Barry Mason
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'''Barry Mason''' (born in [[Wigan]]) was a leading [[England|English]] [[songwriter]] of the 1960s, gaining many [[music recording sales certification|gold and platinum]] awards for his work.
His songwriting included such penning such [[song]]s as "[[Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)]]", "[[The Last Waltz (song)|The Last Waltz]]", "[[Here It Comes Again (The Fortunes song)|Here It Comes Again]]", "There Goes My First Love", "A Man Without Love", "Winter World of Love" and "[[Delilah (1968 song)|Delilah]]". His songs have been [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] by [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]], [[P. J. Proby]], [[David Essex]], [[The Drifters]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[Petula Clark]], [[Perry Como]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]], [[The Fortunes]], [[Charles Aznavour]], [[Tony Christie]] and [[Barbra Streisand]].
Mason also co-penned (with [[Les Reed]]) the song "[[Marching On Together]]" (aka "Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!"), the [[anthem]] of [[Leeds United A.F.C.]]
He has received five [[Ivor Novello Award]]s, the most recent of them in 1998.
==External links==
* [http://www.songwriter.co.uk/page64.html Interview with Barry Mason in International Songwriters Association's Songwriter Magazine]
* [http://www.barrymasonsongwriter.com Barry Mason Official Website]
* [http://wm11.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:h9fixqqjldke~8~T32C Barry Mason songwriting accreditations] at [[Allmusic]] [[website]]
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