Apr262024

Barbara Acklin

Barbara Acklin (28 February 1943, Oakland, California — 27 November 1998, Nebraska) was a soul singer of the 1960s and 1970s. Her biggest hit was "Love Makes a Woman" in 1968 which reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. As a teenager, she began singing in nightclubs while attending Dunbar Vocational High school. Upon graduation, she was hired as a secretary for local record label by her cousin, saxophonist Monk Higgins. Her first release was under the name Barbara Allen on his Special Agent label. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Am I the Same Girl
128667
2Love Makes A Woman
55918
3Am I The Same Girl?
25180
4Just Ain't No Love
10959
5I'll Bake Me A Man
3146
6After You
2912
7I Can't Do My Thing
2717
8Seven Days Of Night
2055
9I Did It
1830
10Be By My Side
1514

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