by John Bush

Contemporary pop/R&B singer Karyn White was born in Los Angeles, where her father played trumpet and her mother was a church choir director. White gained experience singing in choir and also in local talent shows and beauty pageants. She sang with local band Legacy and then toured with R&B vocalist OBryan in 1984. A lead vocal on instrumentalist Jeff Lorbers Facts of Life led to Warner Bros. signing her. The self-titled debut, released in 1988, featured The Way You Love Me, Love Saw It, and Superwoman; the album sold two million copies. Her gold follow-up, Ritual of Love (1991), featured production by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Karyn White later married Lewis and together they had a daughter, Ashley. Jam & Lewis also contributed production help on 1994s Make Him Do Right.