Барбара Мейсон: Королева Соула

Введение

Американская соул-певица Барбара Мейсон (родилась 9 августа 1947 года в Филадельфии, штат Пенсильвания, США) – американская соул-певица, получившая несколько R&B и поп-хитов в 1960-х и 1970-х годах, наиболее известная благодаря своей песне "Yes, I'm Ready", написанной ею в 1965 году. Как исполнительница, она добилась большого успеха с третьим синглом в 1965 году – "Yes, I'm Ready" (№5 в поп-чартах, №2 в R&B-чартах). После двух хитов, вошедших в десятку лучших R&B-хитов с альбома 1975 года "Love's the Thing", Мейсон покинула Buddah Records и подписала контракт с рядом небольших лейблов. Она продолжала периодически попадать в чарты с менее заметными хитами, среди которых "Я – твоя женщина, а она – твоя жена". В 2016 году Мейсон продолжала выступать перед полными залами. Ее последнее шоу состоялось в театре Терренс в Лонг-Бич, Калифорния. 1 марта 2016 года Барбара Мейсон была включена в Зал славы соул-музыки.

Студийные альбомы

Год Альбом Пик позиций в чартах Лейбл US USR&B 1964 "Trouble Child" / "Dedicated to You" (Неальбомный трек) — — — Yes, I'm Ready 1965 "Girls Have Feelings Too" / "Come to Me" — 31 — "Yes, I'm Ready" / "Keep Him" 5 2 "Sad, Sad Girl" / "Come to Me" 27 12 "If You Don't (Love Me, Tell Me So)" / "You Got What It Takes" (с альбома Yes, I'm Ready) 85 — — Oh, How It Hurts 1966 "Is It Me?" / "Don't Ever Want to Lose Your Love" (Неальбомный трек) 97 — — "I Need Love" / "Bobby Is My Baby" (Неальбомный трек) 98 25 — "Poor Girl in Trouble" / "Hello Baby" (Неальбомный трек) — — — 1967 "You Can Depend on Me" / "Game of Love" — — — "Oh, How It Hurts" / "Ain't Got Nobody" (Неальбомный трек) 59 11 — 1968 "I Don't Want to Lose You" / "Dedicated to the One I Love" (Неальбомный трек) — — — "(I Can Feel Your Love) Slipping Away" / "Half a Love" 97 — — Неальбомные треки "I'm No Good for You" / "Don't Ever Go Away" — — — 1969 "Take It Easy (With My Heart)" / "You Never Loved Me (At All)" — — — "Happy Girl" / "You Better Stop It" — — — 1970 "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" / 112 38 — "If You Knew Him Like I Do" — "Just a Little Lovin'" / "Yes, It's You" — — — "When You Look at Me" / "I Should Be Leaving You" — — — Неальбомные треки "I Can't Help It" / "Jean (Gene)" (с альбома If You Knew Him Like I Do) — — — 1971 "Pow Pow Song (Sorry Sorry Baby)" / "Your Old Flame" (с альбома If You Knew Him Like I Do) — — — "Hooked on a Feeling" / "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (с альбома If You Knew Him Like I Do) — — — 1972 "Bed and Board" / "Yes, It's You" (с альбома If You Knew Him Like I Do) 70 24 — Give Me Your Love "Woman and Man" / "Who Will Hurt You Next" (с альбома Give Me Your Love) — — — Неальбомный трек "Give Me Your Love" / "You Can Be with the One You Don't Love" 31 9 — Give Me Your Love 1973 "Yes, I'm Ready" (перезаписанная версия) / "Who Will Hurt You Next" 125 — — "Children of Tomorrow" / "Out of This World" (с альбома Give Me Your Love) — 79 — Неальбомный трек "Caught in the Middle (of a One Sided Love Affair)" / "Give Him Up" (Неальбомный трек) — — — Lady Love 1974 "World War Three" / "I Miss You Gordon" — — — "The Devil Is Busy" / "All in Love Is Fair" (с альбома Lady Love) — — — Transition "Half Brother, Half Sister" / "Our Day Will Come" (Неальбомный трек) — — — "From His Woman to You" / "When You Wake Up in Georgia" (Неальбомный трек) 28 3 — Love's the Thing 1975 "Shackin' Up" / "(There's) One Man Between Us" 91 9 — "We Got Each Other" (with the Futures) — 38 — Неальбомные треки "Make It Last" (with the Futures) — 35 — 1977 "Love Song" / "Locked in This Position" (обе стороны с Bunny Sigler) — — — Locked in This Position 1978 "I Am Your Woman, She Is Your Wife" / "Take Me Tonight" — 14 — I Am Your Woman, She Is Your Wife "Darling Come Back Home" / "It Was You Boy" — — — 1980 "I'll Never Love The Same Way Twice" / "You Did Not Stay Last Night" — 54 — A Piece of My Life 1981 "She's Got the Papers (But I Got the Man)" – Часть 1 / Часть 2 — 29 — Неальбомные треки "On and Off" / "You're All Inside of Me" — — — A Piece of My Life 1984 "Another Man" / "Another Man" (Rap) — 68 45 Tied Up "Don't I Ever Cross Your Mind Sometime" / "Don't I Ever Cross Your Mind Sometime" (инструментальная версия) — — — "—" обозначает запись, которая не попала в чарты или не была выпущена на данной территории.

Year Album Peak chart positions Record label US USR&B 1964 "Trouble Child"b/w "Dedicated to You" (Non album track) — — —Yes, I'm Ready 1965 "Girls Have Feelings Too"b/w "Come to Me" — 31 — "Yes, I'm Ready"b/w "Keep Him" 5 2 — "Sad, Sad Girl"b/w "Come to Me" 27 12 — "If You Don't (Love Me, Tell Me So)"b/w "You Got What It Takes" (from Yes, I'm Ready) 85 — —Oh, How It Hurts 1966 "Is It Me? "b/w "Don't Ever Want to Lose Your Love" (Non album track) 97 — — "I Need Love"b/w "Bobby Is My Baby" (Non album track) 98 25 — "Poor Girl in Trouble"b/w "Hello Baby" (Non album track) — — — 1967 "You Can Depend on Me"b/w "Game of Love" — — — "Oh, How It Hurts"b/w "Ain't Got Nobody" (Non album track) 59 11 — 1968 "I Don't Want to Lose You"b/w "Dedicated to the One I Love" (Non album track) — — — "(I Can Feel Your Love) Slipping Away"b/w "Half a Love" 97 — —Non album tracks "I'm No Good for You"b/w "Don't Ever Go Away" — — — 1969 "Take It Easy (With My Heart)"b/w "You Never Loved Me (At All)" — — — "Happy Girl"b/w "You Better Stop It" — — — 1970 "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" / 112 38 —If You Knew Him Like I Do "If You Knew Him Like I Do" — "Just a Little Lovin'"b/w "Yes, It's You" — — — "When You Look at Me"b/w "I Should Be Leaving You" — — —Non album tracks "I Can't Help It"b/w "Jean (Gene)" (from If You Knew Him Like I Do) — — — 1971 "Pow Pow Song (Sorry Sorry Baby)"b/w "Your Old Flame" (from If You Knew Him Like I Do) — — — "Hooked on a Feeling"b/w "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (from If You Knew Him Like I Do) — — — 1972 "Bed and Board"b/w "Yes, It's You" (from If You Knew Him Like I Do) 70 24 —Give Me Your Love "Woman and Man"b/w "Who Will Hurt You Next" (from Give Me Your Love) — — —Non album track "Give Me Your Love"b/w "You Can Be with the One You Don't Love" 31 9 —Give Me Your Love 1973 "Yes, I'm Ready" (re recorded version)b/w "Who Will Hurt You Next" 125 — — "Children of Tomorrow"b/w "Out of This World" (from Give Me Your Love) — 79 —Non album track "Caught in the Middle (of a One Sided Love Affair)"b/w "Give Him Up" (Non album track) — — —Lady Love 1974 "World War Three"b/w "I Miss You Gordon" — — — "The Devil Is Busy"b/w "All in Love Is Fair" (from Lady Love) — — —Transition "Half Brother, Half Sister"b/w "Our Day Will Come" (Non album track) — — — "From His Woman to You"b/w "When You Wake Up in Georgia" (Non album track) 28 3 —Love's the Thing 1975 "Shackin' Up"b/w "(There's) One Man Between Us" 91 9 — "We Got Each Other" (with the Futures) — 38 —Non album tracks "Make It Last" (with the Futures) — 35 — 1977 "Love Song"b/w "Locked in This Position"Both sides with Bunny Sigler — — —Locked in This Position 1978 "I Am Your Woman, She Is Your Wife"b/w "Take Me Tonight" — 14 —I Am Your Woman, She Is Your Wife "Darling Come Back Home"b/w "It Was You Boy" — — — 1980 "I'll Never Love The Same Way Twice"b/w "You Did Not Stay Last Night" — 54 —A Piece of My Life 1981 "She's Got the Papers (But I Got the Man)"—Part 1b/w Part 2 — 29 —Non album tracks "On and Off"b/w "You're All Inside of Me" — — —A Piece of My Life 1984 "Another Man" b/w "Another Man" (Rap) — 68 45Tied Up "Don't I Ever Cross Your Mind Sometime" b/w "Don't I Ever Cross Your Mind Sometime" (instrumental) — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.