Lyn Collins was an African American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s. Contrary to some reports, she is not related to Bootsy Collins, nor Catfish Collins. 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.

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  • Lyn Collins was an African American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s. Contrary to some reports, she is not related to Bootsy Collins, nor Catfish Collins. 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 5 breaks which have been widely sampled in hip-hop and drum and bass, most famously, the "Woo! Yeah!" backing loop 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 80s 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 Holland. Collins continued to tour and perform, most notably at the European Jazz/Funk Festival (in both 1998 and 1999) and the Montreux Jazz Festival. Shortly after returning from a European tour in February 2005, Collins died aged 56 in Pasadena, California, of cardiac arrhythmia.
  • Lyn Collins war eine US-amerikanische Soulsängerin. Ihre Single The Female Preacher erreichte in den 1970er Jahren Platz 9 der Billboardcharts in den USA und wurde ein Hymne für die aufkeimende Frauenbewegung. Weitere Singles waren "Momma Feel Good", "Rock Me Again & Again & Again & Again & Again & Again", "Take Me Just As I Am", und "How Long Can I Keep It Up". Die Single "Think (about it)" aus dem gleichnamigen Album von 1972 dient, wegen 5 sog. Breaks, bis heute als eine Samplinggrundlage für HipHop und Drum'n'Bass. Collins starb überraschend im Alter von 56 Jahren durch Sekundenherztod, bedingt durch Herzrhythmusstörungen.
  • Lyn Collins était une chanteuse soul / R&B connue en particulier pour avoir chanté avec James Brown dans les années 1970.
  • Lyn Collins, född 12 juni 1948 i Abilene, Texas, död 13 mars 2005 i Pasadena, Kalifornien, var en amerikansk soulsångerska som tillhörde James Browns grupp av musiker under 1970-talet. Som många andra stora sångerskor från södra USA började Lyn Collins karriär i en gospelkör. 1962, bara fjorton år gammal, spelade hon in singeln Unlucky in Love med gruppen Charles Pikes. I slutet av 1960-talet såg hon James Brown uppträda och detta ska ha fått henne att skicka en demo till King Records. 1971 blev hon inbjuden av Brown att delta i en skivinspelning i Macon Georgia. Inspelningen resulterade i singlarna Wheels of Life och Just Won't Do Right. I slutet av 1971 när sångerskan Vicki Andersson slutade i Browns grupp fick hon en reguljär plats i truppen. 1972 skrev och släppte hon först singeln och sedan albumet Think (About It) producerad av James Brown tillsammans med Sammy Lowe och Dave Matthews och ugiven på Browns egna skivbolag People Records. Denna singel skulle bli hennes största och mest uppskatta låt genom hela hennes karriär. Under hela resten av 1970-talet reste hon konstant tillsammans med James Browns trupp och uppträdde över hela världen. Under 1980- och 1990-talet jobbade hon som studiomusiker. 2005 turnerade hon för andra gången i Europa tillsammans med Martha High, en annan av James Browns sångerskor. Efter att avslutat första delen av turnén avled Lyn Collins i Pasadena i Kalifornien den 13 mars. Hon brukar kallas den kvinnliga predikanten (The Female Preacher).
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  • Lyn Collins was an African American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s. Contrary to some reports, she is not related to Bootsy Collins, nor Catfish Collins. 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.
  • Lyn Collins war eine US-amerikanische Soulsängerin. Ihre Single The Female Preacher erreichte in den 1970er Jahren Platz 9 der Billboardcharts in den USA und wurde ein Hymne für die aufkeimende Frauenbewegung. Weitere Singles waren "Momma Feel Good", "Rock Me Again & Again & Again & Again & Again & Again", "Take Me Just As I Am", und "How Long Can I Keep It Up". Die Single "Think (about it)" aus dem gleichnamigen Album von 1972 dient, wegen 5 sog.
  • Lyn Collins était une chanteuse soul / R&B connue en particulier pour avoir chanté avec James Brown dans les années 1970.
  • Lyn Collins, född 12 juni 1948 i Abilene, Texas, död 13 mars 2005 i Pasadena, Kalifornien, var en amerikansk soulsångerska som tillhörde James Browns grupp av musiker under 1970-talet. Som många andra stora sångerskor från södra USA började Lyn Collins karriär i en gospelkör. 1962, bara fjorton år gammal, spelade hon in singeln Unlucky in Love med gruppen Charles Pikes.
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