Karyn White
Karyn Layvonne White, född 14 oktober 1965 i Los Angeles, är en amerikansk pop- och R&B-sångerska.
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| Födelsenamn | Karyn Layvonne White |
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| Född | 14 oktober 1965 |
| Bakgrund |  Los Angeles, USA |
| Genrer | Pop R&B |
| År som aktiv | 1985-2006 2012-nutid |
| Skivbolag | Warner Bros. (1986–1999) KW Entertainment (2011–) |
| Artistsamarbeten | Michel'le, Jeff Lorber, Michael Jeffries, Bobby Brown, Jody Watley, Cherelle, Tevin Campbell, Babyface, Johnny Gill |
Biografi
Whites självbetitlade debutalbum släpptes 1988 och producerades av L.A. Reid och Babyface.[1] Skivan såldes i över 2 miljoner exemplar och uppnådde platinacertifiering i USA.[1] Från skivan släpptes singlarna The Way You Love Me, Secret Rendezvous, Superwoman och Love Saw It.[1] Den sistnämnda låten är en duett med Babyface.[1]
Uppföljaren, Ritual of Love, släpptes 1991 och producerades av Jimmy Jam och Terry Lewis.[1] Singeln Romantic uppnådde förstaplatsen på Billboard Hot 100 och blev därmed Whites största hit.[1] Hon gifte sig med nämnde Lewis 1992 och bildade familj.[1] De tog ut skilsmässa 1999.[1]
Hennes tredje album, Make Him Do Right, släpptes 1994. Albumet sålde inte lika bra som hennes två föregående album.[1] Från albumet släppte singlarna Hungah, Can I Stay With You och I'd Rather Be Alone.[1]
White driver idag (2015) en egen inredningsfirma.[1] 2012 släppte hon comeback-albumet Carpe Diem.[1]
Diskografi
Studioalbum
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] | US R&B [2] | CAN [3] | JPN [4] | NLD [5] | UK [6] | |||||||||
| 1988 | Karyn White
| 19 | 1 | 20 | — | — | 20 | |||||||
| 1991 | Ritual of Love
| 53 | 7 | — | 18 | 62 | 31 |
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| 1994 | Make Him Do Right
| 99 | 22 | — | 17 | — | — | |||||||
| 2012 | Carpe Diem
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singlar
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [9] | US R&B [9] | US Dan [9] | US A/C [9] | AUS [10] | CAN [3] | IRE [11] | NLD [5] | NZ [12] | UK [6] | |||||
| 1988 | "The Way You Love Me" | 7 | 1 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | 22 | 48 | 42 | Karyn White | ||
| "Superwoman" | 8 | 1 | — | 12 | — | 16 | 20 | — | — | 11 | ||||
| 1989 | "Love Saw It" (with Babyface) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Secret Rendezvous" | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 14 | — | 83 | — | 52 | ||||
| "Slow Down" | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Secret Rendezvous" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | ||||
| "The Way You Love Me" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | ||||
| 1991 | "Romantic" | 1 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 50 | 16 | 29 | 52 | — | 23 | Ritual of Love | ||
| "The Way I Feel About You" | 12 | 5 | — | 35 | — | 13 | — | — | 47 | 65 | ||||
| 1992 | "Walkin' the Dog" | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Do Unto Me" | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | "Hungah" | 78 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | Make Him Do Right | ||
| "Can I Stay with You" | 81 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | ||||
| 1995 | "I'd Rather Be Alone" | 120 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2012 | "Sista, Sista" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Carpe Diem | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured performer
| Year | Title | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [9] | US R&B [9] | US Dan [9] | UK [6] | |||||||||||
| 1986 | "Facts of Love" | Jeff Lorber | 27 | 17 | 9 | 95 | Private Passion | |||||||
| "Back in Love" | Jeff Lorber w/ Michael Jeffries | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1987 | "True Confessions" | Jeff Lorber | — | 88 | — | — | ||||||||
| "We Never Called It Love" | Pauli Carman | — | — | — | — | It's TIme | ||||||||
| 1989 | "Not Thru Being with You" | Michael Jeffries | — | 32 | — | 99 | Michael Jeffries | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||