How many Barbara Mason releases are on Riffiter?

50 releases are catalogued, spanning 1965 to 2026.

What genre is Barbara Mason?

Barbara Mason is catalogued under Soul.

What is the most recent Barbara Mason release on Riffiter?

Another Man (Dr Packer Rework), released in 2026.

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Barbara Mason

Barbara Mason is a soul artist from United States. 50 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Soul · United States · Best soul albums

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Releases: 1965–2026
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More about Barbara Mason

Barbara Mason at a glance

Born in: Philadelphia
From: United States
Instruments: voice
Labels: West End Records

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Children listed are those with their own public record, so the list may be incomplete.

About

A soul singer, Mason initially focused on songwriting when she entered the music industry in her teens. As a performer, though, she had a hit single in 1965 with her self-penned Top 10 hit, "Yes, I'm Ready" (number five pop, number two R&B), a fetching soul-pop confection that spotlighted her high, girlish vocals. One of the first examples of the sweet, lush sound that came to be called Philly soul, she had modest success throughout the rest of the decade on the small Arctic label, reaching the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 again in 1965 with "Sad, Sad Girl", and "Oh How It Hurts" in 1967-68. In the early and mid-1970s, Mason toughened her persona considerably, singing about sexual love and infidelity with a frankness that was uncommon for a female soul singer in songs like "Bed and Board", "From His Woman to You", and "Shackin' Up". Sweet soul continued to be her groove, and she continued to write some of her material. But the production, as it was throughout soul in the '70s, was more funk-oriented, and at times Mason would interrupt her singing to deliver some straight-talkin' raps about romance.

Curtis Mayfield produced her on a cover version of Mayfield's "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" were also solid soul sellers in the mid-1970s. After leaving Buddah Records in 1975, she only dented the charts periodically, with "I Am Your Woman, She Is Your Wife" (1978), "Another Man" (1984) on West End Records, and a couple of other singles. Mason released a new CD, Feeling Blue, on 18 September 2007.

Barbara Mason in brief

How many Barbara Mason releases are on Riffiter?: 50 releases are catalogued, spanning 1965 to 2026.
What genre is Barbara Mason?: Barbara Mason is catalogued under Soul.
What is the most recent Barbara Mason release on Riffiter?: Another Man (Dr Packer Rework), released in 2026.