A well-done collection originally recorded in the early '80s under the charge of
Butch Ingram
, who plays off of both of
Mason
's personas, the sweet & innocent and the mature woman. The Philadelphian's remake of
Smokey Robinson
's
"The Agony and the Ecstasy"
is worth the cost of the CD alone; when
sings the word "agony," you feel it in your bones.
"Winter Love"
features a recitation before blooming into a beautiful ballad. The
/
Ingram
composition
"Don't I Ever Cross Your Mind"
has it all: lyrics, hooks, vocals, accompaniments -- the works. She gloats for nearly eight minutes about being the outside woman on
"She's Got the Papers (But I Got the Man)"
and answers it with
"Another Man."
One worth seeking out. ~ Andrew Hamilton