Lynn Davis discography

Lynn Davis discography

Lynn Davis performing in London, 1995.
Studio albums 2
Live albums 1
Singles 9
Soundtrack albums 6
Guest vocals 71
Background vocals 273

This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Lynn Davis, an American R&B and pop singer. Although she has not recorded a solo album, she has recorded three albums with three separate band/groups: The Gene Dunlap Band, 101 North, and The George Duke Band. She has a total of nine singles.

As one of the most popular and recorded session singers, she has contributed background vocals for many singers including George Duke, Deniece Williams, Toshinobu Kubota, Eros Ramazzotti, Howard Hewett, Mick Jagger, Jeffrey Osborne, and many other singers. She also wrote and vocally produced many of the songs for Patrice Rushen, Tracie Spencer, Susaye Greene, Thomas Anders, and Ana Rodríguez.

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
US US R&B
Tired of Being A Nice Guy
(with The Gene Dunlap Band)
  • US: 30,000+
101 North
(with 101 North)
  • Released: August 1988
  • Label: Capitol Records, Valley Vue Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Live at Shibuya Public Hall - Tokyo, Japan 1983
(with The George Duke Band)
  • Released: February 17, 2004
  • Label: George Duke Enterprises
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
  • US: 50,000+

Singles

Title Year Chart positions Album
US US R&B US Dance JP[1]
"I Want You For Myself" (with George Duke) 1979 23 23 Master of the Game
"Party Down" (with George Duke) 23 23 Follow the Rainbow
"I Really Don't Need No Light" (Jeffrey Osborne featuring Lynn Davis) 1982 39 3 Jeffrey Osborne
"Thief in the Night" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis) 1985 37 21 Thief in the Night
"Strange Relationship" (Howard Hewett featuring Lynn Davis) 1988 9 Forever and Ever
"Indigo Waltz" (Toshinobu Kubota featuring Lynn Davis) 1989 Such A Funky Thang!
"Give You My Love" (Toshinobu Kubota featuring Lynn Davis) 1990 3 Non-album single
"Be Wanabee" (Toshinobu Kubota featuring Lynn Davis) 16 Bonga Wanga
"Mama Udongo (In Eyelid)" (Toshinobu Kubota featuring Lynn Davis)

Album appearances

Year Title Soundtrack
1979 "Love Lock" (Flora Purim featuring Lynn Davis) Carry On
"Summer Breezin'" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis, and the George Duke Band) A Brazilian Love Affair
"I Need You Now" (Simone featuring Lynn Davis, Josie James, and the George Duke Band)
"Party Down" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis and Josie James) Follow the Rainbow
"Funkin' for the Thrill" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis, Napoleon Murphy Brock, and Josie James)
"Straight from the Heart" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis and Josie James)
"I Am for Real" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis and Josie James)
"I Want You for Myself" (with George Duke) Master of the Game
"Games" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis, Josie James, and the George Duke Band)
"Every Little Step I Take" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis, Josie James, and the George Duke Band)
1980 "This Is All I Really Know" (Patrice Rushen featuring Lynn Davis) Posh
1981 "I Wanna Be By Your Side" (Sheree Brown featuring Lynn Davis and Roy Galloway) Straight Ahead
"Girl Talk" (Greg Phillinganes featuring Carolyn Dennis, George Benson, Lynn Davis, and Patrice Rushen) Significant Gains
"There’s Nothing Like a Woman in Love" (Syreeta Wright featuring Lynn Davis) Set My Love In Motion
1982 "I Really Don't Need No Light" (Jeffrey Osborne featuring Lynn Davis) Jeffrey Osborne
"Ain't Nothin' Missin'" (Jeffrey Osborne featuring Lynn Davis)
"Baby" (Jeffrey Osborne featuring Lynn Davis)
"Rise and Be Healed" (Leon Patillo featuring Lynn Davis) I’ll Never Stop Lovin’ You
"After the Love Has Gone" (Stanley Turrentine featuring Lynn Davis)<s/small> Home Again
1983 "Nahia" (Pete Escovedo featuring Lynn Davis) The Island
"Don't You Get So Mad" (Jeffrey Osborne featuring Lynn Davis) Jeffrey Osborne
"Stay With Me Tonight" (Jeffrey Osborne featuring Lynn Davis)
1984 "Party Lights" (Katia featuring Lynn Davis and Marcy Levy) Party Lights - single
"Baby Jane" (Yuichiro Oda featuring Lynn Davis, Marcy Levy) O=D=A
"Watch Out" (Yuichiro Oda featuring Lynn Davis, Marcy Levy)
"Secret Rendezvous" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis and Josie James) Rendezvous
"The Power" (Jeffrey Osborne featuring Lynn Davis) Don't Stop
"You Can't Be Serious" (Jeffrey Osborne featuring Lynn Davis)
"Live for Today" (Jeffrey Osborne featuring Debra Laws, Howard Hewett, James Ingram, Joyce Kennedy, Kenny Loggins, Lynn Davis, Pat Benatar, Tremaine Hawkins)
"I Get Nervous" (Peabo Bryson featuring Lynn Davis, Marcy Levy, and Josie James) Straight from the Heart
"Stay On In the Groove" (Rodney Franklin featuring Lynn Davis) Marathon
"Love Is the Answer" (Rodney Franklin featuring Lynn Davis and Darryl Coley)
1985 "Thief in the Night" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis) Thief In the Night
"Remember the Sixties" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis, Carl Carwell, Robert Brookins, and Alice Murrell)
"We're Supposed to Have Fun" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis, Carl Carwell, Petsy Powell, and Robert Brookins)
"Love Mission" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis, Carl Carwell, Petsy Powell, and Deniece Williams)
"Jam" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis, Carl Carwell, and Shirley Jones)
"La La" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis, Carl Carwell, Howard Hewett, and Deniece Williams)
"I Need You (The Journey)" (Johnny Mathis featuring Lynn Davis) Right from the Heart
"In Love" (George Howard featuring Lynn Davis) Dancing in the Sun
1986 "I Just Want to Be In Your Life" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis, Josie James) George Duke
"Good Friend" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis, Josie James, Carl Carwell, Jeffrey Osborne, Irene Cara, Deniece Williams, Stephanie Mills, Joyce Kennedy, and Kenny Loggins)
"So Mean to Me" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis, Stephanie Phillips, and Shirley Jones)
"Stand With Your Man" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis and The George Duke Band)
"I Can Make It Better" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis, Josie James, Sue Ann Carwell, Robert Brookins, Carl Carwell, and Dianne Reeves)
1987 "Lady of the Nyle" (featuring Hiroshi Satoh) Future File
"Together" (duet with Hiroshi Satoh)
1988 "Such A Funky Thang!" (Toshinobu Kubota featuring Lynn Davis) Such A Funky Thang!
"Such A Funky Thang! (Reprise)" (Toshinobu Kubota featuring Lynn Davis)
"My Love's for Real" (Paul Jackson, Jr. featuring Lynn Davis) I Came to Play
1990 "Bonga Wanga" (Toshinobu Kubota featuring Lynn Davis) Bonga Wanga
"Bonga Wanga (Reprise)" (Toshinobu Kubota featuring Lynn Davis)
1992 "Lonely Chaplin" (featuring Philip Ingram) Goody's
1993 "Give You My Love" (Toshinobu Kubota featuring Lynn Davis) The Baddest II
"Mūbingu Tāgetto" (Toshinobu Kubota featuring Lynn Davis)
"Tear this House Down" (Soul Mission featuring Lynn Davis) Soul Mission
"Salvation Road" (Soul Mission featuring Lynn Davis)
1995 "Souled In" (Thomas Anders featuring Lynn Davis) Souled
"Souled Out" (Thomas Anders featuring Lynn Davis)
1998 "Summer Breezin'" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis and Josie James) This Is Jazz
2000 "If You Will" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis, Josie James, Rashid Duke, Carl Carwell, and Diana Booker) Cool
2001 "Love's Own Time" (Pat Thomi with Lynn Davis) Remote Control
2003 "Looking for a Miracle" (with the House of the Heavenly Host) The Gospel According to The Heavenly Host
"Saved" (with the House of the Heavenly Host)
"Give Thanks" (with the House of the Heavenly Host)
"Song of Miriam" (with the House of the Heavenly Host)
"In the Midst of the Storm" (with the House of the Heavenly Host)
2008 "Dukey Treats" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis, Josie James, and Napoleon Brock) Dukey Treats
"Mercy" (George Duke featuring Lynn Davis, Josie James, and Napoleon Brock)

Soundtrack appearances

Year Title Soundtrack
1986 "The First Time" Flying
"It's Your Turn"
"Mean Green Mother From Outerspace" Little Shop of Horrors
"Finale (Don't Feed The Plants)"
1998 "The Wildest Times of the World" (Vonda Shepard featuring Lynn Davis and Jean McLain) Songs from Ally McBeal
2000 "Santa Baby" (Callista Flockhart featuring Lynn Davis, Carmen Carter, and Vatrina King) A Very Ally Christmas

Background vocal appearances

Year Artist Title Album
1978 Lalo Schifrin "Middle of the Night" No One Home
1979 Patrice Rushen "Let The Music Take Me" Pizzazz
"Settle For My Love"
"Message in the Music"
"Haven't You Heard"
"Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up"
"Call on Me"
Raul de Souza "Up and At It" 'Til Tomorrow Comes
1980 La Toya Jackson "If You Feel the Funk" La Toya Jackson
"My Love Has Passed You By"
"Are You Ready"
"A Taste of You (Is A Taste of Love)"
"Lovely Is She"
Patrice Rushen "Look Up!" Posh
"I Need Your Love"
"Time Will Tell"
"The Dream"
"The Funk Won't Let You Down"
"This Is All I Really Know"
1981 Billy Preston & Syreeta "Someone Special" Billy Preston & Syreeta
"Searchin'"
"Just for You"
"One More Try"
"Hey You"
Sheree Brown "I Wanna Be By Your Side" Straight Ahead
Greg Phillinganes "Girl Talk" Significant Gains
The Brothers Johnson "Dancin' Free" Winners
"Daydreamer Dream"
Syreeta Wright "There’s Nothing Like a Woman in Love" Set My Love In Motion
1982 Sheree Brown "Love Only Knows" The Music
"Feels So Good"
Patrice Rushen "All We Need" Straight from the Heart
"Where There Is Love"
"Breakout!"
"If Only"
"Remind Me"
Leon Patillo "I Surrender" (Leon Patillo featuring Lynn Davis and Margaret Ingram) I’ll Never Stop Lovin’ You
"John 3:17"
"Cornerstone"
"Praise Ye The Lord"
"Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord"
1983 George Duke and Stanley Clarke "Every Reason to Smile" The Clarke/Duke Project II
"Trip You In Love"
Michel Colombier "Angel of Love" Old Fool Back On Earth
Philip Bailey "It’s Our Time" Continuation
1984 Thomas McClary "Thin Walls" Thomas McClary
Stevie Wonder "Love Light in Flight" The Woman in Red
"Weakness"
Linda Clifford "A Night With the Boys" Sneakin' Out
"One Mistake"
"We've Got Our Chance"
"How Do You Say"
"I Just Want to Hold You"
Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson "Midnight Rendezvous" The Two of Us
"Slippin' Away"
"Never Wanna Say Goodnight"
"Closer Than Close"
Patrice Rushen "Heartache Heartbreak" Now
"Get Off (You Fascinate Me)"
"To Each His Own"
1985 Dionne Warwick "Weakness" Finder of Lost Loves
Johnny Gill "Half Crazy" Chemistry
"Can't Wait till Tomorrow"
"One Small Light"
"The Way that You Love Me"
"Because of You"
"I Found Love"
Stephanie Mills "Automatic Passion" Right from the Heart
"Just You"
"I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love"
"Under Pressure"
Christopher Cross "Every Turn Of The World" Every Turn Of The World
"Swing Street"
Melissa Manchester "Night Creatures" Mathematics
Teddy Pendergrass "One of Us Fell in Love" Workin' It Back
"Workin' It Back"
Feelabeelia "Feel It" East to West
Angela Bofill "Generate Love" Tell Me Tomorrow
"Tell Me Tomorrow"
"Midnight Shine"
"First Time"
"This Change of Yours"
"Still in Love"
"Woman's Intuition"
"(If You Wanna Love Me) You're On"
1986 George Howard "Love Will Follow" Love Will Follow
Anita Baker "No One in the World" Rapture
James Ingram "Love's Been Here and Gone" Never Felt So Good
Philip Bailey "Marvellous" Triumph
Tania Maria "The Lady from Brazil" The Lady from Brazil
Rodney Franklin "The Eagle and the Condor" It Takes Two
"My Wish"
Shirley Jones "I'll Do Anything For You" Always in the Mood
"Caught Me With My Guard Down"
1987 Stephanie Mills "If I Were Your Woman" If I Were Your Woman
George Howard "Pretty Face" A Nice Place to Be
"Let's Live in Harmony"
Irene Cara "Don't Wanna Let Go" Carasmatic
Princess "Everybody Says It's Love" All for Love
"Shoot the Moon"
"All for Love"
"Jammin' with Your Love"
Sadao Watanabe "Salvador" Birds of Passage
Hiroshima "Why Can't I Love You" Go
Patrice Rushen "Breakin' All The Rules" Watch Out
"All My Love"
"Burnin'"
"Till She's Out of Your Mind"
"Come Back to Me"
Chico DeBarge "Kiss Serious" Kiss Serious
Danseorchestra "Beauty Within" Long Distance
"Protect Me"
"Girlfriend"
Bruce Willis "Down in Hollywood" The Return of Bruno
"Fun Time"
"Flirting With Disaster"
1988 Howard Hewett "Strange Relationship" Forever and Ever
"This Time"
Stacy Lattisaw "Every Drop of Your Love" Personal Attention
"Electronic Eyes"
Gary Taylor "Lonely Heart" Compassion
"I Won't Stop"
Barbra Streisand "You and Me for Always" Till I Loved You
Randy Hall "Love You Like A Stranger" Slow Starter
Toshinobu Kubota "Gone, Gone, Gone" Such A Funky Thang!
"Climb Ev'ry Mountain"
Randy Hall "Slow Starter" Love You Like A Stranger
Jeffrey Osborne "One Love - One Dream" One Love: One Dream
"All Because of You"
"She's on the Left"
"La Cuenta, Por Favor"
"The Family"
"My Heart Can Wait Forever"
"(You Can't Get) Love from a Stone"
"Cindy"
George Howard "One Love" Reflections
"Let's Pretend"
Deniece Williams "I Can't Wait" As Good As It Gets
"We Are Here to Change the World"
"There's No Other"
"I Am Sure"
"Hold Me Tight"
Al Jarreau "So Good" Heart's Horizon
"All of My Love"
"Way to Your Heart"
"I Must Have Been a Fool"
"Killer Love"
Commodores "Homeless" Rock Solid
Hot House "Hard As I Try" South
Evelyn "Champagne" King "Kisses Don't Lie" Flirt
"Whenever You Touch Me"
Alfonz Jones "True Blue" Champion of Love
"Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone"
"Send a Message (To the Children of the World)"
1989 Jackie Jackson "Be the One" Be the One
"Who's Loving You Now"
"Broken Heart"
Michael Paulo "Fundamental Thing" One Passion
"That Girl"
Deniece Williams "Do You Hear What I Hear?" Special Love
The Manhattans "I Won't Stop" Sweet Talk
Christopher Williams "Paradise" Adventures in Paradise
"Sweet Memories"
1990 Bobby Lyle "Reach Out for Love" The Journey
Terry Steele "Get that Love" King of Hearts
Paul Jackson Jr "This Love's on Me" Out of the Shadows
"Make It Last Forever"
Melba Moore "Don't You Want to be My Lover" Soul Exposed
Toshinobu Kubota "Mama Udongo" Bonga Wanga
"Be Wanabee"
"Love Under the Moon"
"Yoru sō"
"Kiminiaitai"
1991 Tevin Campbell "One Song" T.E.V.I.N.
Diane Schuur "Touch" Pure Schuur
"All Caught Up in Love"
"Hold Out"
Phil Perry "Call Me" The Heart of the Man
Miles Jaye "Make It Last" Strong
101 North "Dinorah, Dinorah" Forever Yours
"Living in Somebody's Dream"
Patti Austin "The More I Think About It" Carry On
"(Don't Know) Whether to Laugh or Cry"
Aretha Franklin "Someone Else's Eyes" What You See Is What You Sweat
Peabo Bryson "I Wanna Be With You" Can You Stop the Rain
"Shower You With Love"
"I Wish You Love"
Phyllis Hyman "Walk Away" Prime of My Life
1992 Go West "Faithful" Indian Summer
"Tell Me"
"King of Wishful Thinking"
Kenny G "By the Time This Night Is Over" Breathless
"Even If My Heart Would Break"
"Sister Rose"
George Duke "Speak Low" Snapshot
"Keeping Love Alive"
1993 Foley "Love Is.... Strange" 7 Years Ago ... Directions In Smart-Alec Music
"Tell Miss Thang"
"Dreams on Da Floor"
Everette Harp "Feels So Right" Common Ground
"Stay With Me"
"Sending My Love"
Louie Louie "All I Do Is Toss & Turn" Let's Get Started
Mick Jagger "Wired All Night" Wandering Spirit
"Sweet Thing"
"Out of Focus"
"Don't Tear Me Up"
"Put Me in the Trash"
"Use Me"
"Evening Gown"
"Mother of a Man"
"Think"
"Wandering Spirit"
"Hang on to Me Tonight"
"I've Been Lonely for So Long"
"Angel in my Heart"
"Handsome Molly (Traditional)"
Paul Jackson Jr. "River in the Desert" A River in the Desert
"Heaven"
Walter & Scotty "Heaven" My Brother's Keeper
Rodney Mannsfield "So Good, So Special" Love in a Serious Way
1994 Emerson, Lake & Palmer "Promenade" In the Hot Seat
"The Gnome"
"Promenade"
"The Sage"
"The Hut of Baba Yaga"
"The Great Gates of Kiev"
Phil Perry "Love Don't Love Nobody" Pure Pleasure
Peabo Bryson "By the Time This Night Is Over" Through the Fire
1995 George Duke "Money" Illusions
"411"
The Savage Rose "Your Daily Gift" Black Rose
"What Do You Do Now?"
"Think It All Over"
The Whispers "Heaven" Toast to the Ladies
Howard Hewett "A Love of Your Own" It's Time
Eros Ramazzotti "Più Bella Cosa" Dove c'è musica
"Stella Gemella"
1996 Puff Johnson "Outside My Window" Miracle
"Love Between Me and You"
"Some Kind of Miracle"
Vonda Shepard "The Wildest Time of the World" It's Good, Eve
Celine Dion "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" Falling into You
Pharez Whitted "A Different Kind of Love Song" Mysterious Cargo
1997 George Duke "It's Our World" Is Love Enough?
"Thinkin' About You"
Celine Dion "Immortality" Let's Talk About Love
Michael Bolton "A Heart Can Only Be So Strong" All that Matters
Eros Ramazzotti "Quanto Amore Sei" Eros
"La Cosa Más Bella"
"Cosas De La Vida (Can't Stop Thinking Of You)"
"Si Bastasen Un Par De Canciones"
"Cuanto Amor Me Das"
1998 Phil Perry "Born to Love You" One Heart One Love
Mariah Carey "When You Believe" 1's
Whitney Houston My Love Is Your Love
Mar1lyn Man5on "The Speed of Pain" Mechanical Animals
"I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)"
The Jazz Crusaders "I'll Make It Up to You" Breakin' Da Rulz
Joe Sample "Soul Shadows" Sample This
"In All My Wildest Dreams"
"Street Life"
"Put It Where You Want It"
1999 Diana Ross "Hope Is An Open Window" Every Day Is a New Day
2000 Anastacia "One More Chance" Not That Kind
Eros Ramazzotti "Lo Spirito Degli Alberi" Stilelibero
Elton John and Tim Rice "16th Century Man" The Road to El Dorado
"Someday Out of the Blue (Theme from El Dorado)"
"The Panic In Me"
"It's Tough to be a God"
The Bus Boys "Sunday Mornings" Boys Are Back In Town
2002 Gerald Albright "We Fall Down" Groovology
Laura Pausini "Without You" From the Inside
Cerrone "Gonna Get You" Hysteria
2003 Meat Loaf "Why Isn't That Enough" Couldn't Have Said It Better
"Man of Steel"
"Testify"
2004 The Mooney Suzuki "Alive & Amplified" Alive & Amplified
"Loose 'n' Juicy"
"Naked Truth"
2006 Frank McComb "So Lovely" The Truth Vol. 2
Lynne Fiddmont "Something I Can Feel" Flow

Video releases

Title Details Peak chart positions
US US
New Age
Bonga Wanga Spring Tour 1991
(by Toshinobu Kubota)
  • Released: July 1, 1991
  • Label: Sony Japan Entertainment
Live at the Acropolis
(by Yanni)
5 1
Live at Royal Albert Hall
(by Yanni)
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Private Music
Live at Shibuya Public Hall - Tokyo, Japan 1983
(by The George Duke Band)
  • Released: February 17, 2004
  • Label: George Duke Enterprises
  • Formats: CD, DVD

References

  1. Toshinobu Kubota Oricon Ranking CD Single. Oricon Japan. Retrieved on February 16, 2016

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