''Sybilization'' is the third album by American singer

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, released in 1990.

Background

Sybil worked with a myriad of producers for this album, including James Bratton, Eddie O'Loughlin, Stacey Harcum,

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and others. It was released in quick succession to her previous album, which had been released a year before and Sybil had had her biggest hit up to that point in the UK with a cover of "

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" in early 1990. The album and its singles, however, were ignored by both radio and record buyers and did not chart. Cassandra Lucas and Charisse Rose, who went on to form the successful R&B group Changing Faces in the mid-1990s, sang backing vocals on three tracks on the album, including the single "Let It Rain". They also appear on the videoclip to that song. The album includes a cover of

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' hit " Lovely Day", and also features a song from Sybil's first album, "Falling In Love", which was given a new

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. The last three songs on the album are released as a continuous

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titled "The Let It Rain All Night Suite". The album spawned six singles. The lead single, " Make It Easy on Me", penned and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman was released in October 1990, but failed to gain much attention despite receiving good reviews for having a different sound to the trio of producers' usual

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sound. Sybil would continue to work with Mike Stock and

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for her next album '' Good 'N' Ready''. The rest of the singles, released during 1991, failed to chart. These include "Open Up the Door", "Go On", "Let It Rain", and " Lovely Day". "Falling In Love" was released as a single exclusively in France, as a double a-side single with Sybil's 1988 single "Can't Wait (On Tomorrow)", featuring updated versions of both songs. "Make It Easy on Me" and "Open Up the Door" were later included in new updated versions on Sybil's album '' Good 'N' Ready'', and an updated "Let It Rain" was included on Sybil's album ''

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'', both released in 1993.

Track listing

Charts

References

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