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Name
  
Sybil Lynch

Role
  
Singer

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Education
  
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Albums
  
Sybilization, Good 'N' Ready, Sybil, Doin' It Now!, Sybil's Greatest Hits

Similar People
  
Frankie Knuckles, Pete Waterman, Mike Stock

Sybil Lynch (born June 2, 1965, New Jersey), known simply as Sybil, is an American R&B and pop singer who had a successful career during the 1980s and 1990s.

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Career

Sybil began recording in 1986 and is best known for her cover versions of Dionne Warwick's hits "Don't Make Me Over" and "Walk On By", which were released in 1989 and 1990, respectively. They were both Top 20 successes on the UK Singles Chart, with the latter being the highest charting position for this Burt Bacharach/Hal David classic (#6), closely followed by Gabrielle (#7). Her other hits include the Stock/Waterman-written "When I'm Good and Ready" (UK #5) and her cover of "The Love I Lost" (UK #3).

Sybil appeared on the UK version of the television series Hit Me, Baby, One More Time in 2005 performing her hit "When I'm Good and Ready".

Studio albums

  • A 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)
  • 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".

    Songs

    Don't Make Me Over
    When I'm Good and Ready
    Walk on By
    My Love Is Guaranteed
    The Love I Lost
    Let Yourself Go
    You're the Love of My Life
    Strong Together
    Let It Rain
    Make It Easy on Me
    Falling in Love
    Love's Calling
    Oh - How I Love You
    Crazy for You
    Open Up the Door
    I Wanna Be Where You Are
    Can't Wait
    So Tired of Being Alone
    Still a Thrill
    The Let It Rain All Night Suite
    In My Dreams
    Cold Drink
    First Lessons in Love
    Love's Got a Hold on Me
    Living for the Moment
    Bad Beats Suite
    Guarantee Of Love
    Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
    Shining Star
    Lovely Day
    Breathe A Prayer
    When It's Gone Away

    References

    Sybil (singer) Wikipedia