''Doin' It Now!'' is the fourth studio album by American singer

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, released in 1993.

Background

For this album, Sybil worked with different producers, including Mike Stock and

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and others. The album was released in the US and Canada only. In Europe during the same year, Sybil released a different album titled '' Good 'N' Ready'' that shares four songs with ''Doin' It Now!'': "You're the Love of My Life", "

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", "Guarantee of Love" and "Now or Never", but otherwise both albums go in a different musical direction.

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, Sybil's label in the US, decided to showcase Sybil's R&B/soul sensibilities for the American market (which was popular at the time), whereas in Europe, PWL Records, Sybil's UK label, decided to release a more dance-orientated album with some

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sound as well as her soul music showcase. The album includes two covers: the

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song "

" and the standard "

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", first made famous by

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in 1959. Two songs on ''Doin' It Now!'' had previously been released on other Sybil albums, although the versions included are different mixes: "Love's Calling" had previously been released on her 1989 album ''

'' and "Let It Rain" had first been released on her 1990 album '' Sybilization'', and released as a single in 1991.

Singles

The first single from the album was a double A-side single of "You're the Love of My Life" (co-written by Sybil) and "The Love I Lost", which was released on its own in the UK and became Sybil's biggest hit there, peaking at #3. The single peaked at #90 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but both songs were bigger hits on other charts: "You're the Love of My Life" peaked at #37 on the R&B charts, while "The Love I Lost" peaked at #18 on the Dance chart. No further singles from the album were released in the US. However, "

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", a song included on the European ''Good 'N' Ready'' album, was released as a single in September 1993 in the US. The European version of the song was a ballad, whereas for the US market the song was given a hip-hop makeover and a male rapper was added to the song, making it a mid-tempo hip-hop/R&B song. It peaked at #90 in the R&B charts.

Critical and commercial reception

Justin Kantor of

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praised Sybil's voice but criticized the inconsistent material. The album failed to chart in the US.

Track listing

#"You're the Love of My Life" – 4:50 #"We" – 4:30 #"Oh, How I Love You" – 4:11 #"Take Me Back" – 3:56 #"Let It Rain" – 5:56 #"Breathe a Prayer" – 4:39 #"When It's Gone Away" – 4:20 #"

" – 3:24 #"Now or Never" – 4:00 #"Guarantee of Love" – 4:01 #"

" – 5:56 #"Love's Calling" – 3:40 #"Back Together Again" – 3:38

References

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