Karyn White

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Karyn White
Background information
Born (1965-10-14) October 14, 1965 (age 58)
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
GenresR&B, New jack swing
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, Interior Designer
Years active1986–1995
2006, 2012-present
LabelsWarner Bros. (1986–1999)
KW Entertainment (2011–)

Karyn Layvonne White (born October 14, 1965) is an American R&B singer who was popular during the late 1980s.

Biography

White was born in Los Angeles to Vivian and Clarence White. She is the youngest of five children. She was discovered by long time friend Stephen Thor Hill. She sang in a church choir and worked as a backing singer, then sang on Jeff Lorber's single "Facts of Love" before signing to Warner Bros. Records.

White married Terry Lewis in 1992 and together they had a daughter, Ashley Nicole and adopted son Brandon. Lewis brought to the marriage children Trey and Chloe.[1] They eventually divorced in 1999, and she later married producer/musician Bobby G[citation needed].

Music career

White's self-titled debut album Karyn White was released in 1988. It was produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface and achieved platinum status. Karyn White contained the hit singles "The Way You Love Me", "Secret Rendezvous" (#6 in the U.S., her biggest hit at the time), "Superwoman" and "Love Saw It" a duet with Babyface. White was nominated in the Best R&B/Urban Contemporary New Artist category for the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards.She was also nominated for two Grammy Awards. She became the first female artist to have their first three solo releases hit #1 on the R&B charts.

Her follow-up album was Ritual of Love in 1991. It had songs produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and featured the hit single "Romantic", which hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Other singles from the album include "The Way I Feel About You" (U.S. #12), "Walkin' the Dog," and "Do Unto Me" (the last two did not chart). The photographer and director Matthew Rolston directed the video for the hit single "Romantic". Michael Walls, who was credited as stylist on Ritual of Love, worked with White on the look for the Ritual of Love album sleeve, and three of the music videos released for the album. Walls had the idea for the Chanel inspired pearls and black dress used on the album cover, the french maid look and multiple wardrobe changes for video of "The Way I Feel About You", and the "Walkin' the Dog" video, which was based on a scene from the film Sweet Charity.

Her next album was Make Him Do Right in 1994. The album did not sell well, although she did chart with the singles "Hungah" and the Babyface-penned "Can I Stay With You", which became her final U.S. R&B Top 10 hit in early 1995. "I'd Rather Be Alone", her last chart single to date, peaked at #50 on the same chart later that year.

White left Warner Bros. Records in 1999, and dropped out of the music public eye for many years to start a family.

Recent times

White resides in Rocklin, California, a suburb of Sacramento, and runs a successful interior design and real estate business.[2] In 2006 she recorded a new album, titled Sista Sista; which was slated for release in 2006, but was shelved. Two tracks, "All I Do" and "Disconnected", were later released on the best of compilation album, Superwoman: The Best of Karyn White. She was also slated to appear on the Soul Train Music Awards in 2009 as a tribute to Babyface Edmonds. However, this performance was canceled when Edmonds and Reid withdrew from the Soul Train ceremony, declining the honor. Currently, White plans to release her first album after a seventeen-year break, Carpe Diem, in 2012.[3]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[4] 		US
R&B
[4] 		CAN
[5] 		JPN
[6] 		NLD
[7] 		UK
[8]
1988 Karyn White 19 1 20 — — 20
1991 Ritual of Love
  • Release Date: September 10, 1991
  • Label: Warner Bros.
 53 7 — 18 62 31
1994 Make Him Do Right
  • Release Date: September 27, 1994
  • Label: Warner Bros.
 99 22 — 17 — — —
2012 Carpe Diem
  • Release Date: March 24, 2012
  • Label: KW Enterprise / Lightyear
 — — — — — — —

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
[6]
1995 Sweet & Sensual
  • Release Date: April 10, 1995
  • Label: WEA Japan
 29
1991 Superwoman: The Best of Karyn White —

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
[11] 		US
R&B
[11] 		US
Dan
[11] 		US
A/C
[11] 		CAN
[5] 		IRE
[12] 		NLD
[7] 		NZ
[13] 		UK
[8]
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 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 — — — — — 68 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

As featured performer

Year Title Artist Peak chart positions Album
US
[11] 		US
R&B
[11] 		US
Dan
[11] 		UK
[8]
1986 "Facts of Love" Jeff Lorber 27 17 9 95 Private Passion
1987 "True Confessions" — 88 — —
"We Never Called It Love" Pauli Carman — — — — It's TIme
1989 "Not Thru Being with You" Michael Jeffries — 32 — 99 Michael Jeffries

Awards and nominations

Year Award
1989 American Music Award nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist
1989 Soul Train Music Award nomination for Best New Artist, Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single, Female and Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album, Female
1989 Billboard Music Award win for No. 1 R&B Single of the Year ("Superwoman").[14]
1989 Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ("The Way You Love Me").
1990 Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ("Superwoman").
1990 American Music Award nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B Album - (Karyn White).[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.tvoneonline.com/shows/life_after/life-after-stars/karyn-white-.html
  2. ^ Superwoman: The Best Of liner notes
  3. ^ By kiera ·. "The Return of Karyn White". Soul Train. Retrieved 2012-04-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b "US Albums Charts > Karyn White". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-09-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b "CAN Charts > Karyn White". RPM. Retrieved 2012-09-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ a b "JPN Charts > Karyn White". Oricon. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  7. ^ a b "NLD Charts > Karyn White". MegaCharts. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  8. ^ a b c "UK Charts > Karyn White". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  9. ^ a b "UK Charts > Karyn White". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  10. ^ "UK Certified Awards Search > Karyn White". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "US Singles Charts > Karyn White". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-09-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "IRE Charts Search > Karyn White". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  13. ^ "NZ Charts > Karyn White". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  14. ^ "Information Not Found". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  15. ^ [1][dead link]

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