Lincoln Browder, (born October 12, 1964) better known by his stage name Link, is an American R&B singer from Dallas, Texas.
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. 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). The track peaked at #48 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1998. 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. Additionally, a digital single "Erotic" was released in 2013.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | ||
| 1998 | Sex Down
|
187 | 46 |
| 2008 | Creepin
|
- | - |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | ||
| 1998 | Whatcha Gone Do? | 23 | 15 |
| 1999 | I Don't Wanna See | - | 43 |
| 2013 | Erotic | - | - |
References
- Link at Allmusic
- Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 8th edn, 2004
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 323. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- "CD Baby Music Store".
- "Erotic - Single by Link on iTunes". iTunes. 14 February 2013.