SoulAlive said:

a one-hit wonder? nah,Cheryl has had several hits....most of these tunes weren't major hits,but R&B audiences are familiar with 'em....

"Got To Be Real" (1979)

"Star Love" (1979)

"Shake It Up Tonight" (1981)

"In The Night" (1981)

"Instant Love" (1982)

"If This World Were Mine" with Luther Vandross (1982)

"Encore" (1983)

"New Dress" (1987)

"Encore" is a classic one of Jam and Lewis' funkiest productions

You know and I know... "Got To Be Real" was the begining and the Encore of Cheryl's music career. I love the woman but less get real and keep it reall. Unless you are fans like we are, most folks couldn't recall any of the songs you've listed above excep,t here 1st hit single.

TD3 said:

babynoz said:

I swear, your mom nailed it. I'm using that from now on.

I always used to say she sound like a moose.

moose... a moose caller. second career option? maybe?

i'm gonna leave Ms. Baker alone.

^

You started it, kinda of...

I'm going to have to tell my Mama about the moose callin' thang.

Moose Sounds

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[Edited 5/29/15 12:02pm]

TD3 said:

SoulAlive said:

a one-hit wonder? nah,Cheryl has had several hits....most of these tunes weren't major hits,but R&B audiences are familiar with 'em....

"Got To Be Real" (1979)

"Star Love" (1979)

"Shake It Up Tonight" (1981)

"In The Night" (1981)

"Instant Love" (1982)

"If This World Were Mine" with Luther Vandross (1982)

"Encore" (1983)

"New Dress" (1987)

"Encore" is a classic one of Jam and Lewis' funkiest productions

You know and I know... "Got To Be Real" was the begining and the Encore of Cheryl's music career. I love the woman but less get real and keep it reall. Unless you are fans like we are, most folks couldn't recall any of the songs you've listed above excep,t here 1st hit single.

true

TD3 said:

SoulAlive said:

Wow,I wonder what Cheryl said or did to make Anita block her!

I don't know why Cheryl would even bother to engage with mash potato mouth anyways.

Not sure what happened here,but I have heard many,many stories about Anita throughout the years.She's not a very nice lady,people say.

SoulAlive said:

TD3 said:

I don't know why Cheryl would even bother to engage with mash potato mouth anyways.

Not sure what happened here,but I have heard many,many stories about Anita throughout the years.She's not a very nice lady,people say.

Baker has a lot of attitude... its a mystery to my why?

TD3 said:

Identity said:

You better believe it, but for all the wrong reasons. No one's talking about their music.

What's the to talk about?

the one hit wonder....

vs

the chick who' basically recorded the same damn song over and over.

Cheryl Lynn was no One hit wonder

I can't believe not many folks talk about Shake It Up Tonight.

I saw her on tour with Maze and the Commodores(Lionel's last stint) and

she bought the house down with that one.

I used to like the Jesse Johnson produced Whatever It Takes.

^^I love "Shake It Up Tonight" that's actually my favorite song by her.I think it's so much better than the overplayed "Got To Be Real".

"Got To Be Real" is her only pop top 20 hit (#12.) Nothing else hit the top 40. She had three song to chart between 60-70.

On the R&B side, five top 10 hits including two #1's. All but three others were outside the top 20 on the R&B charts. Only seven top 25 R&B hits.

I guess that's about mid level success.

SoulAlive said:

a one-hit wonder? nah,Cheryl has had several hits....most of these tunes weren't major hits,but R&B audiences are familiar with 'em....

"Got To Be Real" (1979)

"Star Love" (1979)

"Shake It Up Tonight" (1981)

"In The Night" (1981)

"Instant Love" (1982)

"If This World Were Mine" with Luther Vandross (1982)

"Encore" (1983)

"New Dress" (1987)

"Encore" is a classic one of Jam and Lewis' funkiest productions

Right. Cheryl Lynn is far from a one hit wonder. I know there are a lot of people out here who think just because a song was successful on the R&B side and not on the Pop side, then it doesn't count. And we know what that's all about. Along with "Real" and Encore", "If This World Were Mine" is a classic at R&B radio and still remains in heavy rotation to this day.


So if Cheryl was a one hit wonder, since Stephanie Mills and Teena Marie only had one song that were bonafide Pop hits, they were one hit wonders, too and we all know that's a lie. Frankey Beverly and Maze, well I guess they were a total flop since they were huge on the R&B side but received ZERO support at Pop radio and had ZERO charting Top 20 singles on the Pop side. Melba Moore is another who was huge on the R&B side but received no support on the Pop end. The list can go on and on of artists who are legendary on the R&B side but Pop audiences know very little, if anything, about them. Doesn't make them or their successes any less relevant.

But, back to the original topic. I don't know if I'm believing this. Cheryl Lynn is a woman who hasn't had a hit song on the charts since 1989 while Anita had several hits in the 90's so I'm not sure why Cheryl would even start an arguement and bring up her catalog to support whatever she is trying to prove. And it's suspect that Anita is not responding. Although I really don't think that's Anita's style to fight on twitter. Not that she's against fighting but to do it like teenage girls on social media? I don't know. I'm just not buying this.

ZOO HOO! Zoo hoo! Zoo hoo.
I've gotta have it, baby

Fantasy by Cheryl Lynn is my fave song by her. She performed it on that soul train ep she did with Luther, which might be my fave Soul Train ep ever.

Didn't Cheryl have more than one duet with Luther?

scriptgirl said:

Fantasy by Cheryl Lynn is my fave song by her. She performed it on that soul train ep she did with Luther, which might be my fave Soul Train ep ever.

Didn't Cheryl have more than one duet with Luther?

"If This World Were Mine"? Actually, "Fantasy" is not ringing a bell here.

So I just checked out Lynn's twitter page and although I don't know a thing about twitter, it looks like the posts are legite. The only interesting tidbit I saw on the page is where she re-tweeting something from Betty Wright saying there is a new album being released with Wright, Meli'sa Morgan and Miki Howard as featured performers. Now THATS some great news right there!

At last, a voice of reason in the muck and mire.

TD3 said:

^

You started it, kinda of...

I'm going to have to tell my Mama about the moose callin' thang.

Moose Sounds

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[Edited 5/29/15 12:02pm]

OMG....I cain't

Identity said:

At last, a voice of reason in the muck and mire.

Diva Wars....

@itscheryllynn:

"I love Rihanna, always taking risk, I love that. Such a stunning beauty as well."

Identity said:

@itscheryllynn:

"I love Rihanna, always taking risk, I love that. Such a stunning beauty as well."

When I read that I almost wet myself. Is Cheryl an alcololic? But,, she did say she's loves the fact Rhianna is always taking risks, she didn't say anything about her music. I don't know. It seems like Cheryl has a lot of extra time on her hands with all of those tweets she's posting. I'm with Jennifer. Cheryl, stop being a drama queen, move on and get a life! Anita not thinking about you. She's at home admiring her Grammys and mutli- platinum RIAA certifications. That's what I want to say to her but I don't know how to post on twitter.

Cheryl Lynn DOES NOT have a Twitter account.

Well, that explains everything: her loony alter ego has a Twitter account.

The responses people had to this one-sided "beef" was hilarious!

This one is my favorite

I imagine Anita Baker at the crib right now.. Rollers in her hair.. Getting her granbabies ready for school.. completely unbothered.

— Potna B (@MyPotnaB) May 28, 2015

Identity said:

Well, that explains everything: her loony alter ego has a Twitter account.

I don't know who's alter ego it is but it's not Cheryl Lynn's.

http://rollingout.com/mus...ita-baker/

Sterling Johnson of Cheryl Lynn Productions reached out to rolling out today to deny there’s a beef between Anita Baker and Cheryl Lynn who have “met casually” in the past. Lynn’s management asserts the “Got to be Real” singer does not have a Twitter or Facebook account. The hitmaker who made dance music in the 70s and early ’80s prefers “to pick up the phone and call her friends,” Johnson comments. Management also says they’ve come across this issue before and have tried to stop the perpetrator of the fake social media accounts, but it has been to no avail.

Twitter can stop the impostor.... They've done it before...Myabe Cheryl has to open a certified Twitter account first, but she not have to do so for Twitter to close that one.

TD3 said:

H.H. broke it down, the end. It seemed too hilarious to be true, and it was. Cheryl Lynn (public persona) doesn't lend to these type of pettiness. But one good thang came out of this.... Anita Baker, is forever known in my mom's home as, the moose whisperer. Thanks babynoz !!!

ROTFLMAO!

Glad I could be of help.

I've followed Anita for at least 2yrs and she'll Tweet whatever she's feeling..I mainly see her Tweeting during the A.M hours. I've also read Cheryl's Tweets in the past and she's always been positive...I don't know why she went-in on Anita...Anita BLOCKED OL'girl..LOL.....All Celebs don't actually Tweet, but I'm glad Anita & Cheryl really do Tweet when they find the time...You can tell when a Celebs (Assistant) does all the Tweeting, it's kind'of Generic or robotic, not real....

Is there seriously a convo about these two? Anita Baker and Cheryl Feud or battle or Beef in 2015? Whats next Debbie Gibson and Tiffany?