Customer Reviews

Greatest Hits (Exp)

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This CD, like others from different labels are ALL remade versions of Barbara Mason's hits. They should tell you this, but why should they, everyone just keeps buying them hoping that they will be original. Well search no more, Bear Family out of Germany has 2 Barbara Mason CD's with all her original hits, even the ones before Arctic Records. DO NOT BUY THIS CD UNLESS YOU LIKE RE-DONE VERSIONS OF ORIGINAL HITS. Buy the Bear Family CD's instead

I thought I was getting the original versions as well. The info in the liner notes were helpful but I was disappointed that I wasn't hearing the songs of my youth. Now, I'll have to reorder ANOTHER cd as I love Ms. Mason's voice.

Barbara Mason fans should have been warned when ordering.

I thought I was ordering a compilation of the very best by Barbara Mason as an original recording. I was extremely upset. All of the best hits were on the CD, however, "remastered" !!
I have learned an extremely important lesson about REMASTERED.
Would like to know if these hits are on another CD in their original format.

Although I actually own a few of Barbara's original 45's from the 60's, I am disappointed that songs like "KEEP HIM" are not included in any of these albums. She is truly one of the greatest love song singers in R & B history. She's always been my favorite female singers. Please include all of her 45 rpm songs if possible in future recordings. Thanks!

What a pleasant suprise, just saw Barbara on PBS TV special and she looked and sounded greeeat. Then to buy this new carrer spanning greatest hits is awesome. Definitely Barbara at her best, all the songs we know and love are here, and believe you me they sound better then ever. Finally just due for the real queen of Philly soul.

I grew up hearing and seeing Barbara Mason all over the place on the radio and on TV. I love all her songs from "Yes I'm Ready" to "Bed and Board" I wish I could find her song called "Bobby is my baby" she sang so well I use to dance to. This is a good cd.

THE CD WAS EXCELLENT. ON TRACK 8, I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU. I'D PLAYED THAT
SONG ABOUT 50 TIMES OVER AND OVER AGAIN. BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONG. I RECON-
MEND THIS CD FOR THE STEPPERS.

These are all remakes, and not especially good ones at that.

Get "The Best of The Buddah Years" for the original versions of Barbara's best Buddah work, plus a great re-recording of "Yes I'm Ready" which is totally different from the original and deserving of a place on this compilation in its own right.

GET THIS IF YOU LIKE HER IT'S CLEAR IF YOU DONT KNOW IF YOU JUST WANT THE SONG I'AM READY GET IT MAYBE YOU'LL LIKE HER OTHER SONG'S I JUST WANTED I'AM READY I'AM HAPPY !

I heard this album playing on the soul-patrol.com website.
I came over here and brought it because when I heard the new arrangements of the songs I was totally floored. This one will be playing on MY box this weekend, after I send the kiddies away!!! If you like Classic slow jams and ballads sung by a classic singer with a sultry voice, then you will want to do the same thing also.