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 Read Full BioBarbara 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 Read Full BioBarbara 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.
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Love Come Down
Barbara Mason Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Love Come Down' by these artists:
Adie Let every heart that moves beneath the heavens* Look up…
Alison Limerick (Love come down) No sleep last night Been dreaming of you P…
Andy Frasco & the U.N. You hear my voice and your love comes down The heat…
Anthony B !! GIRL I LOVE YOU AN I WOULDN'T PLACE NOONE ABOVE…
Barry Biggs No sleep last night I've been dreamin' of you Please hold …
Biggs Barry (Love come down) (All the way down) No sleep last night …
Bryan-Michael Cox Why cant control my hands, love? 'Cause every time I'm raisi…
D.N.D No more lies this time around You hate it 'Cause even love…
David Ruis Servant and King, Savior and friend The Son of God, the…
Diddy (dirty money crew) Yo, yea! (show 'em how to move and show…
Dirrty Money Yo... yea! "Show 'em how to move in a-" "Show 'em how…
Dirty Money (dirty money crew) Yo, yea! (show 'em how to move and show…
Evelyn (Love come down) (All the way down) No sleep last night …
Evelyn "Champagne" King (Love come down) No sleep last night Been dreaming of you Pl…
Evelyn 'Champagne' King (Love come down) (All the way down) No sleep last night …
Jagged Edge Why cant control my hands, love? 'Cause every time I'm rais…
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Marvin Gaye [TT] Ooo here I am alone, thinkin' aimlessly Seein' other…
Masspike Miles Uh yeah Uuh yeah yeah Seduction this is uh And our time is…
P. Diddy Feat. Dirty Money (dirty money crew) Yo, yea! (show 'em how to move and show…
Shades of Soul (Love come down) (All the way down) No sleep last night …
Starting Tuesday Have you ever dreamed of being free from the things…
The Saturdays All: Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, love …
The War Have you ever dreamed of being free from the things…
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 a…
Easy Know it sounds funny But, I just can't stand the pain Girl…
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 Your Love Ooh, baby, ooh, baby Ooh, baby, ooh, baby Want you so ba…
I Need Love I need love I wanna be kissed I need love I wanna be…
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…
Let Me in Your Life To be young, gifted and black, Oh what a lovely precious…
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,…
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 yo…
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 Male backups: (Are you ready?) Female backups: [Yes I'm rea…
Yes I m Ready I don't even know how to love you Just the way…
Yes I'm Ready Male backups: (Are you ready?) Female backups: [Yes I'm read…
Yes Iยดm ready I don't even know how to love you Just the way…
Yes, I'm Ready Male backups: (Are you ready?) Female backups: [Yes I'm read…
You "Hello Barbara, this is Shirley I would like you to know…
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…
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ใขใผใใฃในใ Gladys Knight & The Pips
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ไฝๆฒ Barbara Mason
(Are you ready?) Yes, I'm ready
(Are you ready?) Yes, I'm ready
I don't even know how to love you
Just the way you want me to
But I'm ready (Ready) To learn
Yes, I'm ready (Ready) Ready to learn
To fall in love, to fall in love
To fall in love right now
I don't even know how to hold your hand
Just to make you understand
But I'm ready (Ready)
To learn (To learn)
Yes, I'm ready (Ready)
Ready to learn (To learn)
To hold your hand, to understand
To hold your hand right now
I don't even know how to kiss your lips (Kiss your lips)
At a moment like this
But I'm goin' to learn how to do
All the things you, you want me to
(Are you ready?) Yes, I'm ready
(Are you ready?) Yes, I'm ready
To fall in love, to fall in love
To fall in love right now
(Are you ready?) Yes, I'm ready
(Are you ready?) Yes, I'm ready
(To kiss you?) Yes, I'm ready
(To love you?) To kiss you, to love you, to hug you... (fade)
SouthPaw773
2020 anyone? Maybe itโs just me
Rhonda Herbert
Nope...love barbara mason...was 14 when this came out and still loving it
MANYA MEHTA
me
Haizi
You're never the only one
Chenadra Washington
Beautiful music
Peggy Schalwijk
me 2
Cesar M.
It sucks that these artists from the oldies generation never made the millions they deserved for their masterpieces.
Robert Bullock
Yeah, but nobody today can hold a candle to any of them...
actors, singers, etc.!!!! They all were the best!
Jesantoni Hevileon
Like they never will pass away.
Theirs music still around all the time around the world with those new smartphone
Rhonda Lee
They did it for the love of music.