Cheryl Lynn
Cheryl Lynn
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Got to Be Real | Cheryl Lynn | 5:07 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | All My Lovin' | Cheryl Lynn | 4:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Star Love | Cheryl Lynn | 7:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Come In from the Rain | Cheryl Lynn | 3:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | You Saved My Day | Cheryl Lynn | 4:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Give My Love to You | Cheryl Lynn | 3:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Nothing You Say | Cheryl Lynn | 3:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | You're the One | Cheryl Lynn | 4:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Daybreak (Storybook Children) | Cheryl Lynn | 3:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 9 Songs |
Album Review
Ex-Gong Show contestant Cheryl Lynn hit paydirt with her self-titled debut album for Columbia. "Got to Be Real," one of those unavoidable disco-era hits — thanks to its instantly memorable bassline and Lynn's alternately soaring and barely contained giddiness — is one of the few singles of its level of success (number one black singles, number 11 club play, number 12 pop) to decrease in value with over-saturation. Thanks to that song and the multi-tiered "Star Love," Cheryl Lynn reached number five on the black albums chart and provided the artist with her time in the spotlight. It's easily her best full-length, full of solid album cuts that act as support for the key singles rather than attempting to match them or even duplicate them with forced hooks and bungled attempts at making a diverse listen. In fact, "You Saved My Day" is just as great as the hits and could've been bigger with the right support — nevertheless, it was a favorite of DJ Frankie Knuckles while he was at Chicago's infamous Warehouse. A strong debut that benefits from assured ease.
Recent Customer Reviews
The Other Banger
by DJ FixThis is a great album but the real banger for me was the Ray Parker, Jr. produced "Shake It Up Tonight".
Know When To Zip Yer Lip...
by SGJR1960Obviously, the first poster knows very little about music, otherwise they would've done their homework and found out that this album was an absolute smash! The moment that top producer Marty Paich saw Cheryl win THE GONG SHOW, he knew that she needed to put out an album, pronto. But this wasn't just any old rush job. "Got To Be Real" is the hit single she's best known for, but the songs on this album aren't just as good as that one song...in a lot of cases, they're BETTER! "Star Love" takes me back to the best weekends I ever spent in a club, and for me is the apex of the entire album. "All My Lovin'" is a gospel-flavored funk groove that never got its props as far as I'm concerned, and the vibe continues doubly with "You Saved My Day." "Come In From The Rain" takes what worked for both Melissa Manchester and The Captain and Tenille, and does something to it that nobody ever expected...it makes it hip, listenable and irresistible. (It also helped her on THE GONG SHOW.)
This is old school flava like you don't get it served up much anymore...So you're half right, first poster. Cheryl isn't going anywhere...not as long as I have her on my iPod! And also because she's "been there" and back more times than you could ever dream of being in your short lifetime.
just wanted to conteract the first comment
by dometriasi remember wearing this album out back in 1978 and it still sounds good, keep in mind that this was her first album after winning the Gong Show so a few more came after this
Biography
Born: March, 1957 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: R&B/Soul
Years Active: '70s, '80s
Top Albums and Songs by Cheryl Lynn
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Got to Be Real | Cheryl Lynn | 5:07 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Got to Be Real (Single Version) | The Best of Cheryl Lynn: Got to Be Real | 3:48 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Encore (Single Version) | The Best of Cheryl Lynn: Got to Be Real | 4:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Shake It Up Tonight | The Best of Cheryl Lynn: Got to Be Real | 5:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | If This World Were Mine (Single Version) | The Essential Luther Vandross | 3:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $8.99
- Genres: R&B/Soul, Music, Quiet Storm, Disco, Soul
- Released: 1978
- ℗ 1978 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
