Barry Mason:13th April 2007

Barry Mason and Leapy Lee joined Vince with Eric in the Altea studios to discuss aspects of Barry's glittering career. Barry and Leapy have been close friends for many years and Barry gave Leapy his name......Track 1. Track 2   Track  3

Barry, Vince, Leapy and Eric at OCI Altea

One of the world’s leading songwriters, the artists performing his songs include: Tom Jones, Rod Stewart, Barbara Streisand, The Drifters, Englebert Humperdink, Charles Aznavour, Des O’Connor and Elvis Presley. The recipient of 5 Ivor Novellos Award, 13 ASCAP and BMI awards from the USA. His multi-platinum hits have sold over 60 million records worldwide…and still counting. His classics include Delilah, The Last Waltz, Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes), There Goes My First Love, Love Is All, Les Bicyclette de Belsize, I Pretend and the beautiful Irish ballad, ‘1,2,3 O’Leary’. Currently his songs are featured on the No1 album by Tony Christie. Accompanied by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra and his band of today’s finest contemporary musicians, Barry lays bare his soul on his brand new album, In My Lovers Eyes. A collection of his personal favourites co-written with some of the songwriting legends of the world. His heartfelt journey takes us from the simply beautiful title track, In My Lovers Eyes, the epitome of classic songwriting, crafted with France’s greatest jazz composer, Michel Legrand to the hypnotically sexy, One and Only. Man and Wife, a soulful slice of latin jazz to the sultry ballad If There Is No You; and as only the writer can, he breathes truth in every word in the definative performance of his own timeless lovesong, The Last Waltz. Over the years Barry’s one-man show, ‘Remember Delilah’, has raised millions for charity and graced some of the worlds leading venue’s. In July of this year, accompanied by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, he will take centre stage at the historic Municipal Hall, as he headlines the Prague Proms 2005. Together with his guest-stars Barry will tell the stories behind his million sellers and share the rock’n’roll tales of his life.