Link (singer)
American 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. He is best known for his 1998 single “Whatcha Gonna Do”.
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | MC Smooth, Needa S. |
| Born | Lincoln Browder |
| Origin | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B |
| Occupation | singer |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
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
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
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| U.S. | U.S. R&B | ||
| 1998 | Sex Down
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187 | 46 |
| 2008 | Creepin
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