Barbara Mason - Tied Up - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

One of the first singers to become identified with the smooth sweet sounds that became known as Philly soul, Barbara Mason's main focus was on songwriting when she entered the music biz in her teens. She started performing her own material and scored a huge hit in 1965 with InchYes I'm ReadyInch (number five pop, number two R&B), which established Barbara as a top-notch soul performer, and audiences grew to love her unique blend of smooth soul-pop. Barbara changed her focus considerably in the seventies, singing about sexual love and infidelity with a frankness that was uncommon among female soul singers of the day. Songs like InchShackin UpInch, InchFrom His Woman to YouInch, InchBed And BoardInch and InchShe's Got the Papers (But I Got the Man)Inch cemented her stature in the pop-soul pantheon. The late, great Curtis Mayfield became a friend and a fan of Barbara's singing, wanted to get involved with her career and eventually produced a version of his InchGive Me Your LoveInch which scored Barbara a top ten hit in 1973. All in all, Barbara chalked up eleven pop and eighteen R&B hits between 1965 and 1984. The mid - eighties produced another controversial hit for Barbara with InchAnother ManInch - a gender bending tale that was way ahead of it's time, which at first became a hit overseas and returned to the states with fresh legs. Presented here is Barbara's rare 1984 EP featuring InchAnother ManInch plus 4 Mason originals including a special short version of InchAll of a Sudden Baby.Inch All selections newly remastered. Album Tracks 1. Another Man 2. Don't I Ever Cross Your Mind 3. All of a Sudden Baby (Short Version) 4. All of a Sudden Baby 5. Tied Up 6. Winter Love