Link (singer)

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Lincoln Browder, (born October 12, 1964) better known by his stage name Link, is an American R&B singer from Dallas, Texas.

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Career

Browder sang in gospel choirs as a youngster and in a group in high school. Darrell Delite Allamby recruited him to sing in the R&B group Protege.

After writing the hit "My Body" for the R&B supergroup LSG, Link was offered his own recording contract with Relativity Records. [1] His 1998 debut album, Sex Down, spawned one Top 40 hit single in the US, "Whatcha Gonna Do?" (#23 Billboard Hot 100, #15 US Billboard R&B). [2] The track peaked at #48 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1998. [3] In addition a second charting single was issued, "I Don't Wanna See," which reached #43 on the US R&B chart and #25 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.

Link also wrote songs for Silk, Tony Thompson, Tamar Braxton, K-Ci & JoJo and Gerald Levert.

In 2008, he released his second album Creepin independently. [4] Additionally, a digital single "Erotic" was released in 2013. [5]

Discography

Albums

YearTitleChart positions
U.S. U.S. R&B
1998 Sex Down 18746
2008Creepin
  • Released: May 29, 2008
  • Label: Superstar Music Group
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Singles

YearTitleChart positions
U.S. U.S. R&B
1998Whatcha Gone Do?2315
1999I Don't Wanna See-43
2013Erotic--

References

  1. Link at Allmusic
  2. Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 8th edn, 2004
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 323. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  4. "CD Baby Music Store".
  5. "Erotic - Single by Link on iTunes". iTunes . 14 February 2013.