| "Yes, I'm Ready" | |
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| Single by Barbara Mason | |
| from the album Yes, I'm Ready | |
| B-side | "Keep Him" |
| Released | 1965 |
| Format | 7" (45 rpm) |
| Recorded | 1965 |
| Genre | Soul, R&B, Pop |
| Length | 4:25 |
| Label | Arctic Records |
| Writer(s) | Barbara Mason |
| "Yes, I'm Ready" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Teri DeSario with K.C. | |
| from the album Moonlight Madness (by Teri DeSario) |
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| B-side | "With Your Love" |
| Released | 1979 |
| Format | 7" (45 rpm) |
| Genre | Pop, Adult contemporary |
| Length | 3:19 |
| Label | Casablanca Records |
| Writer(s) | Barbara Mason |
| Producer | Harry Wayne Casey |
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) |
"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 K.C. in 1979.
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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 chart[1] and #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[1] in the summer of 1965. While Mason would continue recording into the 1980s, this song has been her highest charting hit.
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,[1] 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.[1] It also spent two weeks at #1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart[1] and reached #20 on the Billboard R&B chart[1], earning Gold Record certification from the RIAA.[2]
"Yes, I'm Ready" has been covered by other artists, including Gladys Knight and the Pips and Maureen McGovern. It was recorded as a duet by the artist Jed and American singer La Toya Jackson. This single was released only in 7" format in Japan, where it failed to chart. It was not included on any of Jackson's albums and includes the instrumental version on the B-side. In 1997, teenage singing sensation Kimberly Scott, mostly known for her hit “Tuck Me In”, remade this song with Taiwanese musician Harlem Yu, which was included in Harlem Yu's 1997 English cover album "Harlem Music Channel".
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