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Got to Be Real
Cheryl Lynn
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- Album
- Cheryl Lynn (Expanded Edition)
- Released
- 1978
- Genres
- post-disco, disco
- Length
- 5:08
- Tempo
- 115 BPM
- Label
- Legacy Recordings
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About this song
Got to Be Real was Cheryl Lynn's studio debut and her biggest hit. It followed the fame she gained on The Gong Show, where she earned a perfect score singing Joe Cocker's You Are So Beautiful. The song was written by Lynn, David Paich and David Foster, with Ray Parker Jr. as session guitarist, and it reached number one on the soul charts and was certified platinum by the RIAA.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 33 other songs, like “antes by Link do Zap”.
- Covered 8 times, including “To Be Real by Wuki & Lee Foss”.
- Written by David Foster, David Paich and Cheryl Lynn.
- Produced by Marty Paich and David Paich.
- Recorded at Sunset Sound Studios.