Barry Mason
John Barry Mason[1] (known professionally as Barry Mason) is an English songwriter, originally from the village of Coppull, near Chorley in Lancashire.
A leading songwriter of the 1960s, he wrote many of his most successful songs in partnership with Les Reed. Mason gained many gold and platinum awards for his work including five Ivor Novello Awards, the most recent of them in 1998. His songwriting credits included "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)", "The Last Waltz", "Here It Comes Again", "I Pretend", "There Goes My First Love", "A Man Without Love", "Winter World of Love" "Now That You are Gone", and "Delilah".
His songs have been recorded by Tom Jones, P. J. Proby, David Essex, The Drifters, Rod Stewart, Petula Clark, Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Engelbert Humperdinck, The Fortunes, Charles Aznavour, Tony Christie, Mireille Mathieu, Barbra Streisand, and The Dave Clark Five.
Mason and Reed wrote "Who's Doctor Who", a novelty song recorded by Doctor Who star Frazer Hines in 1967, but it failed to chart. They also wrote "Marching On Together" (aka "Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!"), the anthem of Leeds United A.F.C..
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[edit] External links
- Interview with Barry Mason in International Songwriters Association's Songwriter Magazine
- Barry Mason Official Website
- Barry Mason songwriting accreditations at Allmusic website
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