Cheryl Lynn's "Star Love" was for Diana Ross

[Marcio**]

"Star Love" (J.Footman & J. Weider) was for Diana Ross, but unknown Cheryl Lynn recorded it.


"Diana For A Song"



:P

[Rodmann2]

I posted that same link on another music forum that I belong to and being the Cheryl Lynn fan that I am, found it fascinating. Personally, I don't think that Diana Ross could've given 'Star Love' what Cheryl Lynn did. They would've really had to scale down that vocal arrangement to fit Miss Ross' vocal ummmmmm "talents". :roll:

There are recording "artists" and then there are real singers. Miss Ross is a very popular recording artist but Cheryl Lynn is a SINGER!

[FrontPage22]

Mmmm...Miss Ross is a singer, just with a different vocal talent. I don't think it's fair to slag off her voice as much as people tend to. She's got her own style, not a soulful or earthy style...but it's a talent nonetheless.

[markydefad]

Rick James wrote "I'm A Sucker For Your Love" for Miss Ross. When Motown wouldn't assign him an entire LP with the diva, he gave the song to his "discovery" Teena Marie.

"Star Love" was certainly more appropriate for Cheryl Lynn's fierce gospelly-take-me-to-the-nearest-church voice. Ross is more comfortable with the sexy, purring come-hither material. "Ooooooh Ooooooh Baby Love, my Baby Love".....

Still it would be interesting to hear what her version of these songs woulda sounded like. It's not too late Miss Ross!!! You need a new project. Put the bottle down. Why not record all the songs you "passed on" when you were in your prime???!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Marcio**]

The definition of Cheryl Lynn's voice: warm and exciting :)
I've found this link on google when I'm looking for some information about Toto & Cheryl Lyinn's '"Georgy Porgy" which was recorded in 1977, but relesead in 1978 :)

[NickNack]

Great little story. I honestly can't see Ross doing this with the current arrangement. The power is not there.

[FrontPage22]

Obviously, things went the way they were supposed to. Cheryl Lynn had a number 1 hit with "Star Love," and her debut album (which also featured the megahit "Got to Be Real") went gold very quickly

"Star Love" was a #1 hit???

[markydefad]

Originally Posted by FrontPage22

"Star Love" was a #1 hit???

FrontPage22,

My eyebrows shot upwards when I read that little self-seving quote myself. "Got To Be Real" was #1 on the R&B chart. It was bundled with "Star Love" on the Disco chart peaking at #11. It is the flip side of the 12"...but let's face it, "GTBR" was the BIG HIT...."Star Love" peaked at #16 on the R&B chart and #62 on the Pop chart according to AMG.

Nevertheless, it is a good record....although usually no one can understand what's she's singing about-- "Star Love"??? We've had numerous requests here to decipher songs that turned out to be "Star Love".

[FrontPage22]

As much as I enjoy "Star Love", the lyrics are just too corny for me (mentioning Jupiter in any song is enough for me tune out a little...). Sort of something I could see Miss Ross avoiding (THOUGH she did record "Work That Body" which features that awful line "every morning when we wake/to make up for that piece of cake/ we at last night :( ).

Now, "Shake It Up Tonight", there's a Cheryl Lynn classic!!!

[markydefad]

Yeah, the lyrics of "Star Love" are kinda corny...but it does have that hyper-groove and those synthy hooks that make it fun on the dance floor. It's around 138 bpm-- so it's very high energy for a R&B record.

Miss Ross' "Work That Body" is one of the WORST things she ever recorded. After she signed with RCA, she envisioned herself an "artiste" and started trying to WRITE and PRODUCE her stuff. "VANITY KILLS CAREERS"!!! BAAAAD Move. She ain't no lyricist, that's fer shure. And some of the crap she did at RCA...that horrendous ROCK song that was the 3rd cut on side one of "Silk Electric" almost made my ears bleed.