years since sultry and talented Karyn
re�.81Mk1 • t'.
y of her previous 1 urel • n
1991 mega-hi lling "Ritual of Love". bum.
Over the last three years Karyn's become a wife to
superstar producer Terry Lewis of the infamous Jimmy
J am and Terry Lewis duo; she's now the mother of a new
baby, Ashley, who's a year and a half; and she's a
stepmom to Terry's two children from a previous mar­
riage.
i'I guess you can say that I'm rally living up to myoid
song "Superwoman," laughs Karyn from the office of
Warner Bros. Burbank. "Make Him Do Right," Karyn's
newly released album, focuses on the sentiments and
feelings that women of the nineties can easily identify
with.
The LP of cour produc by h h band Terry
along ith hi partner Jimmy Jam t their Flyte Tyme
studi in Minneapoli . But Karyn) am up with
other top-notch producers sucb Babyface and -Jelly-
bean Johnson. .
AC cut two son : "Here Comes
the Pain," and a ballad th t h no • H' bout knowing
something has to change in a relationship ... " and "Can 1
Stay With You."
The entire album is strong on di 'ty. The fir t
single, "Hungah For Your Love" which Karyn co-wrote,
was inspi while she w taking a h 1"."1 know
that sounds kinda of funny but that's how it happened,"
reveals Karyn rather shyly. The Scoop further tal
with Karyn about her new album, her c r and her life
as a wife, mother, an iareer woman.
THE SCOOP: WDuld you a, tm. ;. a woman'
album?
KARYN: I bate to say yes. But I want men to feel
they're welcome, too. It wasn't really planned that way
though. Most of these songs speak to the needs of women
because we're just so diverse, ranging from sensual to
being strong.
THE SCOOP: Let'. tallc about ho", "HWlllahFor
Your Love" 1DCJ8 inspired ",hUe your were in the
hotoer.
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wanted to do somet
that tune.
I was initially going to do a remake of it but I preferred
to write something of my own. I sing a lot around the
house and one day] was taking a shower and suddenly
all the elements of the songju t seem to fall into place.
THE SCOOP: How did Terry feel about you do­
ing sucb a exy ong?
KARYN: He said 'your name is bigger than mine on
this album' and that I should do what I feel. He met me
as an artist and I've done sexy songs before, such as
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