Barbara Acklin... I can't do my thing
Acklin's first chart success as a singer came with "Show Me the Way to Go," a duet with another Brunswick artist, Gene Chandler, which reached number 30 R&B in the spring of 1968. In July the same year, Acklin had a hit of her own with "Love Makes a Woman," which went to number three R&B and number 15 on the Hot 100. The song, co-written by producers Carl Davis and Eugene Record together with arranger Sonny Sanders and guitarist Gerald Sims, also won a BMI Award. Another Chandler/Acklin duet followed in October 1968. "From the Teacher to the Preacher" reached number 16 R&B and number 57 pop. Acklin's next charting singles were "Just Ain't No Love," "Am I The Same Girl" (covered by Dusty Springfield, Swing Out Sister and The Manhattan Transfer), "After You", "I Did It," "Lady Lady Lady," and "I Call It Trouble."
About Barbara Acklin
American singer/songwriter. Cousin of Monk Higgins who produced her first sessions for Special Agent in 1966 (as Barbara Allan). Also, a backup vocalist at Chess Records in the mid 1960s. Born: 28 February 1943 in Oakland, California (or) 28 February 1944 in Chicago, Illinois. Died: 27 November 1998 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Pneumonia) She collaborated extensively with [a180227] of [a17970]. Her first hit was "Show Me The Way To Go" a 1966 duet with [a94874]. Her biggest hit is "Love Makes A Woman"...
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