Phyllis Hyman (album)

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Phyllis Hyman
Studio album by Phyllis Hyman
Released	April 2, 1977
Genre	R&B/Soul/Quiet Storm/Urban/Vocal jazz/Disco
Length	44:34
Label	Buddah
Producer(s)	Larry Alexander, John Davis, Jerry Peters, and Sandy Torano
Professional reviews
Jason Elias, All Music Guide link Jesse H. Melchor, Amazon.com link
Phyllis Hyman chronology
	Phyllis Hyman (1977)	Sing a Song (1979)

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 (see 1977 in music).

Contents 1 Album information 2 Track listing 3 Credits and personnel 3.1 Production

[edit] Album information

After recording a memorably gloomy cover 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," a mid-tempo disco groove and "I Don't Want to Lose You," an emotional heart-wrenching R&B ballad (originally recorded by The Spinners). Phyllis Hyman has since been taken out of print and is difficult to find today.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Loving You, Losing You" - 7:41
2. "No One Can Love You More" - 4:20
3. "One Thing on My Mind" - 5:30
4. "I Don't Want to Lose You" - 5:31
5. "Deliver the Love" - 3:02
6. "Was Yesterday Such a Long Time Ago" - 4:55
7. "Night Bird Gets the Love" - 4:20
8. "Beautiful Man of Mine" - 6:20
9. "Children of the World" - 2:55

[edit] Credits and personnel

Larry Alexander: Background Vocals Maxine Anderson: Background Vocals Gary Bartz: Sax (Tenor) 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

[edit] Production

• Producer: Larry Alexander, John Davis, Jerry Peters, Sandy Torano
• Arranger: John Davis, Jerry Peters
• Engineer: Fred Torchio
• Production Coordination: Bernadette Fauver
• Liner Notes: David Nathan
• Art Direction: Milton Sincoff
• Photography: Joel Brodsky
• Executive Producer: Lewis Merenstein