Yes, I'm Ready

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Artist = Barbara Mason
Album = Yes, I'm Ready
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B-side = "Keep Him"
Released = 1965
Format = 7" (45 rpm)
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Genre = Soul, R&B, Pop
Length = 4:25
Label = Arctic Records
Writer = Barbara Mason
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Name = Yes, I'm Ready


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Artist = Teri DeSario with KC
Album = Moonlight Madness
"(by Teri DeSario)"
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B-side = "With Your Love"
Released = 1979
Format = 7" (45 rpm)
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Genre = Pop, Adult contemporary
Length = 3:19
Label = Casablanca Records
Writer = Barbara Mason
Producer = Harry Wayne Casey
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Certification = Gold (RIAA)
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Artist = La Toya Jackson and Jed
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B-side = "Yes, I'm Ready" (instrumental)
Released = 1987
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Last single = "Oops, Oh No!"
(1986)
This single = "Yes, I'm Ready"
(1987)
Next single = "(Ain't Nobody Loves You) Like I Do"
(1987)
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"Yes, I'm Ready" is the title of a popular song that was written and originally recorded by Barbara Mason in 1965. It has been covered by numerous artists, most notably as a duet by Teri DeSario and Harry Wayne Casey in 1979.

Barbara Mason

Mason, a soul / R&B singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, had released a few singles while she was a teenager in the mid 1960s. "Yes, I'm Ready" became Mason's first big hit on the music charts, peaking at #2 on the "Billboard R&B chartHyatt, Wesley (1999). "The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits" (Billboard Publications)] and #5 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1965. While Mason would continue recording into the 1980s, this song has been her highest charting hit.

Teri DeSario

DeSario, a vocalist from Miami, Florida, was a high school classmate of Casey, best known as the lead vocalist and songwriter for KC and the Sunshine Band. Casey liked the original recording and wanted to record a cover version of the song, and he was producing DeSario's second studio album, "Moonlight Madness", for Casablanca Records. Neil Bogart, president of the record label, had an idea to record the song as a duet, and it was the first single released from the album in late 1979. Their version of the song spent two weeks at #2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in March 1980, kept from the summit by "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by the rock group Queen. It also spent two weeks at #1 on the "Billboard" adult contemporary chart and reached #20 on the "Billboard" R&B chart, earning Gold Record certification from the RIAA. [Whitburn, Joel (1996). "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits", 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)]

Other versions

"Yes, I'm Ready" has also been covered by other artists, including Gladys Knight and the Pips and Maureen McGovern. It was also recorded as a duet by the artist Jed and American singer La Toya Jackson. The single was released only in 7" format in Japan, where it failed to chart. It was not released on an album. The single includes the instrumental version on the B-side.

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External links

* [http://www.discogs.com/release/1315928 Mason release info at discogs.com]
* [http://www.discogs.com/release/1326313 DeSario release info at discogs.com]