Barbara Lynn - Here Is Barbara Lynn (1968)

Barbara Lynn is an American R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist.

In 1967 Barbara Lynn was signed to Atlantic Records, the label no doubt hoping for a repeat of her big 1962 hit "You'll Lose A Good Thing". It didn't quite happen, though they did manage to get a couple of modest R&B chart entries out of her, the first being "This Is The Thanks I Get", which charted at #39. A full album followed, showcasing her distinctive soul / R&B sound at its very best, and including a new version of "You'll Lose A Good Thing". She kept recording for Atlantic into 1968 (including some sessions at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, produced by Spooner Oldham), and some more singles were released (which unfortunately did not chart), but then it appears she didn't record at all for the next few years.

Atlantic got one more hit out of her though, as "(Until Then) I'll Suffer", originally from the 1968 album, became a surprise R&B chart entry at #31 in 1971. A few more singles came out in '72 and '73, the last few of which were new recordings, and then her contract with Atlantic was up. Around this time she apparently got married and started a family, which might account for her lack of recording activity. After her Atlantic years she returned to touring the Southern States, and did release a few singles on a variety of small labels throughout the decade.

Featured here with the original album Here Is Barbara Lynn is a generous helping of bonus tracks, including all the Atlantic singles and most of the b-sides not on the album itself.

You'll Lose A Good Thing (1963) <|> You Don't Have To Go (1988)

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Barbara Lynn - You Left The Water Running: The Tribe Singles (1966-1967)

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1962 had seen Barbara Lynn score her breakthrough hit, and only #1 record, "You'll Lose A Good Thing", produced by Huey P. Meaux and released on Jamie Records. Several more singles on Jamie followed, but none were as big a success. In 1966 Meaux moved her to his own Tribe Records label, and here she released four singles. One of these was the first recording of an early Dan Penn classic, "You Left The Water Running", which would soon be recorded by a number of different R&B and soul artists. It charted modestly, getting to #42 on the national R&B chart. In 1967 she signed a new deal with Atlantic Records.

As there were only four singles on Tribe, this compilation is just a short one of eight tracks, but they are all good, "You Left The Water Running" being particularly noteworthy.

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Barbara Lynn - The Jamie Singles Collection (1962-1965)

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Barbara Lynn is an American R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist. 

Barabara Lynn Ozen was born in Beaumont, Texas in 1942. Inspired by both blues and pop music, she formed an all female group whilst at school, Bobbie Lynn & Her Idols, with whom she played left-handed guitar. In the early 60s she was discovered by producer Huey P. Meaux, who took her to record in New Orleans (musicians at the sessions included a young Dr John). There they recorded what would be her breakthrough hit, and indeed the biggest hit of her career - the self-penned "You'll Lose A Good Thing", released on Jamie Records, topped the R&B chart in 1962, and also reached the Top 10 on the pop chart. An album and many more singles followed, the next highest charting being "You're Gonna Need Me" (#13 R&B). She went on to tour with many top R&B artists, and got to appear on American Bandstand. She was somewhat unique at the time for being a black female artist who both played a lead instrument and wrote her own songs.

This compilation brings together thirty-two songs from her years with Jamie Records. Besides the two big hits, other notable songs include "Oh! Baby (We've Got A Good Thing Going)" (which was covered by The Rolling Stones in 1965), "Unfair" (an early Dan Penn composition), and a cover of Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel".

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