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Linda Lyndell (born as Linda Rowland, November 22, 1946) is an American soul singer from Gainesville, Florida. Lyndell sang in gospel churches as a child; though she was white, she sang in both white and black churches, and eventually began singing with R&B groups as a teenager. In the 1960s she sang as a support act with James Brown and Ike & Tina Turner, and in 1967 Atlanta disc jockey Dave Crawford introduced her to Stax Records producers Isaac Hayes and David Porter. They recorded her first single, "Bring Your Love Back to Me", in December 1967 and released it on Volt Records, but the song did not become a hit. In 1968 she did a second session, cutting the tune "What a Man"; this song reached #50 on the Billboard R&B charts. In response to the release of her single, she received threats from white supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, and retired from performance soon after. She remained out of music and lived in Gainesville for the next 25 years. In 1993, rap group Salt-n-Pepa sampled "What a Man" for their hit single "Whatta Man", which was a massive hit. In the wake of the single's success, Lyndell began performing again, and in 2003, at the opening of the Stax Museum, she performed "What a Man" live for the first time ever. In 2011, the German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut (credited as Lena) covered the song while retaining the original title and lyrics.
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All Nighter (A Taste of Northern Soul) [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Bring Your Love Back to Me |
Stax '68: A Memphis Story [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Bring Your Love Back to Me | 2:08 |
What a Man | 2:41 |
Classic Stax [2016]
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:41 |
Soul Sisters: A Black History Month Celebration [2012]
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:42 |
She's Got Soul [2009]
Song | Duration |
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What A Man | 2:42 |
Stax 50th Collection [2008]
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:41 |
Woman to Woman [Universal] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:42 |
Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 9 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Bring Your Love Back to Me | 2:08 |
Stax 50: A 50th Anniversary Celebration [2007]
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:42 |
Stax/Volt: The Complete Singles 1959-1968, Vol. 9 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Bring Your Love Back to Me | 2:06 |
Complete Stax [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Bring Your Love Back to Me |
Zealous Records Presents: Soul Sides, Vol. 1 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:42 |
Back to Soul: New Soul Queens and Legendary Divas [2005]
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:41 |
Bring Your Love Back to Me [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Bring Your Love Back to Me | 2:06 |
Concord Music Group (Sampler) [2005]
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:42 |
Original Oldie Night [2005]
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:41 |
The Guru [Universal] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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What A Man | 2:41 |
Back to Breaks: The True Sounds from the Original Block Parties [2002]
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:41 |
The Stax Story [2000]
Song | Duration |
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What A Man | 2:41 |
Super Breaks: Essential Funk, Soul, & Jazz Samples and Breakbeats [1999]
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:42 |
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [1993]
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:41 |
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Bring Your Love Back to Me | 2:06 |
The Complete Stax/Volt Singles, 1959-1968 [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Bring Your Love Back to Me |
The Stax Soul Sisters [1988]
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:41 |
Jazz Dance Classics, Vol. 4
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:42 |
Mod: The Collection
Song | Duration |
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Bring Your Love Back to Me | 2:06 |
Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration of Stax
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:43 |
Stax
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:41 |
This Is Soul [Atlantic]
Song | Duration |
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Bring Your Love Back to Me | 2:06 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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What a Man | 2:42 |
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