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.
Give Me Your Love
Barbara Mason Lyrics
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Ooh, baby, ooh, baby
Want you so bad
Can't even get mad at you
What a thing, you really swing
And I feel so good, it's true
Start breathing in the air
Through loving you
I really know, child
Just how much I care
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Ooh, baby
Give me such a tingle
All down along my side
I can't remove my?
Give love all the night
I want to be part of you
Keep our feeling tight
Keep the faith in all
Cause everything is alright
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Ooh, baby
I need your love
Ooh, baby
I want your love
Ooh, baby
Ooh, baby
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Ooh, child
Prepared for tomorrow
Do what you have to do
I'll share the weight
Whatever fate plans
To bring to you
Don't worry 'bout no attitude
You just be yourself
Could live with you in solitude
And need no one else
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Barbara Mason's "Give Me Your Love" is a love song about a woman who desperately wants her lover to give her love. She is so enamored with him that she cannot get mad at him, even if she wants to. She is impressed by how he swings, and being with him makes her feel so good. He promised her that he would make her lungs breathe in his love, and she now knows, without a doubt, how much she loves him. The song's repetitive chorus emphasizes her plea for love, which she desires all night long.
The last verse of the song shows the depth of her love for her partner. She reassures him that she is ready to share any burden that tomorrow may bring. She tells him it is okay to be himself and that he does not need anybody else because she is there for him. The song ends with another pleading chorus that accentuates her strong urge for love.
Line by Line Meaning
Ooh, baby, ooh, baby
Expressing excitement and passion
Want you so bad
Feeling extreme desire for the other person
Can't even get mad at you
Being so into the other person that they can do no wrong
What a thing, you really swing
Being impressed by the other person's moves and personality
And I feel so good, it's true
Feeling wonderful and happy with the other person
You said you're gonna make my lung
Feeling breathless with excitement and anticipation
Start breathing in the air
Being invigorated by the other person's presence
Through loving you
Experiencing love through the other person
I really know, child
Feeling confident in the love they share
Just how much I care
Feeling a deep and genuine emotion towards the other person
Give me your love
Asking the other person to show their love
Give me such a tingle
Feeling excited and electric with the other person
All down along my side
Feeling this excitement throughout their body
I can't remove my?
Being unable to escape the feelings they have for the other person
Give love all the night
Expressing a willingness to love and be loved all night long
I want to be part of you
Wanting to share a deep emotional connection with the other person
Keep our feeling tight
Preserving the special and intimate bond they share
Keep the faith in all
Believing in their love and its ability to overcome all obstacles
Cause everything is alright
Feeling secure in the relationship
I need your love
Expressing dependence on the other person's affection
I want your love
Expressing a deep desire for the other person
Give me your love
Reiterating the request for the other person to show their love
Prepared for tomorrow
Feeling ready and willing to handle whatever comes their way
Do what you have to do
Encouraging the other person to take care of themselves
I'll share the weight
Promising to support the other person through good times and bad
Whatever fate plans
Being open to the unpredictable nature of life
To bring to you
Ready to face whatever challenges come their way together
Don't worry 'bout no attitude
Encouraging the other person to be true to themselves and not worry about what others think
You just be yourself
Loving the other person for who they truly are
Could live with you in solitude
Feeling content and happy to be with the other person, even if they were the only ones around
And need no one else
Feeling complete and fulfilled with the other person, not needing anyone else's love or attention
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JAY KEVIN LOGAN, PERRI ARNETTE REID
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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