Sybil (singer-songwriter)

Sybil Ilona Lynch (born June 2, 1963), known mononymously as Sybil, is an American R&B and pop singer-songwriter. Sybil gained notable success in her career with songs during the mid-1980s into the mid-1990s. She is the cousin of En Vogue singer Maxine Jones.

Career

Sybil signed to Next Plateau Records in the United States (with a licensing deal with Champion Records in the United Kingdom) and began recording in 1986 with the release of her first single "Falling in Love". The record reached the top 30 on the Dance charts and began a successful career for Sybil, releasing her debut album Let Yourself Go a year later. Let Yourself Go featured several minor R&B hits, including the title track, in addition to including her initial take on what would become her biggest hit- a cover version of the Dionne Warwick hit "Don't Make Me Over".

Two years later, Sybil released her self-titled second album, including a revamped version of "Don't Make Me Over", which achieved worldwide crossover success, along with another Warwick cover, "Walk On By", which were released in 1989 and 1990, respectively. The former became Sybil's biggest hit in the US, peaking at No. 20,

! width="35"| US R&B

! width="35"| NZ

! width="35"| UK

| 1987

| align="left"| Let Yourself Go

Release date: 1987
Label: Next Plateau

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| 92

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| 1989

| align="left"| Sybil

Release date: September 20, 1989
Label: Next Plateau

| 75

| 12

| 61

| 3

| 21

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RMNZ: Gold

| 1990

| align="left"| Sybilization

Release date: October 19, 1990
Label: Next Plateau

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| 70

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| rowspan="2"| 1993

| align="left"| Doin' It Now!

Release date: March 3, 1993
Label: Next Plateau

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| align="left"| Good 'N' Ready

Release date: May 14, 1993
Label: Next Plateau

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| 13

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| 1997

| align="left"| Still a Thrill

Release date: December 8, 1997
Label: Coalition

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| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Album was released as Sybil in North America and Australasia and as Walk On By in the United Kingdom.

Compilation albums

Greatest Hits (1997, Next Plateau)
Sybil's Greatest Hits (2007)

Remix album

Brighter Days: The Best Remix of Sybil (Japan only) (remix EP) (1998, eastwest)

Singles

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Single

!colspan="10"| Peak chart positions

!rowspan="2"| Certifications

!rowspan="2"| Album

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="35"| US

! width="35"| CAN

! width="35"| IRE

! width="35"| NLD

! width="35"| NZ

| align="left"| "Walk On By"

| 74

| 3

| 7

| —

| 21

| 15

| 2

| 6

| align="left"|

| align="left"| "All Through the Night"

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| 84

| align="left"|

| align="left" rowspan="1"| Let Yourself Go

| rowspan="3"| 1990

| align="left"| "Crazy 4 U" (featuring Salt-n-Pepa)

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| 19

| —

| 147

| —

| 30

| 26

| 71

| align="left"|

| align="left" rowspan="2"| Sybil

| align="left"| "I Wanna Be Where You Are"

| —

| 86

| —

| align="left"|

| align="left"| "Make It Easy on Me"

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| 52

| —

| 160

| —

| 76

| —

| 99

| align="left"|

| align="left" rowspan="5"| Sybilization

| rowspan="4"| 1991

| align="left"| "Open Up the Door"

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| align="left"|

| align="left"| "Go On"

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| 78

| —

| align="left"|

| align="left"| "Let It Rain"

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| align="left"|

| align="left"| "Lovely Day"

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| align="left"|

| rowspan="6"| 1993

| align="left"| "You're the Love of My Life"

| rowspan="2"| 90

| 37

| —

| align="left"|

| align="left" rowspan="2"| Doin' It Now!

| align="left"| "The Love I Lost" (with West End)

| —

| 18

| 145

| —

| 68

| 9

| —

| 3

| align="left"|

| align="left"| "When I'm Good and Ready"

| —

| 213

| —

| 46

| 6

| —

| 5

| align="left"|

| align="left" rowspan="3"| Good 'N' Ready

| align="left"| "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams"

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| 90

| —

| 41

| align="left"|

| align="left"| "Stronger Together"

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| 41

| align="left"|

| align="left"| "My Love Is Guaranteed" (Remix)

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| 48

| align="left"|

| align="left" rowspan="2"| Good 'N' Ready

| rowspan="1"| 1996

| align="left"| "So Tired of Being Alone"

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| 53

| align="left"|

| rowspan="3"| 1997

| align="left"| "When I'm Good and Ready" (Remix)

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| 66

| align="left"|

| align="left" rowspan="1"| Greatest Hits

| align="left"| "Still a Thrill"

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| 55

| align="left"|

| align="left" rowspan="2"| Still a Thrill

| align="left"| "Why"

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| 81

| align="left"|

| rowspan="1"| 1998

| align="left"| "When I Fall in Love" (with The Klub Family)

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| align="left"|

| align="left" rowspan="9"| Non-album singles

| rowspan="2"| 2002

| align="left"| "When I Fall in Love" (with Blaze)

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| 91

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| align="left"| "You Should've Told Me

| —

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| rowspan="2"| 2006

| align="left"| "Don't Give Up"

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| align="left"|

| align="left"| "It's Too Late"

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| align="left"|

| rowspan="1"| 2008

| align="left"| "Shining Star"

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| align="left"|

| rowspan="1"| 2009

| align="left"| "Stronger (Can't Look Back)"

| —

| align="left"|

| rowspan="1"| 2011

| align="left"| "Troubled Waters"

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| align="left"|

| rowspan="1"| 2016

| align="left"| "Together You And I" (with The Four Kings)

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| align="left"|

| colspan="18" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Featured singles

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! rowspan="2"| Artist

! colspan="1"| Peak

! rowspan="2"| Album

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="30"| US R&B

| rowspan="1"| 1990

| align="left"| "Independent"

| Salt-n-Pepa

| 85

| align="left" rowspan="1"| Blacks' Magic

Covers

Her song "Make It Easy On Me" was covered by Lisa Scott-Lee on the Steps album Steptacular. The hook of the song "Don't Make Me Over" is sampled on the Caron Wheeler track "I Adore You". "Let Yourself Go" was sampled by Shinji Hosoe on the track "Feeling Over" for Namco's 1994 racing game Ridge Racer.

References

External links

Phobos.apple.com
Traxsource.com