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Cheryl Lynn
12+ albums
Discosoulfunkfemale vocalistsdance
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Cheryl Lynn was born in Los Angeles on March 11, 1957. Her professional singing career started in 1976 when she landed a job as a backing singer in the national touring company of The Wiz. Eventually she would land the role of Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West, during the six month national tour run. Prior to her appearance on The Wiz, Cheryl taped an episode of the Gong Show in the early part of 1976. She went on to win the competition while singing Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful." Lynn later told Dick Clark during her appearance on American Bandstand that after the episode aired, in the fall of 1976, record industry executives were calling about her soon after the win. Success and later career After signing with Columbia Records, Lynn released her first and biggest hit, "Got to Be Real," which was penned by Toto's keyboardist David Paich, David Foster and Lynn. The song peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the R&B chart. The success of the single prompted a full scale debut album. Titled, Cheryl Lynn, it was produced by Paich. The album sold over a million copies and peaked at #5 on Billboard's R&B albums chart and #23 on Billboard's top 200 album charts. The follow-up single, "Star Love," also became a hit —reaching the top twenty on both the R&B and Dance charts. During Cheryl's debut album's run, members of the rock group Toto were putting together their debut album. During the production Lynn was asked to provided the female backing vocal o
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Cheryl Lynn (Expanded Edition)
Cheryl Lynn
The Best Of Cheryl Lynn: Got To Be Real
Preppie (Expanded Edition)
R&B: From Doo-Wop To Hip-Hop
Got to Be Real: The Best of Cheryl Lynn
Instant Love (Expanded Edition)
The Best Of Cheryl Lynn: Got To Be Real
Disco 100
In The Night
Instant Love
Cheryl Lynn (With Bonus Tracks)