Sybil Lynch

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Sybil (born Sybil Lynch in New Jersey) is a American R&B/pop singer, who has been recording since 1986. She is best known for her covers 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 pop charts with the latter being the highest charting position for this Bacharach/David classic (No. 6), narrowly beating Gabrielleäs version which made No. 7 in 1997.

However, it was when she signed with the music UK songwriters/producers Stock Aitken Waterman, that Sybil had the biggest success, and was particularly popular in the UK. She had two huge Top 5 smashes in 1993 -- the first, a West End production of "The Love I Lost", originally a No. 21 hit for Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes, made No. 3 and the second, "When I'm Good And Ready", an original song penned by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman after Matt Aitken had flown the nest, reached No. 5. Her most successful album was also released that year; "Good n Ready" made No. 12 on the album charts. The same year, her US album Doin' It Now was released by Next Plateau, a subsidiary of Polygram Records.

Most of Sybil's hits have been covers of standards, and her career gradually evolved from dance towards soul/pop. Her last single to date was released in 1997.

In 2005, she appeared in the ITV singing contest, Hit Me Baby One More Time.

Sybil has recently been working in Miami, Florida and is about to release a new track called "Don't Give Up" with Code Red Recordings.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Let Yourself Go (1987) UK 92
Sybil (1987) US The Billboard 200 (Pop Albums) #75, US R&B #12, UK Pop #92
Sybilization (1990) US R&B #70
Walk On By (1990) UK #10
Doin' It Now (1993) US Next Plateau/London - PolyGram Records
Good ‘N’ Ready (1993) UK #12
Greatest Hits (1997)
Still A Thrill (1997)
Brighter Days [Japanese-only Remix EP] (1998)

[edit] Singles

Falling In Love (1986) US Club Play #28, US Dance Singles #13, UK #68
Let Yourself Go (1987) US R&B #46, US Club Play #23, US Dance Singles #41, UK #32
My Love Is Guaranteed (1987) US Club Play #4, US Dance Singles #9, US R&B #54, UK #42
Don't Make Me Over (1989) US Hot 100 (Pop) #20, R&B #2, US Club Play #4, US Dance Singles #2, UK #19
All Through The Night (1989) UK #84
Walk On By (1989) US Hot 100 (Pop) #74, US R&B #3, US Club Play #7, US Dance Singles #3, UK #6
Crazy For You (1990) US R&B #19, US Dance Singles #45, UK #71
Make It Easy On Me (1990) US R&B #52, UK #99
Go On (1991) US R&B #78
The Love I Lost (1993) US Hot 100 (Pop) #90, US R&B 37, US Club Play #18, US Dance Singles #18, UK #3 (Released under West End feat. Sybil) ¹
You're the Love of My Life (1993) US Hot 100 (Pop) #90, US R&B 37, US Club Play #18, US Dance Singles #18 ¹
When I'm Good And Ready (1993) UK #5
Beyond Your Wildest Dreams (1993) UK #41
Stronger Together (1993) UK #41
My Love Is Guaranteed '93 (Remix) (1993) UK #48
So Tired Of Being Alone (1996) UK #53
When I'm Good And Ready '97 (Remix) (1997) UK #66
Still A Thrill (1997) UK #55
When I Fall in Love -featuring Sybil (2000) 12" Release