Lyn Collins
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Born in Abilene, Texas, U.S.A., she began her recording career aged 14. Her biggest solo hit was the James Brown-produced gospel-style song “Think (About It)”, from her 1972 album of the same name on People Records. The song contains five breaks which have been widely sampled in hip-hop and drum and bass, most famously, the “Yeah! Woo!” and “It takes two to make a thing go right” loops in Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock’s “It Takes Two” which is composed almost completely from samples of Think including a few lines of Collins’ vocals. Furthermore, it was used in the early sociocritical eurodance classic I Can’t Stand It by Twenty 4 Seven. Another album followed in 1975 Check Me Out If You Don’t Know Me by Now. After the release of this album, she returned to performing mainly as a back-up vocalist.
In the late 1980s and early ’90s, Collins attempted a comeback as a dance/club diva, recording the house single “Shout” for Belgium’s ARS label. In 1993, Collins’ profile was given a boost by female dancehall singer Patra, who invited Collins to perform on her hit remake of “Think (About It)”; partly due to the resulting interest, her two official albums were reissued in England and the Netherlands. Collins continued to tour and perform, most notably at the European Jazz/Funk Festival (in both 1998 and 1999) and the Montreux Jazz Festival.
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Think (About It)
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Mama Feelgood: The Best of Lyn Collins
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Mama Feelgood: The Best Of
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Check Me Out If You Don't Know Me by Now
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Seantonio
SO GOOD
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J-east
Let's get funky!
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medic1985
Check out "James Brown - I Feel Good" - guitar cover by Wally and medic from The Hysteria: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6T0d6IKN04
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jillian8
;)
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alinix
oh god, how come i didn't know about her? amazing talent!
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TheAbbott
Great singer but Marva Whitney is certainly better.
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theapril-sea
think about it is so great. wonderful soaring voice
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dostijeru
darrnn! it`s sounds groovier than godfather
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barryvs
Great voice.
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Marxism1
I don't understand why she doesn't have more shouts, I thought she was pretty popular amongst the soul listeners.
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ainhoa_lin
What a wonderful woman!!!
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Marxism1
Love.
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doceasubio
gaiteira!
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ashleyrobb
i could never forget her voice.
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kinlaap
What a voice, so much feeling.
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Jeanie29
Oh Lyn's the queen!!!!!
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CROCHET4EVER
LYNN, U TAUGHT ME HOW TO BE A REAL WOMAN!!!! ROCK ON!
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hevywate
She had one of the most soulful voices in the game!
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brasmeta01
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SirAlecHendrix
cool voice
All 29 shouts
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