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.
From His Woman To You
Barbara Mason Lyrics
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I would like you to know that the man...
Now wait a minute Shirley
I'm a young woman
And can't afford to all the things you do for this man
I don't even have A job
And I can't buy his clothes, pay his car notes
And I surely can't keep money in his pocket
And that's all he expects from me"
I can give him love
From his woman to you
There is a thing or two I'd like to say
I don't care who claims this man
I'm gonna love him in a way...
Woman to woman
He spent last night with me
Stayed here cause this is where he wanted to be
From his woman to you
I've got to make it
Just play as I can
Seems to me you're doing to much for the man
From his woman to you
That you begging loving
It's giving up yourself
And I feel sorry for you, I feel sorry for you
I don't mind sharing
If you don't bother me
I won't bother you
From his woman to you
I don't know what you're gonna, gonna do
But he is giving to me
What he is getting from you
Woman to woman
That's the truth
From his woman to you
Seems like you're the fool
I;m his only woman
And I love him
And I ain't about to give him up
I'm his only woman, woman to woman
I just want to let you know
That I ain't gonna never, never let him go
Woman to woman, I'm his only woman
The lyrics to Barbara Mason's song From His Woman To You are a conversation between two women, Shirley and Barbara, with Shirley expressing her dissatisfaction with the man she is involved with and Barbara responding by explaining that she cannot offer the same material things that Shirley can, but she can offer him love and attention. Barbara asserts that she is the only woman for him, and is not willing to give him up or share him with anyone else. The song highlights the different ways in which women approach relationships and what they feel is important when it comes to loving and being loved.
The song was released in 1974 and was a hit on the R&B charts. It was written and produced by Bunny Sigler and Phil Hurtt, who were also behind many other successful songs in the genre. From His Woman To You was one of Barbara Mason's biggest hits, and remains a classic example of early 1970s soul and R&B. Its frank and honest lyrics about relationships and infidelity struck a chord with listeners, and helped to establish Mason as a major force in the industry.
Line by Line Meaning
Hello Barbara, this is Shirley
Shirley called to talk to Barbara
I would like you to know that the man...
Shirley wants to claim a man that Barbara is sharing with her
Now wait a minute Shirley
Barbara wants to respond to Shirley's request
I'm a young woman
Barbara is a young woman with limited resources
And can't afford to all the things you do for this man
Barbara cannot afford to do what Shirley is doing for their shared man
I don't even have A job
Barbara does not have a job
And I can't buy his clothes, pay his car notes
Barbara cannot afford to buy him clothes or pay his car notes
And I surely can't keep money in his pocket
Barbara cannot keep money in his pocket
But I can give him what he needs, when he needs it
Barbara can give him what he needs emotionally when he needs it
And that's all he expects from me
He does not expect Barbara to do all the things Shirley is doing for him
I can give him love
Barbara can give him love
From his woman to you
Barbara wants to talk to Shirley, a woman sharing the same man as her
There is a thing or two I'd like to say
Barbara has something to tell Shirley
I don't care who claims this man
Barbara does not care that Shirley wants to claim the man
I'm gonna love him in a way...
Barbara promises to love him in the best way possible
Woman to woman
Barbara wants to have a conversation with Shirley as fellow women
He spent last night with me
The man spent the last night with Barbara
Stayed here cause this is where he wanted to be
He stayed at Barbara's place because he wanted to be there
I've got to make it
Barbara wants to make it and keep the man for herself
Just play as I can
Barbara will do all she can to keep the man for herself
Seems to me you're doing to much for the man
Shirley is doing more for the man than Barbara can afford
That you begging loving
Shirley is begging for the man's love
It's giving up yourself
Shirley is giving too much of herself for the man
And I feel sorry for you, I feel sorry for you
Barbara sympathizes with Shirley
I don't mind sharing
Barbara does not mind sharing the man with Shirley
If you don't bother me
As long as Shirley does not bother her, Barbara will not bother her
I won't bother you
Barbara promises not to bother Shirley
I don't know what you're gonna, gonna do
Barbara does not know what plans Shirley has for the man
But he is giving to me
The man is giving what he has to Barbara
What he is getting from you
The man is getting something from Shirley
That's the truth
This is the fact of the matter
Seems like you're the fool
Shirley appears to be foolish in her actions and affections for the man
I'm his only woman
Barbara claims the title of being his only woman
And I love him
Barbara loves the man very much
And I ain't about to give him up
Barbara does not want to give up the man
I just want to let you know
Barbara wants to pass a message along
That I ain't gonna never, never let him go
Barbara reiterates that she will not let the man go
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BETTYE JEAN BARNES CRUTCHER, LESTER A. SNELL
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Thulani Hamilton
"Hello Barbara, this is Shirley
I would like you to know that the man...
Now wait a minute Shirley
I'm a young woman
And can't afford to all the things you do for this man
I don't even have A job
And I can't buy his clothes, pay his car notes
And I surely can't keep money in his pocket
But I can give him what he needs, when he needs it
And that's all he expects from me"
I can give him love
From his woman to you
There is a thing or two I'd like to say
I don't care who claims this man
I'm gonna love him in a way...
Woman to woman
He spent last night with me
Stayed here cause this is where he wanted to be
From his woman to you
I've got to make it
Just play as I can
Seems to me you're doing too much for the man
From his woman to you
That you begging loving
It's giving up yourself
And I feel sorry for you, I feel sorry for you
I don't mind sharing
If you don't bother me
I won't bother you
From his woman to you
I don't know what you're gonna, gonna do
But he is giving to me
What he is getting from you
Woman to woman
That's the truth
From his woman to you
Seems like you're the fool
I;m his only woman
And I love him
And I ain't about to give him up
I'm his only woman, woman to woman
I just want to let you know
That I ain't gonna never, never let him go
Woman to woman, I'm his only woman
Jamon Wright
Man Barbara knew what she was doing when she respond to Shirley, she keep it real though I love how she started with “I’m a young woman I can’t buy him all that stuff but I give him what he needs when he needs it”. I FELT THAT. One of the best “answer” songs of all time.
JLDABEST
Indeed, absolutely 🔥!!!
Jenyffer Malzini
Minha mãe ama essa música ❤️
Robert Neverson - Stokes
Barbara's version is on fire!!!!
Sta. FA
Alguém em 2019 ouvindo essa mulher maravilhosa cantar este hino??
whisky Alfa
EU tenho esta canção no compacto vinil ainda em bom estado excelente música romântica de uma excelente intérprete
Marcos Antonio
Com certeza 😍
Cid Per
Me
miguel simeão da silva
I am Beauriful
Carla Freitas Sany de Almeida
Simmmm