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Phyllis Hyman began her career as a silky voiced, jazz-influenced singer and gradually moved into slick, heavily produced urban contemporary ballads and light dance numbers. Hyman won a scholarship to music school and then began her professional career with the group New Direction in 1971. When they disbanded after a national tour, Hyman joined the Miami ensemble All the People. She also worked there with another local group, the Hondo Beat, and appeared in the film Lenny. That was followed by a two-year stint heading Phyllis Hyman & the P/H Factor, before relocating to New York. Hyman did background vocals on Jon Lucien's Premonition LP and built her reputation performing in New York clubs. Norman Connors made her his featured vocalist in the mid-'70s, and she was highlighted on a cover of the Stylistics' "Betcha By Golly Wow," which appeared on Connors' You Are My Starship LP. Hyman also sang with Pharaoh Sanders & the Fatback Band while cutting two singles as a lead artist. Buddah released Phyllis Hyman in 1977, but she really began making an impression when she was signed by Arista the next year. The songs "Somewhere in My Lifetime" and "You Know How to Love Me" both made the R&B Top 20. Hyman got her lone Top Ten hit in 1981 with "Can't We Fall in Love Again," but her albums did consistently well through the '80s. The production teams of Mtume/Reggie Lucas and Narada Michael Walden/Thom Bell gave her material that showcased her skill with sophisticated ballads. Hyman had more success when she left Arista for Philadelphia International in 1986, with the single "Living All Alone" putting her back in the R&B Top 20. She also sang on fusion and light jazz dates by Joe Sample, Ronnie Foster, and Grover Washington Jr., a more conventional jazz session for McCoy Tyner, and a pop date with the Four Tops. Tragically, Hyman took her own life on June 30, 1995; Forever With You was issued posthumously. All Music Guide -- Ron Wynn



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LINKSYEARYEAR
1977 Phyllis Hyman [Buddah]
1979Somewhere in My Lifetime
1979You Know How to Love Me
1979Sing a Song
1981Can't We Fall in Love Again
1983Goddess of Love
1987Living All Alone
1991Prime of My Life
1995I Refuse to Be Lonely
2004In Between the Heartaches


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1977 Phyllis Hyman [Buddah]



1. Loving You, Losing You
2. No One Can Love You More
3. One Thing on My Mind
4. I Don't Want to Lose You
5. Deliver the Love
6. Was Yesterday Such a Long Time Ago
7. Night Bird Gets the Love
8. Beautiful Man of Mine
9. Children of the World



1979 Somewhere in My Lifetime



1. Kiss for You All
2. Somewhere in My Lifetime
3. Lookin' for a Lovin'
4. The Answer Is You
5. So Strange
6. Gonna Make Changes
7. Living Inside Your Love
8. Be Careful
9. Soon Come Again
10. Here's That Rainy Day


1979 You Know How to Love Me



1. You Know How to Love Me
2. Some Way
3. Under Your Spell
4. This Feeling Must Be Love
5. But I Love You
6. Heavenly
7. Hold On
8. Give a Little More
9. Complete Me
10. You're the One


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1979 Sing a Song



1. Living Inside Your Love
2. Sweet Music
3. The Answer Is You
4. Love Is Free
5. Sing a Son
6. Gonna Make Changes
7. Be Careful (How You Treat My Love)
8. Here's That Rainy Day
9. Soon Come Again
10. Can't We Fall in Love Again
11. We Both Need Each Other



1981 Can't We Fall in Love Again



1. You Sure Look Good to Me
2. Don't Tell Me, Tell Her
3. I Ain't Asking
4. Can't We Fall In Love Again
5. The Love Too Good To Last
6. Tonight You And Me
7. The Sunshine In My Life
8. Just Another Face In The Crowd


1983 Goddess of Love



1. Riding the Tiger
2. Goddess of Love
3. Why Did You Turn Me On?
4. Your Move, My Heart
5. Let Somebody Love You
6. Falling Star
7. We Should Be Lovers
8. Just Me and You
9. Just 25 Miles to Anywhere



1987 Living All Alone



1. Living All Alone
2. First Time Together
3. If You Want Me
4. Slow Dancin'
5. Old Friend
6. You Just Don't Know
7. Ain't You Had Enough Love
8. Screaming at the Moon
9. What You Won't Do for Love



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1991 Prime of My Life



1. When You Get Right Down to It
2. I Found Love
3. Don't Wanna Change the World
4. Prime of My Life
5. When I Give My Love (This Time)
6. I Can't Take It Anymore
7. Walk Away
8. Living in Confusion
9. Meet Me on the Moon
10. Whatever Happened to Our Love?


1995 I Refuse to Be Lonely



1. I Refuse to Be Lonely
2. Waiting for the Last Tear to Fall
3. This Too Shall Pass
4. I'm Truly Yours
5. I'm Calling You
6. Back to Paradise
7. It's Not About You (It's About Me)
8. It Takes Two
9. Why Not Me
10. Give Me One Good Reason to Stay


2004 In Between the Heartaches



1. Love Surrounds Us Everywhere
2. If You Ever Change Your Mind
3. Hottest Love Around
4. Do You Love Him
5. Sleep on It
6. Can't Live Without You
7. Soon Come Again [Extended Mix]
8. In Between the Heartaches
9. In Search of My Heart
10. Sacred Kind of Love
11. Magic Mona
12. Don't Tell Me, Tell Her
13. Be One
14. Everything I Have Is Good
15. Spring's Arrival
16. I'll Be Around


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