Sybil (singer)
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Sybil Lynch (born June 2, 1965, New Jersey), known mononymously as Sybil,[1] is an American R&B and pop singer who had a successful career the 1980s and 1990s.
Career
Sybil has been recording since 1986 and 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 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-penned "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 TV series Hit Me, Baby, One More Time in 2005 performing her hit "When I'm Good and Ready".
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US R&B [2] |
CAN [3] |
NZ [4] |
UK [5] | ||||||||||
| 1987 | Let Yourself Go
|
— | — | — | — | 92 | ||||||||
| 1989 | Sybil [A]
|
75 | 12 | 61 | 3 | 21 | ||||||||
| 1990 | Sybilization
|
— | 70 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1993 | Doin' It Now
|
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Good 'N' Ready
|
— | — | — | — | 13 | |||||||||
| 1997 | Still a Thrill
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— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
- A Album was released as Sybil in North America and Australasia and as Walk On By in the United Kingdom.
Compilation albums
- 1997: Greatest Hits
Remix album
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US R&B [2] |
US Dan [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [6] |
IRE [7] |
NLD [8] |
NZ [4] |
UK [5] | |||||||||
| 1986 | "Falling in Love" | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | Let Yourself Go | ||||||
| 1987 | "Let Yourself Go" | — | 46 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | |||||||
| "My Love Is Guaranteed" | — | 54 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | ||||||||
| 1988 | "Can't Wait (On Tomorrow)" | — | 90 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sybil | ||||||
| 1989 | "Don't Make Me Over" | 20 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 40 | — | 48 | 1 | 19 |
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| "Walk On By" | 74 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 21 | 15 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| "All Through the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | Let Yourself Go | |||||||
| 1990 | "Crazy 4 U" (featuring Salt-n-Pepa) | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 26 | 71 | Sybil | ||||||
| "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Make It Easy on Me" | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | 99 | Sybilization | |||||||
| 1991 | "Open Up the Door" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Go On" | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Let It Rain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Lovely Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1993 | "You're the Love of My Life" | 90 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Doin' It Now! | ||||||
| "The Love I Lost" (with West End) | — | 18 | — | 68 | 9 | — | — | 3 | |||||||||
| "When I'm Good and Ready" | — | — | — | — | 46 | 6 | — | — | 5 | Good 'N' Ready | |||||||
| "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | ||||||||
| "Stronger Together" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | ||||||||
| "My Love Is Guaranteed" (Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | Non-album song | |||||||
| 1996 | "So Tired of Being Alone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | |||||||
| 1997 | "When I'm Good and Ready" (Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | |||||||
| "Still a Thrill" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | Still a Thrill | |||||||
| "Why" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | ||||||||
| 1998 | "When I Fall in Love" (with The Klub Family) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album song | ||||||
| 2002 | "When I Fall in Love" (with Blaze) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "You Should've Told Me | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2006 | "Don't Give Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "It's Too Late" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2008 | "Shining Star" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2009 | "Stronger (Don't Look Back)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2011 | "Troubled Waters" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
Featured singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak position | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B | ||||
| 1990 | "Independent" | Salt-n-Pepa | 85 | Blacks' Magic |
Covers
Her song Make It Easy On Me was covered by Lisa Scott-Lee on Steps album Steptacular.
References
- ↑ (14 May 1992) CELEBRATING WITH SYBIL UP-AND-COMING POP SINGER'S A FAMILIAR FACE TO LOCAL FOLKS, News & Record (Greensboro), Retrieved October 28, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "US Charts > Sybil". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "CAN Charts > Sybil". RPM. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "NZ Charts > Sybil". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "UK Charts > Sybil". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ↑ "GER Charts > Sybil". Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ↑ "IRE Charts Search > Sybil". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ↑ "NLD Charts > Sybil". MegaCharts. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ↑ "US Certifications > Sybil". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
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