Phyllis Hyman (album)

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 number 107 on the Billboard 200 chart, and of the singles released from the album, "No One Can Love You More" was the most successful, charting at number 58 in the Billboard Hot Soul singles chart.

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", an 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, which 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 Rachim) 3:02 Side Two: "Was Yesterday Such a Long Time Ago" (M. Goode, Buddy Scott) – 4:55 "Night Bird Gets the Love" (Muhyi Shakoor, Clifford Carter) – 4:20 "Beautiful Man of Mine" (Larry Alexander) – 6:20 "Children of the World" (Hubert Eaves III) – 2:55

Personnel

Phyllis Hyman - vocals

Larry Alexander – backing vocals

Maxine Anderson – backing vocals

Gary Bartz - alto saxophone

Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion

Carla Benson – Backing vocals

Evette Benton – Backing vocals

Hiram Bullock – guitar

Cecil Bridgewater – trumpet

Charles Collins – drums

Ann Esther – backing vocals

John Davis – keyboards, arranger

Hubert Eaves III – piano, Moog synthesizer, arranger

Scott Edwards – bass guitar

Michael "Sugar Bear" Foreman – bass guitar

Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals

Onaje Allan Gumbs – piano, keyboards, arranger, conductor

Billy Harner – backing vocals

Dennis Harris – guitar

Barbara Ingram – backing vocals

Anthony Jackson – bass guitar

Virgil Jones – trumpet

Steve Jordan – drums

Will Lee – bass guitar

John Lehman – backing vocals

Victor Lewis – drums

Bill Lowe – trombone

Reggie Lucas – guitar

Harvey Mason, Sr. – timpani

Andy Newmark – drums

Jerry Peters – keyboards, arranger

Greg Poree – guitar

Raymond Pounds – drums

Janice Robinson – trombone

Richie Rome – keyboards

John Rowin – guitar

Skip Scarborough – keyboards

Craig Snyder – guitar

Jerry Steinholtz – drums

Charles Sullivan – trumpet

Sandy Torano – guitar, backing vocals

Larry Washington – percussion

Nathan Watts - bass guitar

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

External links

1977 debut albums

Buddah Records albums

Phyllis Hyman albums

Albums produced by Jerry Peters

Albums with cover art by Joel Brodsky

Albums recorded at Total Experience Recording Studios