Mila Mason

Mila Mason (born August 22, 1963) is an American country music artist. She made her debut on the country music scene in 1996 with the release of her debut album That's Enough of That, which produced three hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, including its title track. The album 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.

Mila Mason
Born	August 22, 1963
Origin	Dawson Springs, Kentucky, United States
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Atlantic, Twinbeat, Plateau Music Nashville
Associated acts	Amanda Marshall

Biography

Early life

Mila's mother, Diane, was a singer who had performed in Las Vegas, Nevada, and toured throughout Europe.[1][2] When Mila was 17 years old, she and her mother moved to Nashville, Tennessee. It was there that Mason decided to pursue a career in songwriting.[1] She later took up a job as a demo singer, before being discovered by record producer Blake Mevis in 1993. In turn, Mevis sent some of Mason's material to Bryan Switzer, who was then the vice president of Atlantic Records.[1]

Music career

In 1996, Mason was signed to Atlantic Records, with her debut single "That's Enough of That" reaching Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.[2] An album of the same name followed soon afterward, producing two more singles: a No. 21-peaking song of Canadian singer-songwriter Amanda Marshall'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.[1] This album produced a No. 31 in lead-off single "Closer to Heaven", followed by the title track at No. 57 and then "This Heart" which failed to chart. Dissatisfied by the direction that her career had taken, she exited Atlantic's roster in 1998, taking time off to work on her songwriting,[2][3] and co-wrote Mindy McCready's 2002 single "Maybe, Maybe Not".

By 2003, she signed to the independent Twinbeat Records label, recording the album Stained Glass Window.[1] This album also 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 gospel music publishing company.[4]

In late 2010, Mila took a break from recording music and touring to head up Faverett Music Group on Music Row, Nashville. Faverett is home to writer/artists Shane Piaseki, Adam Fears, & Dan Schafer.[5] The Faverett catalog also contains songs written by Chris Gantry, Dennis Matkowsky, Josh Osborne, Sheree Spann/Spoltore, Greg Barnhill, Jimmy Olander(Diamond Rio), Jim Collins, Randy Thomas and many others.

Mason released a new single, "Run Like a Girl," produced by Tony Mantor, in February 2015.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Country [6]	US Heat [7]	CAN Country [8]
That's Enough of That	Release date: September 17, 1996 Label: Atlantic Records	43	37	20
The Strong One	Release date: January 20, 1998 Label: Atlantic Records	38	31	—
Stained Glass Window	Release date: September 23, 2003 Label: Twinbeat	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country [9]	CAN Country [8]
1996	"That's Enough of That"	18	34	That's Enough of That
1997	"Dark Horse"	21	12
	"That's the Kinda Love (That I'm Talkin' About)"	59	66
	"Closer to Heaven"	31	45	The Strong One
1998	"The Strong One"	57	30
	"This Heart"[10]	—	—
2003	"Maybe, Maybe Not"[11]	—	—	Stained Glass Window
2006	"God Bless the Children" (with Wayne Warner and the Nashville All-Star Choir)[12]	—	—	Turbo Twang'n
2015	"Run Like a Girl"	—	—	N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1996	"That's Enough of That"	Jim Shea
1997	"Dark Horse"
	"Closer to Heaven"	David Abbott
1998	"The Strong One"	Bob Garrison

References

1. Cohoon, Rick. "Mila Mason Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2007.
2. "Mila Mason biography". MilaMason.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2007.
3. "Mila Mason biography". Oldies.com. Retrieved July 19, 2007.
4. "Brumley Music". BrumleyMusic.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2007.
5. "Dan Schafer Artist performances". www.DanSchafer.com. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
6. "Country Albums results". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
7. "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
8. "RPM search results". RPM. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
9. "Country Songs search results". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
10. "Going for Adds – June 27, 1998" (PDF). Radio & Records. July 24, 1998.
11. "R&R Going for Adds – Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. August 22, 2003.
12. "Nashville All Star Choir". Wayne Warner. Retrieved November 28, 2019.