Mila Mason (born August 22, 1963) is an American

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artist. She made her debut in 1996 with her debut album '' That's Enough of That'', which produced three hit singles on the ''

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'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now

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) charts, including its title track. It was followed by 1998's '' The Strong One'', from which two more singles were released. Mason did not record another album until 2003's ''Stained Glass Window'', on the independent Twinbeat label.

Biography

Mila Mason was born August 22, 1963 in

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. Her mother, Diane, was a singer who performed in

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and toured Europe. When Mason was 17, she and her mother moved to

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, and it was there that Mason decided to pursue a career in songwriting. She took up a job as a demo singer before being discovered by record producer Blake Mevis in 1993. Mevis sent some of Mason's material to Bryan Switzer, then the vice president of

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Music career

In 1996, Mason was signed to Atlantic Records, and her debut single "That's Enough of That" reached the Top 20 on the ''Billboard''

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charts. An album of the same name followed, producing two more singles: a No. 21-peaking song of Canadian singer-songwriter

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's "Dark Horse", followed by "That's the Kinda Love (That I'm Talking About)" at No. 59. Mason released her second album, ''The Strong One'', in 1998. It produced a No. 31 in lead-off single "Closer to Heaven" and the title track at No. 57, while "This Heart" failed to chart. Dissatisfied with the direction her career had taken, she left Atlantic in 1998 and took time off to work on her songwriting. She co-wrote

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's 2002 single "Maybe, Maybe Not". In 2003 Mason signed to the independent Twinbeat Records label and recorded the album ''Stained Glass Window'', which included her own version of "Maybe, Maybe Not." She also became one of the first songwriters signed to the Nashville division of the Brumley Music Group, an independent country music and

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publishing company. In late 2010, Mason took a break from recording and touring to head up the Faverett Music Group on Music Row, Nashville. Faverett is home to writer/artists Shane Piaseki, Adam Fears, & Dan Schafer. The catalog also has songs by artists including

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, Dennis Matkowsky, Josh Osborne, Sheree Spann/Spoltore, Greg Barnhill, Jimmy Olander(

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), Jim Collins, Randy Thomas. Mason released a new single, "Run Like a Girl," produced by Tony Mantor, in February 2015.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

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