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Biography:
Contemporary pop/R&&B singer Karyn White was born in Los Angeles, where her father played trumpet and her mother was a church choir director. White gained experience singing in choir and also in local talent shows and beauty pageants. She sang with local band Legacy and then toured with R&&B vocalist O'Bryan in 1984. A lead vocal on instrumentalist Jeff Lorber's &"Facts of Life" led to Warner Bros. signing her. The self-titled debut, released in 1988, featured &"The Way You Love Me," &"Love Saw It," and &"Superwoman"; the album sold two million copies. Her gold follow-up, Ritual of Love (1991), featured production by Jimmy Jam && Terry Lewis. Karyn White later married Lewis and together they had a daughter, Ashley. Jam && Lewis also contributed production help on 1994's Make Him Do Right. John Bush, All Music Guide

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