Biography
28 February 1944, Chicago, Illinois, USA, d. 27 November 1998, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. A vocalist in the style of Dionne Warwick and Brenda Holloway, Acklin first recorded for Special Agent under the name Barbara Allen. In 1966, following a spell as a backing singer, she worked as a receptionist at the Brunswick Records offices, and submitted some of her own compositions to producer Carl Davis. One of these, ‘Whispers’, co-written with David Scott (of the Five Dutones), was a major hit for Jackie Wilson, who returned the favour by helping Acklin to secure a recording contract with Brunswick. ‘Love Makes A Woman’, a US number 15 pop hit in July 1968, was followed by ‘Just Ain’t No Love’ and ‘Am I The Same Girl’ (a UK Top 25 hit in 1992 for Swing Out Sister), while a duet with Gene Chandler, ‘From The Teacher To The Preacher’, also charted. Meanwhile, Acklin began writing with Eugene Record from the Chi-Lites, a...
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