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.[2]
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| Released | April 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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Album information
editAfter 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).
Singles
editTwo singles were released from the album, "Loving You – Losing You" and "No One Can Love You More".
An edited version of "Loving You – Losing You" appeared on most single releases worldwide. The U.S. release had the song "Children of the World" as the B-side.[3] Two versions of the single were released in the United Kingdom. The first U.K. release had the full-length album version on the B-side.[4] The second release instead had "Betcha by Golly, Wow" on the B-side.[5] The album version was released as a Twelve-inch single in Canada in May 1977 with "One Thing On My Mind" on the B-side.[6]
"No One Can Love You More" was only released in the United States. The single included an edited version of the song with "Deliver the Love" as the B-side.[7]
Chart Performance
editThe album peaked at no. 107 on the Billboard 200. It spent fourteen weeks on the chart following its debut on April 30th, 1977.[8] On the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, the album peaked at no. 49, spending seven weeks on the chart.[8]
The album's first single "Loving You – Losing You" entered the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in the week dated April 9th, 1977 and peaked at no. 32 nearly two months later, spending a total of twelve weeks on the chart.[8] The second single "No One Can Love You More" entered the same chart in the week dated July 23rd, 1977, spending a total of ten weeks on the chart and peaking at no. 58 a month after its first entry.[8]
Reissues
editThe album was first released on CD in 1996 in Canada by the label Unidisc Music. This edition included the full-length version of "Betcha by Golly, Wow" as a bonus track.[9] The album's first CD release in the United States was in 1997 via The Right Stuff Records.[10] SoulMusic Records released an expanded version of the album in the United Kingdom in 2013 titled The Buddah Years which included four bonus songs recorded during her time with Buddah Records, three of which were originally released on the album Sing a Song.[11] In 2015 the label Funkytowngrooves released their own expanded edition in the United States with five bonus tracks.[12] The 2021 boxset Old Friend: The Deluxe Collection 1976–1998 included another expanded edition of the album with six bonus tracks, including three songs from the Norman Connors album You Are My Starship.
Out-takes
editIn 1996 RCA records issued the compilation album 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".[13]
Another unreleased song from the album, titled "You're the One", has been released several times over the years. It first appeared on the 2002 reissue of You Know How to Love Me.[14] It also appeared on the 2015 reissue of the same album and on the 2008 expanded edition of Can't We Fall in Love Again?. SoulMusic Records included this song on their 2013 reissue of Phyllis Hyman's debut album and the 2021 box set Old Friend: The Deluxe Collection 1976–1998.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Loving You – Losing You" | 7:27 | |
| 2. | "No One Can Love You More" | 4:23 | |
| 3. | "One Thing on My Mind" |
| 5:30 |
| 4. | "I Don't Want to Lose You" |
| 5:31 |
| 5. | "Deliver the Love" |
| 3:59 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Was Yesterday Such a Long Time Ago" |
| 4:36 |
| 7. | "Night Bird Gets the Love" |
| 5:21 |
| 8. | "Beautiful Man of Mine" |
| 6:58 |
| 9. | "Children of the World" | 3:01 | |
| Total length: | 46:50 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Betcha by Golly Wow" |
| 6:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 10. | "You're the One" |
| 5:23 |
| 11. | "Soon Come Again" |
| 3:35 |
| 12. | "Be Careful (How You Treat My Love)" |
| 4:18 |
| 13. | "The Answer is You" |
| 5:09 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Betcha by Golly Wow" (7" version) |
| 3:47 |
| 11. | "Loving You, Losing You" (7" version) |
| 3:40 |
| 12. | "No One Can Love You More" (7" version) |
| 3:36 |
| 13. | "Baby (I'm Gonna Love You)" (7" version) |
| 3:35 |
| 14. | "Do Me" (7" version) |
| 3:04 |
Personnel
edit- 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
edit- 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
Charts
edit| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[15] | 107 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] | 49 |
References
edit- ^ "Phyllis Hyman debut album". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ "Phyllis Hyman – Phyllis Hyman". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ Loving You – Losing You (liner notes). Phyllis Hyman. Buddah Records. 1977. BDA 567.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Loving You – Losing You (liner notes). Phyllis Hyman. Buddah Records. 1977. BDS 457.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Loving You – Losing You (liner notes). Phyllis Hyman. Buddah Records. 1977. BDS 493.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Loving You/Losing You (liner notes). Phyllis Hyman. Buddah Records. 1977. BDS 56700.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ No One Can Love You More (liner notes). Phyllis Hyman. Buddah Records. 1977. BDA 577.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d "Phyllis Hyman Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ Phyllis Hyman (liner notes). Phyllis Hyman. Unidisc. 1996. BDK-5681.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Phyllis Hyman (liner notes). Phyllis Hyman. The Right Stuff. 1997. 7243-8-56443-7-0.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ The Buddah Years (liner notes). Phyllis Hyman. SoulMusic Records. 2013. SMCR 5101.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Phyllis Hyman (liner notes). Phyllis Hyman. Funkytowngrooves. 2015. FTG-411.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Loving You, Losing You: The Classic Balladry Of Phyllis Hyman (liner notes). Phyllis Hyman. RCA. 1996. 07863 66838-2 / NFS-1.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ You Know How to Love Me (liner notes). Phyllis Hyman. Arista. 2002. ARCD 0606.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Phyllis Hyman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Phyllis Hyman Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
External links
edit- Phyllis Hyman at Discogs (list of releases)