raps' about romance. She also continued to write some of her new material. Curtis Mayfield produced her on a cover version of Mayfield's own "Give Me Your Love", which restored her to the pop Top 40 and R&B Top Ten in 1973; "From His Woman to You" (the response to Shirley Brown's single "Woman to Woman") and "Shackin' Up", produced by former Stax producer Don Davis in Detroit were also solid soul sellers in the mid-1970s.
Mason also sang vocals on the tracks "Sheba Baby," "I'm In Love With You," "A Good Man Is Gone," and "She Did It" on the soundtrack for the 1975 Pam Grier film, Sheba, Baby.[2]
After leaving Buddah Records in 1975 after two top ten R&B hits, she only dented the charts periodically on small labels. They included "I Am Your Woman, She Is Your Wife", which was produced in 1978 by Weldon McDougal who had produced her first major success, "Yes I'm Ready", and later in 1984, "Another Man" on West End Records.
Mason started to concentrate on running her own publishing company in the late 1980s, but continues to perform occasionally. She released a new CD, Feeling Blue, in September 2007. Mason was still performing to sold-out audiences in 2016. Her most recent show was at the Terrance Theater in Long Beach, California. Mason was inducted into the Soul Music Hall of Fame on March 1, 2016.
Mason initially focused on songwriting when she entered the music industry in her teens. As a performer, though, she had a major hit single with her third release in 1965, "Yes, I'm Ready" (#5 pop, #2 R&B). She had modest success throughout the rest of the decade on the small Arctic label, run by her manager, top Philadelphia disc-jockey, Jimmy Bishop. She reached the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 again in 1965 with "Sad, Sad Girl", and "Oh How It Hurts" in 1967. A two-year stay with National General Records, run by a film production company, produced one album and four singles which failed to find success.[citation needed]
In the 1970s, Mason signed to Buddah Records and toughened her persona, singing about sexual love and infidelity with an uncommon frankness at the time in songs like "Bed and Board", "From His Woman to You", and "Shackin' Up" and would interrupt her singing to deliver straight-talking 'raps' about romance. She also continued to write some of her new material. Curtis Mayfield produced her on a cover version of Mayfield's own "Give Me Your Love", which restored her to the pop Top 40 and R&B Top Ten in 1973; "From His Woman to You" (the response to Shirley Brown's single "Woman to Woman") and "Shackin' Up", produced by former Stax producer Don Davis in Detroit were also solid soul sellers in the mid-1970s.
Mason also sang vocals on the tracks "Sheba Baby," "I'm In Love With You," "A Good Man Is Gone," and "She Did It" on the soundtrack for the 1975 Pam Grier film, Sheba, Baby.[2]
After leaving Buddah Records in 1975 after two top ten R&B hits, she only dented the charts periodically on small labels. They included "I Am Your Woman, She Is Your Wife", which was produced in 1978 by Weldon McDougal who had produced her first major success, "Yes I'm Ready", and later in 1984, "Another Man" on West End Records.
Mason started to concentrate on running her own publishing company in the late 1980s, but continues to perform occasionally. She released a new CD, Feeling Blue, in September 2007. Mason was still performing to sold-out audiences in 2016. Her most recent show was at the Terrance Theater in Long Beach, California. Mason was inducted into the Soul Music Hall of Fame on March 1, 2016.
Best of My Love
Barbara Mason Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Best of My Love' by these artists:
'Ale'a Every night I'm lying in bed, Holdin' you close in my dreams…
- Eagles Every night I'm lying in bed Holdin' you close in my dream…
Attack You lived in the light of my love, where darkness…
B.E.Mann 胸に残る何気ない言葉だけが 迷い道を抜ける場所 知っていた あなたに出会った日から 何かが変わり始めて いつしかここに立…
Ben Liebrand Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Big Black & Beautiful The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an…
Bobby Lyle Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Brooks & Dunn Every night I'm lyin' in bed Holdin' you close in my…
C.J. Lewis Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Cj Lewis Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Countdown Mix Masters (Clap your hands y'all, it's alright) If tomorrow is judgme…
Countdown Singers Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Cris Delanno Ooh, you make me live Whatever this world can give to…
D.J. Disco Dance 내 마음 다 가져간 사람 내일은 더 그리운 사람 가슴만 애태우고…
DJ OPTICAL the M.N.B I've had some good days and I've had some worse But…
E-Motions 胸に残る何気ない言葉だけが 迷い道を抜ける場所 知っていた あなたに出会った日から 何かが変わり始めて いつしかここに立…
Eagles Every night I’m lyin' in bed Holdin' you close in my…
Eagles - Every night I'm lying in bed Holdin' you close in my dream…
Earth Wind & Fire Feat. The Emotions Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Ella Eyre Whoo Doesn't take much to make me happy And to make me…
Emi Fujita Emi Fujita - Camomile Best Audio(07) 01 And I Love You…
Emotion Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
En Vogue I do love you! (Ooh) You can have a piece of my…
Graham BLVD Your eyes tell me how you want me I can feel…
Hall & Oates The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an…
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes I've gotta go, and it's not because I don't love…
Heymoonshaker He played your cards made you fold, The queen of hearts,…
J.D. Souther Every night I'm lying in bed Holding you close in my…
Javine ye-ah oh woh oh oh Verse 1- I thought this is the…
Johnnie Taylor What about my love ? Seem you have forgotten love. I…
Johnny Mathis featuring Deniece Williams The snow is snowing, the wind is blowing But I can…
KnightsBridge Ooh, you make me live Whatever this world can give to…
La Diva Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Lori Johnson Every night I'm lying in bed, Holdin' you close in my dreams…
Lovestation Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Marcos Hernandez Oh baby you should never have to wonder (never wonder)…
Ofln - The Emotions Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel All my love's laughter All my love's faces She comes in the…
Phoebe Snow Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Pierre-Jean Gidon Feat. Chicca [INTRO] We gonna fly We gonna fly With you X2 …
R&B Divas United 想 要钟摆 停止旋转在十二点半 oh why have you nevercomeback? 我 来不及 给你所有快乐和…
Rei Yasuda 何度生まれ変わっても 君とまた巡り合いたい こんな気持ちをありがとう いつまでも忘れない best of my love…
Rei Yasuda （安田レイ） 何度 生まれ変わっても 君とまた巡り逢いたい こんな気持ちを ありがとう いつまでも忘れない best of my lo…
Revival Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
SAKURA Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Samantha Jade Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Sheena Easton Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Simon & Garfunkel All my love's laughter All my love's faces She comes in the…
Simone Hines Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Sugar Beats (Children's) Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Sweet Soul Express Two people, just meeting, barely touching each other Two spi…
T.O.T.B. Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Terence Trent D'Arby Baby let me share my love Baby let me share my…
The Country Dance Kings When the rain is blowing in your face And the whole…
The Eagles Every night I'm lying in bed Holdin' you close in my dream…
The Emotion Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
The Emotions Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
the emotions - best of my love Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
The Hit Crew Tonight I celebrate my love for you It seems like the…
The Law As I sit and wonder Amazed by sky and sea This pressure…
The Rubix Cube's Doesn′t take much to make me happy And make me smile…
The Starlite Orchestra & Singers Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
The Starlite Singers Tonight I celebrate my love for you It seems like the…
Tommy Reeve When god dips his pen of love in my heart And…
V.A. 胸に残る何気ない言葉だけが 迷い道を抜ける場所 知っていた あなたに出会った日から 何かが変わり始めて いつしかここに立…
Various Artists Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile Never…
Vonzell Solomon Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
w-inds. 何かを求めたとして それを手にした時 満足して すぐ消えてしまうようなモノなら 最初から それだけのモノ …
Wade O. Brown Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
Yasuda Rei 何度 生まれ変わっても 君とまた巡り逢いたい こんな気持ちを ありがとう いつまでも忘れない best of my lo…
Yvonne Elliman Every night, I'm lyin' in bed Holdin’ you close in my…
Zsa Zsa Padilla Lani Misalucha & Freestyle Doesn't take much to make me happy And make me smile…
上木彩矢 Best of my love ワザとそっぽ向いて Best of my love イジワルしたけど Best of m…
安田レイ 何度 生まれ変わっても 君とまた巡り逢いたい こんな気持ちを ありがとう いつまでも忘れない best of my lo…
藤田恵美 Every night I'm lyin' in bed Holdin' you close in my…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Barbara Mason:
Another Man Do you remember when I said She's got the papers and…
Bed and Board You know, sometimes a man will Cause such heartache (yes, h…
Come See About Me I've been crying 'Cause I'm lonely (for you) Smiles have all…
Darling Come Back Home This is the heart that use to feel the joy…
Dedicated To The One I Love (Do do do do) (Do do do do) (Do do do do) I…
Easy Know it sounds funny But, I just can't stand the pain Girl,…
For Your Love Ooh, baby, ooh, baby Ooh, baby, ooh, baby Want you so bad C…
Forever Oh, my darling I know you love me now But how…
From His Woman To You "Hello Barbara, this is Shirley I would like you to know…
Girls Have Feelings Too Just because a girl won't cry After a boy says it's…
Give Me That Love Ooh, baby, ooh, baby Ooh, baby, ooh, baby Want you so bad C…
I Am Your Woman, She Is Your Wife I am your woman, she is your wife We're the two…
I Love to Love (Do do do do) (Do do do do) (Do do do do) I…
I Need Love I need love I wanna be kissed I need love I wanna be…
I'm Ready Are you ready? Yes, I'm ready Are you ready? Yes, I'm ready …
If This World Were Mine If this world were mine, I'd place at your feet All…
Is It Me Is it me or is it her Tell me which one…
Just You and Me You, You need a love like mine that you can depend…
Keep Him He's not like that other boys Oh no no no no…
Let Me in Your Life To be young, gifted and black, Oh what a lovely precious…
Love And Happiness Something's going wrong Someone's on the phone It's, three o…
Me and Mr. Jones Me and Mrs. Jones, we got a thing going on We…
Oh How It Hurts Oh, how it hurts (oh, how it hurts) To say goodbye,…
Out Of This World If this world were mine, I'd place at your feet All…
Sad Sad Girl Sad, sad, girl (sad girl) I'm a sad, sad girl 'Cause I…
Shackin Baby, they're at it again I can't even go outside To hang…
Something You Got Something you got, baby Makes me work all day Something you …
Take It Easy Some boys say they like your eyes I heard some boys…
Trouble Child My life is all mixed up God bless the child Can't earn…
When I Fall In Love When I fall in love It will be forever and ever…
Yes Are you ready? Yes, I'm ready Are you ready? Yes, I'm ready …
YES I Male backups: (Are you ready?) Female backups: [Yes I'm rea…
Yes I Am Ready Male backups: (Are you ready?) Female backups: [Yes I'm read…
Yes I'm Ready Are you ready? Yes, I'm ready Are you ready? Yes, I'm ready …
Yes, I'm Ready Male backups: (Are you ready?) Female backups: [Yes I'm read…
Yes. I'm Ready Are you ready? Yes, I'm ready Are you ready? Yes, I'm ready …
You "Hello Barbara, this is Shirley I would like you to know…
You Better Stop It Oooh, oooh, ooooh You better stop it Look what you doing to…
You Can Depend On Me You, You need a love like mine that you can depend…
You Got What It Takes Some boys say they like your eyes I heard some boys…
You Never Loved Me At All I used to love everything about you I used to think…
Your Precious Love Ooh, baby, ooh, baby Ooh, baby, ooh, baby Want you so bad C…
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Youtubaholic
their voices were so clear cut and simple back then. no crappy harmonizing and stuff the way beyonce, keisha, rhianna and mariah do these days..... these were REAL singers back then.
Ariana Carey
mariaha legend
BLANCA MESTAS
Me eddy are in love so get over it
714ez
i love barbara mason.....she has such a beautiful voice...
Elisa Martin
Townsend did an outstanding vocal on this song..but Barbara's version is my favorite Thank you for sharing a great artist....
sherah1212
Love the song though, its really Beautiful..... With good music like this one can always day dream about real love, and how love should really be. Thank You Barbara Mason for your music.
prettycountrygirl2
Barbara had such a great voice; should have become more of a mainstream star.
mel issa
❤ this version!!!
goUnitas19
I'm 55 years old but the early sixties are impressed upon my mind permanently!! What year did Barbara do this Cut?
goUnitas19
I remember hearing her sing this in the 60s just like Peaches and Herb, an the Lettermen.