Phyllis Hyman (album)
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| Studio album by Phyllis Hyman | ||||
| Released | April 2, 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
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| Length | 44:34 | |||
| Label | Buddah | |||
| Producer | Larry Alexander, John Davis, Jerry Peters, and Sandy Torano | |||
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Phyllis Hyman is the self-titled solo debut studio album by American soul singer-songwriter Phyllis Hyman. It was released by Buddah Records in 1977. The album charted at #107 on the Billboard 200 chart, [2] of the singles released from the album: "No One Can Love You More" was the most successful, charting at #58 in the Billboard Hot Soul singles chart.[3]
Album information
After recording a cover version of The Stylistics' 1971 hit "Betcha by Golly, Wow" that appeared on Norman Connors' 1976 "You Are My Starship" album, Hyman was signed to Buddah and began work on her debut. The album featured the hits "Loving You - Losing You," and "I Don't Want to Lose You," a R&B ballad (originally recorded by The Spinners). Phyllis Hyman has since been re-issued on CD. This re-issue is out of print, however eight of the tracks are available on The Best of Phyllis Hyman - The Buddah Years issued by Sequel Records in 1990. In 1996 RCA records issued the CD Loving You, Losing You, The Classic Balladry of Phyllis Hyman that included a previously unreleased track from the 1977 recording session; "Sounds Like a Love Song".
Track listing
Side One:
- "Loving You - Losing You" (Thom Bell) - 7:41
- "No One Can Love You More" (Skip Scarborough) - 4:20
- "One Thing on My Mind" (Evie Sands, Richard Germinaro) - 5:30
- "I Don't Want to Lose You" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 5:31
- "Deliver the Love" (Onaje Allan Gumbs, Ausar Sahw) 3:02
Side Two:
- "Was Yesterday Such a Long Time Ago" (Goode, Buddy Scott) - 4:55
- "Night Bird Gets the Love" (M. Shakoor, Clarence Carter) - 4:20
- "Beautiful Man of Mine" (Larry Alexander) - 6:20
- "Children of the World" (Hubert Eaves) - 2:55
Personnel
- Larry Alexander: Background Vocals
- Maxine Anderson: Background Vocals
- Gary Bartz: Tenor saxophone
- Errol Bennett: Percussion
- Carla Benson: Background Vocals
- Evette Benton: Background Vocals
- Hiram Bullock: Guitar
- Cecil Bridgewater: Trumpet
- Charles Collins: Drums
- Ann Esther Davis: Background Vocals
- John Davis: Keyboards
- Hubert Eaves II: Piano, Rhythm, Moog Synthesizer
- Scott Edwards: Bass guitar
- Michael Foreman: Bass guitar
- Jim Gilstrap: Background Vocals
- Onaje Allan Gumbs: Piano, Rhythm, Keyboards
- Billy Harner: Background Vocals
- Dennis Harris: Guitar
- Phyllis Hyman: Background Vocals
- Barbara Ingram: Background Vocals
- Anthony Jackson: Bass guitar
- Virgil Jones: Trumpet
- Steve Jordan: Drums
- Will Lee: Bass guitar
- John Lehman: Background Vocals
- Victor Lewis: Drums
- Bill Lowe: Trombone
- Reggie Lucas: Guitar
- Harvey Mason, Sr.: Timpani
- Andy Newmark: Drums
- Jerry Peters: Keyboards
- Greg Poree: Guitar
- Raymond Lee Pounds: Drums
- Janice Robinson: Trombone
- Richard Rome: Keyboards
- John Rowin: Guitar
- Skip Scarborough: Keyboards
- Craig Snyder: Guitar
- Jerry Steinholtz: Drums
- Charles Sullivan: Trumpet
- Sandy Torano: Guitar and Background Vocals
- Larry Washington: Percussion
- Gregory Williams: French Horn
- Kiane Zawadi: Trombone
Production
- Producers: Larry Alexander, John Davis, Jerry Peters, Sandy Torano
- Arrangers: John Davis, Jerry Peters, Onaje Allan Gumbs
- Engineer: Fred Torchio
- Production Coordination: Bernadette Fauver
- Liner Notes: David Nathan
- Art Direction: Milton Sincoff
- Photography: Joel Brodsky
- Executive Producer: Lewis Merenstein
References
- ↑ "Phyllis Hyman debut album". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ↑ "Phyllis Hyman - Phyllis Hyman". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ "Phyllis Hyman". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-05.