Karyn White

Karyn White

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Born in Los Angeles, California on October 14, 1965, Karyn White is a soul / R&B vocalist best known for a series of hit singles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Spending her early years singing with a church choir, she then began a career as a backing vocalist for other recording artists. Her first break came in 1986 when she provided lead vocals for the song “Facts of Love” by jazz keyboardist Jeff Lorber. After several other recording sessions, she signed with Warner Bros. Records and released her self-titled debut album in 1988. The album featured three number 1 R&B singles – “The Way You Love Me,” “Superwoman,” and “Love Saw It” (featuring Babyface) - as well as the singles “Secret Rendezvous” and “Slow Down.” The album itself hit number 1 on the R&B Albums chart as well as entering the Top 20 in Canada, the UK, and on the Billboard 200. Karyn White’s sophomore album, Ritual of Love, was released in 1991 and included the hit “Romantic,” which reached number 1 on the R&B Singles and Hot 100 Singles charts. The album also contained the singles “Walkin’ the Dog,” and “Do unto Me” as well as the international hit “The Way I Feel About You.” Her third album, Make Him Do Right, was issued in 1994 but was not as successful as her first two albums. Karyn White left Warner Bros. in 1999 to raise a family and didn’t enter the music scene again until 2006 when she prepared the release of her fourth album, Sista Sista. However, the album was shelved and only two songs from the sessions were released in 2007 on the compilation album Superwoman: The Best of Karyn White. Five years later, she released the album Carpe Diem (2012).

Top tracks

04
Superwoman
Karyn White
Karyn White
05:47
Writer: Baby Face - Daryl Simmons - L. A. Reid
01
The Way You Love Me
Karyn White
Karyn White
04:54
Writer: Baby Face - D Simmons - L. A. Reid
06
Love Saw It
Karyn White
Karyn White
05:20
Writer: Baby Face - D Simmons - L. A. Reid
06
I'd Rather Be Alone
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
05:30
Writer: Garry Johnson - James Harris III - Karyn White - Stanley Howard - Terry Lewis
02
Can I Stay with You
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
05:38
Writer: Baby Face
02
Secret Rendezvous
Karyn White
Karyn White
05:37
Writer: Baby Face - D Simmons - L. A. Reid - L.A. Reid, Babyface, D. Simmons / Composers: L.A. Reid, Babyface, D. Simmons
01
Romantic
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
04:07
Writer: Jimmy Jam - Karyn White - Terry Lewis
03
The Way I Feel About You
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
04:35
Writer: Bruce Sterling - Christopher Troy - Karyn White - Zack Harmon / Composers: Sterling - White
11
Do Unto Me
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
05:25
Writer: Bruce Sterling - Christopher Troy - Karyn White - Troy Hanes - Zack Harmon
08
Simple Pleasures
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
04:36
Writer: James Harris III - Karyn White - Terry Lewis
08
One Heart
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
04:52
Writer: Jimmy Jam - Terry Lewis
04
Nobody but My Baby
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
05:05
Writer: James Harris III - Karyn White - McKinley Horton
01
You're Gonna Want Me Back
Karyn White
You're Gonna Want Me Back
03:01
Writer: Karyn White - Brian Holland - Edward Holland - Lamont Dozier - Richard Wylie / Composers: Derek Allen
09
I'm Your Woman
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
05:19
Writer: James Harris III - Karyn White - McKinley Horton - Terry Lewis
06
Love That's Mine
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
04:53
Writer: Baby Face - D Simmons - Jimmy Jam - Karyn White - L. A. Reid - Terry Lewis
07
How I Want You
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
04:57
Writer: Karyn White - Phillip L. Stewart II - Tony Haynes
10
Beside You
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
04:59
Writer: Karyn White - Phillip L. Stewart II - Tony Haynes
01
Hungah
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
04:26
Writer: James Harris III - Karyn White - Terry Lewis
04
The Way You Love Me (Club Mix)
Karyn White
The Way You Love Me (Remixes)
06:21
Writer: Babyface - D. Simmons - L.A. Reid / Composers: Babyface - D. Simmons - L.A. Reid
09
Tears of Joy
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
05:05
Writer: Jimmy Jam - Karyn White - Terry Lewis
01
Superwoman (Edit)
Karyn White
Love Jams Volume Two
04:32
Writer: Baby Face - Daryl Simmons - L. A. Reid
08
Tell Me Tomorrow
Karyn White
Karyn White
04:50
Writer: Arnie Roman - Evan Rogers - Karyn White
18
Superwoman (Long Version)
Karyn White
80's Soul Gems
06:16
Writer: Babyface - D. Simmons - L.A. Reid / Composers: Babyface - D. Simmons - L.A. Reid
02
Ritual of Love
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
04:36
Writer: Jimmy Jam - Karyn White - Terry Lewis
07
Don't Mess with Me
Karyn White
Karyn White
04:53
Writer: Baby Face - D Simmons - L. A. Reid
03
Slow Down
Karyn White
Karyn White
04:33
Writer: D Simmons - Karyn White - Steve Harvey
07
Make Him Do Right
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
05:07
Writer: Daryl Simmons
10
Thinkin' 'Bout Love
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
05:13
Writer: James Harris III - Jimmy Wright - Karyn White - Terry Lewis
05
Walkin' the Dog
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
03:58
Writer: Jimmy Jam - Karyn White - Phillip L. Stewart II - Terry Lewis - Tony Haynes
04
Hooked on You
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
04:56
Writer: Jimmy Jam - Karyn White - Terry Lewis
05
Here Comes the Pain Again
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
04:27
Writer: Baby Face - Bo Watson
05
Family Man
Karyn White
Karyn White
04:06
Writer: Baby Face - D Simmons - L. A. Reid
12
Hard to Say Goodbye
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
05:26
Writer: Jimmy Jam - Karyn White - Lawrence Waddell - Terry Lewis - Tony Haynes
02
The Way You Love Me (New York Groove Edit) [Remix]
Karyn White
The Way You Love Me (Remixes)
07:09
Writer: Babyface - D. Simmons - L.A. Reid / Composers: Babyface - D. Simmons - L.A. Reid
03
Weakness
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
04:22
Writer: James Harris III - Karyn White - Terry Lewis
01
The Way You Love Me (12" Hype Remix)
Karyn White
The Way You Love Me (Remixes)
07:29
Writer: Babyface - D Simmons - L. A. Reid
11
One Minute
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
04:54
Writer: James Harris III - Jimmy Wright - Karyn White - Terry Lewis

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  • Discography
Albums
Carpe Diem Seize the Day
2433635 Records DK
15-01-2012
Carpe Diem Seize the Day
01
Sista Sista
Karyn White
Carpe Diem Seize the Day
03:53
Writer: Karyn White - Juanita Wynn - Kimberli Armstrong / Composers: Karyn White - Derek Allen - Juanita Wynn - Kimberli Armstrong
02
Dance Floor
Karyn White
Carpe Diem Seize the Day
04:06
Writer: Karyn White - J Ali - Jay King / Composers: Derek Allen - Karyn White - J Ali - Jay King
03
This Hot
Karyn White
Carpe Diem Seize the Day
03:23
Writer: Karyn White - J Ali - Jermey J-Syl Sylvers - Eknok Jones / Composers: Derek Allen - Karyn White - J Ali - Jermey J-Syl Sylvers - Eknok Jones
04
Sooo Weak
Karyn White
Carpe Diem Seize the Day
03:52
Writer: Karyn White - J Ali - Bobby G / Composers: Derek Allen - Karyn White - J Ali - Bobby G
05
Unbreakable
Karyn White
Carpe Diem Seize the Day
04:52
Writer: Karyn White - Sheven Morris / Composers: Branden Lewis - Karyn White - Sheven Morris
06
Interlude
Karyn White
Carpe Diem Seize the Day
01:04
Composers: Derek Allen
07
My Heart Cries
Karyn White
Carpe Diem Seize the Day
04:29
Composers: Bobby G
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Make Him Do Right
℗ 1994 Warner Records Inc.
23-09-1994
Make Him Do Right
01
Hungah
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
04:26
Writer: James Harris III - Karyn White - Terry Lewis
02
Can I Stay with You
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
05:38
Writer: Baby Face
03
Weakness
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
04:22
Writer: James Harris III - Karyn White - Terry Lewis
04
Nobody but My Baby
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
05:05
Writer: James Harris III - Karyn White - McKinley Horton
05
Here Comes the Pain Again
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
04:27
Writer: Baby Face - Bo Watson
06
I'd Rather Be Alone
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
05:30
Writer: Garry Johnson - James Harris III - Karyn White - Stanley Howard - Terry Lewis
07
Make Him Do Right
Karyn White
Make Him Do Right
05:07
Writer: Daryl Simmons
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Ritual Of Love
℗ 1991 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
10-09-1991
Ritual Of Love
01
Romantic
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
04:07
Writer: Jimmy Jam - Karyn White - Terry Lewis
02
Ritual of Love
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
04:36
Writer: Jimmy Jam - Karyn White - Terry Lewis
03
The Way I Feel About You
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
04:35
Writer: Bruce Sterling - Christopher Troy - Karyn White - Zack Harmon / Composers: Sterling - White
04
Hooked on You
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
04:56
Writer: Jimmy Jam - Karyn White - Terry Lewis
05
Walkin' the Dog
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
03:58
Writer: Jimmy Jam - Karyn White - Phillip L. Stewart II - Terry Lewis - Tony Haynes
06
Love That's Mine
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
04:53
Writer: Baby Face - D Simmons - Jimmy Jam - Karyn White - L. A. Reid - Terry Lewis
07
How I Want You
Karyn White
Ritual Of Love
04:57
Writer: Karyn White - Phillip L. Stewart II - Tony Haynes
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Karyn White
℗ 1988 Warner Records Inc.
01-01-1988
Karyn White
01
The Way You Love Me
Karyn White
Karyn White
04:54
Writer: Baby Face - D Simmons - L. A. Reid
02
Secret Rendezvous
Karyn White
Karyn White
05:37
Writer: Baby Face - D Simmons - L. A. Reid - L.A. Reid, Babyface, D. Simmons / Composers: L.A. Reid, Babyface, D. Simmons
03
Slow Down
Karyn White
Karyn White
04:33
Writer: D Simmons - Karyn White - Steve Harvey
04
Superwoman
Karyn White
Karyn White
05:47
Writer: Baby Face - Daryl Simmons - L. A. Reid
05
Family Man
Karyn White
Karyn White
04:06
Writer: Baby Face - D Simmons - L. A. Reid
06
Love Saw It
Karyn White
Karyn White
05:20
Writer: Baby Face - D Simmons - L. A. Reid
07
Don't Mess with Me
Karyn White
Karyn White
04:53
Writer: Baby Face - D Simmons - L. A. Reid
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Singles
You're Gonna Want Me Back (Lo- Fi Acoustic Version Featuring Tomi Martin)
℗ 2026 Karyn White Enterprises Inc
12-03-2026
You're Gonna Want Me Back (Lo- Fi Acoustic Version Featuring Tomi Martin)
01
You're Gonna Want Me Back (Lo- Fi Acoustic Version Featuring Tomi Martin)
Karyn White
You're Gonna Want Me Back (Lo- Fi Acoustic Version Featuring Tomi Martin)
03:08
Writer: Karyn White - Derek Allen - Edward Holland - Lamont Dozier - Brian Holland - Richard Wyle / Composers: Karyn White - Derek Allen - Edward Holland - Lamont Dozier - Brian Holland - Richard Wyle
You're Gonna Want Me Back
℗ 2025 Karyn White Enterprises Inc
15-01-2026
You're Gonna Want Me Back
01
You're Gonna Want Me Back
Karyn White
You're Gonna Want Me Back
03:01
Writer: Karyn White - Brian Holland - Edward Holland - Lamont Dozier - Richard Wylie / Composers: Derek Allen
What Child Is This?
(P) 2016 X-Ray Records, a division of Cleopatra Records, Inc.
22-11-2024
What Child Is This?
01
What Child Is This?
Karyn White
What Child Is This?
04:03
Composers: William Chatterton Dix
The Way You Love Me (Remixes)
2019 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
22-03-2019
The Way You Love Me (Remixes)
01
The Way You Love Me (12" Hype Remix)
Karyn White
The Way You Love Me (Remixes)
07:29
Writer: Babyface - D Simmons - L. A. Reid
02
The Way You Love Me (New York Groove Edit) [Remix]
Karyn White
The Way You Love Me (Remixes)
07:09
Writer: Babyface - D. Simmons - L.A. Reid / Composers: Babyface - D. Simmons - L.A. Reid
03
The Way You Love Me (Paul Simpson Remix)
Karyn White
The Way You Love Me (Remixes)
06:48
Writer: Babyface - D. Simmons - L.A. Reid / Composers: Babyface - D. Simmons - L.A. Reid
04
The Way You Love Me (Club Mix)
Karyn White
The Way You Love Me (Remixes)
06:21
Writer: Babyface - D. Simmons - L.A. Reid / Composers: Babyface - D. Simmons - L.A. Reid
Blind Man Walking (From "The Gale and the Storm")
2017 Karyn White
17-08-2017
Blind Man Walking (From "The Gale and the Storm")
01
Blind Man Walking (From "The Gale and the Storm")
Karyn White
Blind Man Walking (From "The Gale and the Storm")
04:50
Composers: Derek Allen - Camille Dreux - Karyn White
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Smooth & Timeless Favorites
2026 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
23-02-2026
Smooth & Timeless Favorites
01
Have I Told You Lately
Rod Stewart
Smooth & Timeless Favorites
04:01
Writer: Van Morrison / Composers: Van Morrison
02
If You Leave Me Now
Chicago
Smooth & Timeless Favorites
03:54
Writer: Peter Cetera / Composers: Peter Cetera
03
I Keep Forgettin (Every Time You're Near)
Michael McDonald
Smooth & Timeless Favorites
03:42
Writer: Ed Sanford - Jerry Leiber - Michael McDonald - Mike Stoller / Composers: Ed Sanford - Jerry Leiber - Michael McDonald - Mike Stoller
04
Dreams (2018 Remaster)
Fleetwood Mac
Smooth & Timeless Favorites
04:17
Writer: Stevie Nicks / Composers: Stevie Nicks
05
You're So Vain (2023 Remaster)
Carly Simon
Smooth & Timeless Favorites
04:17
Writer: Carly Simon / Composers: Carly Simon
06
Baby, I Love Your Way (Radio Mix)
Big Mountain
Smooth & Timeless Favorites
04:29
Writer: Peter Frampton / Composers: Peter Frampton
07
What’s Love Got to Do with It
Tina Turner
Smooth & Timeless Favorites
03:46
Writer: Graham Lyle - Terry Britten / Composers: Graham Lyle - Terry Britten
Access the complete album info (50 songs)
Musica de los 80
2024 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
05-07-2024
Musica de los 80
01
Material Girl (2024 Remaster)
Madonna
Musica de los 80
04:02
Writer: Peter Brown - Robert Rans / Composers: Peter Brown - Robert Rans
02
West End Girls
Pet Shop Boys
Musica de los 80
04:45
Writer: Chris Lowe - Neil Tennant / Composers: Chris Lowe - Neil Tennant
04
Jump (2015 Remaster)
Van Halen
Musica de los 80
04:01
Writer: Alex Van Halen - David Lee Roth - Edward Van Halen - Michael Anthony / Composers: Alex Van Halen - David Lee Roth - Edward Van Halen - Michael Anthony
05
The Best (Edit)
Tina Turner
Musica de los 80
04:10
Writer: Holly Knight - Mike Chapman / Composers: Holly Knight - Mike Chapman
06
Another Day in Paradise (2016 Remaster)
Phil Collins
Musica de los 80
05:23
Writer: Phil Collins / Composers: Phil Collins
07
Da Ya Think I’m Sexy
Rod Stewart
Musica de los 80
05:31
Writer: Carmine Appice - Duane Hitchings - Rod Stewart / Composers: Carmine Appice - Duane Hitchings - Rod Stewart
08
Everywhere (2018 Remaster)
Fleetwood Mac
Musica de los 80
03:43
Writer: Christine McVie - Lindsey Buckingham / Composers: Christine McVie - Lindsey Buckingham
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100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
2024 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
20-07-2024
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
01
If Ever You're in My Arms Again
Peabo Bryson
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
04:15
Writer: Cynthia Weil - Michael Masser - Tom Snow / Composers: Cynthia Weil - Michael Masser - Tom Snow
02
Have I Told You Lately
Rod Stewart
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
03:58
Writer: Van Morrison / Composers: Van Morrison
03
I Want to Know What Love Is (1999 Remaster)
Foreigner
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
05:04
Writer: Mick Jones / Composers: Mick Jones
04
What's Love Got to Do with It
Tina Turner
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
03:50
Writer: Graham Lyle - Terry Britten / Composers: Graham Lyle - Terry Britten
05
If You Don't Know Me by Now
Simply Red
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
03:26
Writer: Kenneth Gamble - Leon Huff / Composers: Kenneth Gamble - Leon Huff
06
Killing Me Softly with His Song
Roberta Flack
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
04:46
Writer: Charles Fox - Norman Gimbel / Composers: Charles Fox - Norman Gimbel
07
The Power of Love
Gabrielle Aplin
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
04:05
Writer: Brian Nash - Holly Johnson - Mark O'Toole - Peter Gill / Composers: Brian Nash - Holly Johnson - Mark O'Toole - Peter Gill
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Soul Chillout
2024 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
08-11-2024
Soul Chillout
01
Love, Love, Love
Donny Hathaway
Soul Chillout
03:22
Writer: J.R. Bailey - Ken Williams / Composers: J.R. Bailey - Ken Williams
02
Day Dreaming (Single Version)
Aretha Franklin
Soul Chillout
04:01
Writer: Aretha Franklin / Composers: Aretha Franklin
03
Give Me the Night (Single Version)
George Benson
Soul Chillout
04:58
Writer: Rod Temperton / Composers: Rod Temperton
04
Killing Me Softly with His Song
Roberta Flack
Soul Chillout
04:46
Writer: Charles Fox - Norman Gimbel / Composers: Charles Fox - Norman Gimbel
05
Rock Your Baby
George McCrae
Soul Chillout
03:20
Writer: Harry Wayne Casey - Richard Finch / Composers: Harry Wayne Casey - Richard Finch
06
She's Gone
Hall & Oates
Soul Chillout
05:15
Writer: Daryl Hall - John Oates / Composers: Daryl Hall - John Oates
07
Through the Fire
Chaka Khan
Soul Chillout
04:17
Writer: Cynthia Weil - David Foster - Tom Keane / Composers: Cynthia Weil - David Foster - Tom Keane
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Hip Hop & R&B Christmas Gold
(P) 2016 X-Ray Records, a division of Cleopatra Records, Inc.
28-10-2016
Hip Hop & R&B Christmas Gold
01
They Know Me (Merry Christmas)
Cam'Ron
Hip Hop & R&B Christmas Gold
02:39
Composers: Cameron Giles
02
Jingle Bells, Shotgun Shells
Onyx
Hip Hop & R&B Christmas Gold
02:40
Composers: Onyx
03
Deck the Halls
Luniz
Hip Hop & R&B Christmas Gold
03:23
Composers: Yukmouth - Numskull
04
Christmas Treez
Baby Bash
Hip Hop & R&B Christmas Gold
03:51
Composers: Baby Bash
05
Angels We Have Heard on High
Az Yet
Hip Hop & R&B Christmas Gold
02:20
Composers: Traditional
06
Chingy's Christmas
Chingy
Hip Hop & R&B Christmas Gold
03:34
Composers: Howard “Chingy” Bailey - Jr. - Gary Lee Myers - Lawrence “L Frost” Clayton
07
O Come All Ye Faithful
Ready For The World
Hip Hop & R&B Christmas Gold
02:21
Composers: Traditional
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80s Music
2024 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
23-04-2024
80s Music
01
Everywhere (2018 Remaster)
Fleetwood Mac
80s Music
03:43
Writer: Christine McVie - Lindsey Buckingham / Composers: Christine McVie - Lindsey Buckingham
02
Forever Young
Alphaville
80s Music
03:46
Writer: Bernhard Lloyd - Frank Mertens - Marian Gold / Composers: Bernhard Lloyd - Frank Mertens - Marian Gold
03
Scoundrel Days
a-ha
80s Music
04:00
Writer: Mange Furuholmen - Paul Waaktaar-Savoy / Composers: Mange Furuholmen - Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
04
Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yes
80s Music
04:28
Writer: Chris Squire - Jon Anderson - Trevor Horn - Trevor Rabin / Composers: Chris Squire - Jon Anderson - Trevor Horn - Trevor Rabin
05
Always on My Mind
Pet Shop Boys
80s Music
03:54
Writer: Johnny Christopher - Mark James - Wayne Thompson / Composers: Johnny Christopher - Mark James - Wayne Thompson
06
Never Ending Story
Limahl
80s Music
03:30
Writer: Giorgio Moroder - Keith Forsey / Composers: Giorgio Moroder - Keith Forsey
07
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Starship
80s Music
04:30
Writer: Albert Hammond - Diane Warren / Composers: Albert Hammond - Diane Warren
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