Cheryl Lynn
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Lynda Cheryl Smith known better by her professional name Cheryl Lynn, is a female African-American disco
, R&B
and soul
singer known best for her 1978 disco song, "Got to Be Real
".
. However, her professional singing career started during 1976 when she obtained a job as a backing vocalist
for the national touring company of the musical drama The Wiz
. Eventually she would obtain the role of Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West
, during the six month national tour.
Prior to her appearance on The Wiz
, Cheryl taped an episode of the Gong Show during the early part of 1976. She won the competition while singing Joe Cocker
's "You Are So Beautiful
". After the episode was broadcast, during the autumn of 1976, record industry executives were calling to contract her.
company. Lynn released her first and best-known song, "Got to Be Real
," which was composed
by keyboardist David Paich
(of the band Toto
), David Foster
and Lynn. The song scored #12 on the Billboard Hot 100
record chart
and #1 on the Rhythm & Blues
chart. The success of the single album prompted a full scale debut album. Named Cheryl Lynn
, it was produced by Paich. The album sold more than a million copies and scored #5 on Billboard
magazines R&B albums chart and #23 on Billboards top 200 album charts. The next single album, "Star Love"', also became a success.
During this time, members of the rock music group Toto
were producing their debut album. During the production Lynn was asked to provided the female backing vocal
for the single album, "Georgy Porgy
,". The single scored #48 on Billboards popular music charts. Although Toto would to chart more than a dozen popular music successes throughout the years, it was Lynn's vocal for "Georgy Porgy" that aided the group in charting their only R&B (#18) and Dance (#80) on the Billboard charts.
During 1981, Ray Parker, Jr.
produced "Shake It Up Tonight", a major dance & R&B success from Lynn's third album, In the Night. The next year, Luther Vandross
was asked to produced Lynn's fourth album, Instant Love. The 2nd single from the album, "If This World Were Mine
" - a 1982 duet
with Luther Vandross
that cover-versioned
a Marvin Gaye
& Tammi Terrell
song, has become a classic. For her fifth album, Preppie, Lynn produced most of the tracks with the exception of the single "Encore
" (#1 R&B ) - which was written and produced
by the Minneapolis funk
music duo, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. It became Lynn's second #1 single . During 1989, Lynn released the top 10 single , "Every Time I Try To Say Goodbye", from her eighth album, Whatever It Takes.
albums, Rush Street and Paid Vacation
as well as Luther Vandross' Your Secret Love
album. But during 1995, after a six year hiatus from recording her own material, Lynn teamed with producer/songwriter Teddy Riley, (formerly of the New Jack Swing
music group Guy
), to record her Ninth album, Good Time. It was released in Japan
, the United Kingdom
and later in the United States
as an imported CD and featured the nightclub favorite single album "Guarantee For My Heart". During 1996, Sony Records/Legacy released Got to Be Real - The Best Of Cheryl Lynn, which included Lynn's most successful recordings from her years with Columbia Records
. This was followed soon by another compilation CD named, The Real Thing, which featured other recordings from Lynn's first six albums. Two years later she performed on HBO's Sinbad's Summer Soul Jam 4 (1998), hosted by comedian Sinbad (actor).
J Supreme on his single "Your Love (Encore)", which was an update of her #1 1984 song "Encore
." She performed on ABC
's The Disco Ball...A 30-Year Celebration, which was broadcast during January 2003. During 2004 she recorded the song "Sweet Kind of Life," which was also written and produced by Jam & Lewis, for the animated film and soundtrack to Shark Tale
.
On September 19, 2005, Lynn's song "Got to Be Real" was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame
. On May 23, 2006 Collectables Record Label re-released her 1981 album In The Night and 1982's Instant Love, in twin CD package form. It was the first time ever that either album was released as a CD in the U.S.
Lynn is considered an influence on some of today's R&B female singers, including Mary J. Blige
, who, along with Will Smith
, covered Lynn's song ("Got to Be Real"), also for the soundtrack of the animated movie Shark Tale. Japanese popular music singer Kumi Koda
cover-versioned the song for her July 2010 single album "Gossip Candy
" as well.
On 11 April 2010, "Got to Be Real" charted for the first time in the UK, peaking at number 70.
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
, R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
and soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer known best for her 1978 disco song, "Got to Be Real
Got To Be Real
"Got to Be Real" is a 1978 disco song by Cheryl Lynn from her self-titled album. The song, which was Lynn's debut single, was penned by David Paich, David Foster, and Lynn, and has since been called one of the defining moments in disco. Along with the tracks, "Star Love" and "You Saved My Day",...
".
Early career
Lynn's singing career began when she was a young girl with her church choirChoir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
. However, her professional singing career started during 1976 when she obtained a job as a backing vocalist
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
for the national touring company of the musical drama The Wiz
The Wiz
The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of African American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 at the Morris A...
. Eventually she would obtain the role of Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West
Wicked Witch of the West
The Wicked Witch of the West is a fictional character and the most significant antagonist in L. Frank Baum's children's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz...
, during the six month national tour.
Prior to her appearance on The Wiz
The Wiz
The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of African American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 at the Morris A...
, Cheryl taped an episode of the Gong Show during the early part of 1976. She won the competition while singing Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues musician, composer and actor, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...
's "You Are So Beautiful
You Are So Beautiful
"You Are So Beautiful" is a song written by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher and Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys. It was first recorded by Preston and made popular in a version by Joe Cocker....
". After the episode was broadcast, during the autumn of 1976, record industry executives were calling to contract her.
Success and later career
After her performance on The Gong Show, Ahmed Ertegun of Atlantic Records company couldn't come to an initial meeting with Lynn, with the result that she was contracted with Columbia RecordsColumbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
company. Lynn released her first and best-known song, "Got to Be Real
Got To Be Real
"Got to Be Real" is a 1978 disco song by Cheryl Lynn from her self-titled album. The song, which was Lynn's debut single, was penned by David Paich, David Foster, and Lynn, and has since been called one of the defining moments in disco. Along with the tracks, "Star Love" and "You Saved My Day",...
," which was composed
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
by keyboardist David Paich
David Paich
David Frank Paich is a session musician, keyboard player, recording producer, arranger, vocalist and main composer of the Los Angeles-based rock/pop band Toto. David is the son of the late jazz composer, musician, and arranger Marty Paich...
(of the band Toto
Toto (band)
Toto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The group currently consists of Joseph Williams , David Paich , Steve Porcaro , Steve Lukather , Mike Porcaro , and Simon Phillips . Toto is known for a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard...
), David Foster
David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
and Lynn. The song scored #12 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
record chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
and #1 on the Rhythm & Blues
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart. The success of the single album prompted a full scale debut album. Named Cheryl Lynn
Cheryl Lynn (album)
Cheryl Lynn is singer Cheryl Lynn's self-titled 1978 debut album. It was released on the Columbia label and featured her debut hit "Got to Be Real"...
, it was produced by Paich. The album sold more than a million copies and scored #5 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazines R&B albums chart and #23 on Billboards top 200 album charts. The next single album, "Star Love"', also became a success.
During this time, members of the rock music group Toto
Toto (band)
Toto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The group currently consists of Joseph Williams , David Paich , Steve Porcaro , Steve Lukather , Mike Porcaro , and Simon Phillips . Toto is known for a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard...
were producing their debut album. During the production Lynn was asked to provided the female backing vocal
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
for the single album, "Georgy Porgy
Georgy Porgy (song)
For other uses, see Georgy Porgy"Georgy Porgy" is a song written by David Paich, released on Toto's self-titled debut album in 1978. It was released as a single and charted on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as on both the R&B and the Dance charts.The lead vocals are performed by guitarist Steve...
,". The single scored #48 on Billboards popular music charts. Although Toto would to chart more than a dozen popular music successes throughout the years, it was Lynn's vocal for "Georgy Porgy" that aided the group in charting their only R&B (#18) and Dance (#80) on the Billboard charts.
During 1981, Ray Parker, Jr.
Ray Parker, Jr.
Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. , is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters, for his solo hits, and performing with his band Raydio as well as the late Barry White.-Early life and...
produced "Shake It Up Tonight", a major dance & R&B success from Lynn's third album, In the Night. The next year, Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
was asked to produced Lynn's fourth album, Instant Love. The 2nd single from the album, "If This World Were Mine
If This World Were Mine
"If This World Were Mine" is a 1967 song by soul music duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell from their album United. Written solely by Gaye, it was one of the few songs they recorded without Ashford & Simpson writing or producing...
" - a 1982 duet
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...
with Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
that cover-versioned
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
a Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
& Tammi Terrell
Tammi Terrell
Thomasina Winifred Montgomery, known as Tammi Terrell was an American singer-songwriter most notable for her association with Motown and her duets with Marvin Gaye. As a teenager she recorded for the Scepter–Wand, Try Me and Checker record labels. She signed with Motown in April 1965 and enjoyed...
song, has become a classic. For her fifth album, Preppie, Lynn produced most of the tracks with the exception of the single "Encore
Encore (Cheryl Lynn song)
"Encore" is a 1984 R&B hit single for popular R&B/soul singer Cheryl Lynn. The song is written and produced by the highly successful Minneapolis funk duo, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Although the single peaked at sixty-nine on the Hot 100, it was the duo's first number one R&B hit as...
" (#1 R&B ) - which was written and produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by the Minneapolis funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
music duo, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. It became Lynn's second #1 single . During 1989, Lynn released the top 10 single , "Every Time I Try To Say Goodbye", from her eighth album, Whatever It Takes.
The 1990s
Lynn began the 1990s without a record contract. She did mostly session work for Richard MarxRichard Marx
Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
albums, Rush Street and Paid Vacation
Paid Vacation (album)
Paid Vacation is the fourth studio album by singer/songwriter Richard Marx. The album's first single "Now And Forever" hit #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. This song also spent eleven consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart...
as well as Luther Vandross' Your Secret Love
Your Secret Love
Your Secret Love is the tenth studio album by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross, released in September 1996 . The album's title track won the Grammy Award for "Best Male R&B Vocal Performance" and was nominated for "Best R&B Song" in 1997. It was his final album for Epic Records.-Track...
album. But during 1995, after a six year hiatus from recording her own material, Lynn teamed with producer/songwriter Teddy Riley, (formerly of the New Jack Swing
New jack swing
New jack swing or swingbeat is a fusion genre spearheaded by Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle which became extremely popular from the late-1980s into the mid-1990s. Its influence, along with hip-hop, seeped into pop culture and was the definitive sound of the inventive Black New York club scene...
music group Guy
Guy (band)
Guy are a hip hop, R&B and soul band most closely associated with the new jack swing style of the 1980s and 1990s.-Origins :Guy was formed in Harlem, New York in 1987 by R&B singer-songwriters Aaron Hall, young musician/record producer Teddy Riley and Timmy Gatling...
), to record her Ninth album, Good Time. It was released in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and later in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as an imported CD and featured the nightclub favorite single album "Guarantee For My Heart". During 1996, Sony Records/Legacy released Got to Be Real - The Best Of Cheryl Lynn, which included Lynn's most successful recordings from her years with Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. This was followed soon by another compilation CD named, The Real Thing, which featured other recordings from Lynn's first six albums. Two years later she performed on HBO's Sinbad's Summer Soul Jam 4 (1998), hosted by comedian Sinbad (actor).
2000 to present
During the new millennium Lynn toured Japan and did an occasional gig in the U.S., performing at charity events in her hometown of Los Angeles. During 2000 she worked with hip-hop musicianMusician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
J Supreme on his single "Your Love (Encore)", which was an update of her #1 1984 song "Encore
Encore (Cheryl Lynn song)
"Encore" is a 1984 R&B hit single for popular R&B/soul singer Cheryl Lynn. The song is written and produced by the highly successful Minneapolis funk duo, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Although the single peaked at sixty-nine on the Hot 100, it was the duo's first number one R&B hit as...
." She performed on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's The Disco Ball...A 30-Year Celebration, which was broadcast during January 2003. During 2004 she recorded the song "Sweet Kind of Life," which was also written and produced by Jam & Lewis, for the animated film and soundtrack to Shark Tale
Shark Tale
Shark Tale is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. In the story, a young fish named Oscar falsely claims to have killed the son of a shark mob boss to win favour with the mob boss' enemies and advance his own community standing...
.
On September 19, 2005, Lynn's song "Got to Be Real" was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame
Dance Music Hall of Fame
The Dance Music Hall of Fame was created in 2003 when music industry veteran John Parker thought that something needed to be done to honor the creators and innovators of dance music...
. On May 23, 2006 Collectables Record Label re-released her 1981 album In The Night and 1982's Instant Love, in twin CD package form. It was the first time ever that either album was released as a CD in the U.S.
Lynn is considered an influence on some of today's R&B female singers, including Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
, who, along with Will Smith
Will Smith
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...
, covered Lynn's song ("Got to Be Real"), also for the soundtrack of the animated movie Shark Tale. Japanese popular music singer Kumi Koda
Kumi Koda
, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game...
cover-versioned the song for her July 2010 single album "Gossip Candy
Gossip Candy
"Gossip Candy" is the forty-seventh single by J-Pop singer Kumi Koda, released on July 7, 2010. Like her previous singles "4 Hot Wave," "Freaky," and "Moon," this single includes four songs. One song has two versions on the single. This is the first single by Kumi Koda since her last studio album,...
" as well.
On 11 April 2010, "Got to Be Real" charted for the first time in the UK, peaking at number 70.
Studio albums
- 1978: Cheryl LynnCheryl Lynn (album)Cheryl Lynn is singer Cheryl Lynn's self-titled 1978 debut album. It was released on the Columbia label and featured her debut hit "Got to Be Real"...
(Columbia) - US PopBillboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
#23, US R&B #5 - 1979: In Love (Columbia) - US Pop #167, US R&B #47
- 1981: In The Night (Columbia) - US Pop #104, US R&B #14
- 1982: Instant Love (Columbia) - US Pop #133, US R&B #7
- 1983: PreppiePreppie (album)Preppie is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Cheryl Lynn, released in 1984 by Columbia Records.-Reception:Preppie includes the hit singles "Encore" and "This Time" . It reached #8 on the R&B albums chart...
(Columbia) - US Pop #161, US R&B #8 - 1985: It's Gonna Be Right (Columbia) - US Pop #202, US R&B #56
- 1987: Start Over (Manhattan) - US R&B #55
- 1989: Whatever It Takes (Virgin) - US R&B #42
- 1995: Good Time (Avex Trax)
Compilation
- 1996: Got to Be Real: The Best of Cheryl Lynn (Columbia)
- 1996: The Real Thing (Sony)
- 1996: Got to Be (Remix) (Avex Trax)
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Dance |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1978 | "Got to Be Real Got To Be Real "Got to Be Real" is a 1978 disco song by Cheryl Lynn from her self-titled album. The song, which was Lynn's debut single, was penned by David Paich, David Foster, and Lynn, and has since been called one of the defining moments in disco. Along with the tracks, "Star Love" and "You Saved My Day",... " |
12 | 1 | 11 | 70 | Cheryl Lynn |
| 1979 | "Star Love" | 62 | 16 | — | ||
| 1980 | "I've Got Faith in You" | — | 41 | 12 | — | In Love |
| "Keep It Hot" | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "Shake It Up Tonight Shake It Up Tonight "Shake It Up Tonight" is a 1981 hit single by Cheryl Lynn. Since the success of her debut hit, "Got to Be Real," the acclaimed R&B-dance track peaked at No. 5 on the Hot Dance Club Play charts and it also scored number 70 on the Billboard charts. "Shake It Up Tonight" appears on Lynn's LP In the... " |
70 | 5 | 5 | — | In the Night |
| "In the Night" | — | 79 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Instant Love" | 105 | 16 | — | — | Instant Love |
| "If This World Were Mine If This World Were Mine "If This World Were Mine" is a 1967 song by soul music duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell from their album United. Written solely by Gaye, it was one of the few songs they recorded without Ashford & Simpson writing or producing... " (with Luther Vandross Luther Vandross Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times... ) |
101 | 4 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | "Look Before You Leap" | — | 77 | — | — | Preppie |
| "Preppie" | — | 85 | — | — | ||
| "Encore Encore (Cheryl Lynn song) "Encore" is a 1984 R&B hit single for popular R&B/soul singer Cheryl Lynn. The song is written and produced by the highly successful Minneapolis funk duo, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Although the single peaked at sixty-nine on the Hot 100, it was the duo's first number one R&B hit as... " |
69 | 1 | 6 | 68 | ||
| 1984 | "This Time" | — | 49 | — | — | |
| 1985 | "At Last You're Mine" | — | 34 | — | — | Heavenly Bodies |
| "Fidelity" | — | 25 | — | 97 | It's Gonna Be Right | |
| "Fade to Black" | — | 85 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "New Dress" | — | 34 | — | — | Start Over |
| "If You Were Mine" | — | 11 | 28 | — | ||
| 1989 | "Everytime I Try to Say Goodbye" | — | 7 | — | — | Whatever It Takes |
| "Whatever It Takes" | — | 26 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart | ||||||
As featured performer
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Dance |
|||
| 1978 | "Georgy Porgy Georgy Porgy (song) For other uses, see Georgy Porgy"Georgy Porgy" is a song written by David Paich, released on Toto's self-titled debut album in 1978. It was released as a single and charted on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as on both the R&B and the Dance charts.The lead vocals are performed by guitarist Steve... " |
48 | 18 | 80 | Toto |
External links
- Cheryl Lynn at Soul Legends
- Cheryl Lynn at MySpace
- Cheryl Lynn at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...