Living All Alone
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Living All Alone is the seventh album by American Soul singer-songwriter Phyllis Hyman. It was released by Philadelphia International Records in 1986 (see 1986 in music). The album contained the title track, which peaked at #11 on the R&B charts and has become one of Hyman's well-known hits of her career.[2]
Track listing
| Writer(s) |
Producer(s) |
| 1. |
"Living All Alone" |
Cynthia Biggs Kenneth Gamble, Dexter Wansel |
Dexter Wansel |
5:09 |
| 2. |
"First Time Together" |
Cynthia Biggs, Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell |
Thom Bell, Kenneth Gamble |
4:02 |
| 3. |
"If You Want Me" |
Reggie Griffin, Junior Giscombe |
Reggie Griffin |
4:19 |
| 4. |
"Slow Dancing" |
Thom Bell, LeRoi Bell, James Casey |
Thom Bell |
4:24 |
| 5. |
"Old Friend" |
Thom Bell, Linda Creed |
Thom Bell |
4:51 |
| 6. |
"You Just Don’t Know" |
Cynthia Biggs, Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell |
Thom Bell, Kenneth Gamble |
4:15 |
| 7. |
"Ain’t You Had Enough Love?" |
Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene, Steve Nichol |
Nick Martinelli |
4:12 |
| 8. |
"Screaming At The Moon" |
Wayne Wallace, Ronald Hollins |
Nick Martinelli |
4:09 |
| 9. |
"What You Won't Do For Love" |
Bobby Caldwell, Alfons Kettner |
Nick Martinelli |
4:09 |
| 10. |
"Run Jesse Run (with Lou Rawls and Rev. James Cleveland" (CD bonus track only) |
Bunny Sigler, Gary Gilbert, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff |
Bunny Sigler |
6:33 |
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Total length:
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40:04 |
Personnel
- LeRoy Bell: Guitar, Drums, Percussion
- Thom Bell: Synthesizer, Piano
- Carla Benson: Background Vocals
- Evette Benton: Background Vocals
- Daryl Burgee: Percussion
- Terry Burrus: Keyboards
- Mike Campbell: Guitar
- Randy Cantor: Keyboards
- Myra Casales: Percussion
- Brian Castor: Trombone
- Joe Fusco: Guitar
- Steve Green: Bass
- Reggie Griffin: Synthesizer, Guitar, Saxophone, Bass, Drum Programming, Drum Machine
- Cuca Hyman: Background Vocals
- Phyllis Hyman: Background Vocals, Whistle (Human)
- Casey James: Synthesizer, Percussion
- Ron Jennings: Guitar
- Juanita Johnson: Background Vocals
- Ron Kerber: Soprano Sax
- James King: Background Vocals
- Johnny King: Background Vocals
- Nick Martinelli: Percussion
- Cindy Mizelle: Background Vocals
- Alvin Moody: Bass
- Doug Nally: Drums
- Sam Peake: Saxophone
- Clifford Rudd: Drums
- Jim Salamone: Percussion, Drums
- Greg Scott: Tenor Sax
- Deborah Siler-Young: Background Vocals
- Herb Smith: Guitar
- Joseph Smithers: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Studio Brass: Horn
- Dexter Wansel: Keyboards
- Terri Wells Background Vocals
- Audrey Wheeler: Background Vocals
- Kae Williams, Jr.: Bass, Mirage, Keyboards, Piano
Production
- Producer: Thom Bell, Terry Burrus, Kenny Gamble, Reggie Griffin, Leon Huff, Phyllis Hyman, Juanita Johnson, Nick Martinelli and Dexter Wansel.
- Arranger: Thom Bell, Terry Burrus, Randy Cantor, Reggie Griffin, Nick Martinelli, Jim Salamone and Dexter Wansel.
- Horn Arrangements: Larry Davis.
- Engineers: Pete Humphries, Arthur Stoppe and Mike Tarsia.
- Assistant engineers: Randy Abrams, Poke, MacMinn and Adam SilvermanScott.
- Mixing: Mike Tarsia.
- Executive producer: Thom Bell, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
- Photography: Jean Pagliuso.
- Clothing/Wardrobe: Cassandra McShepard.
- Make-Up: Allan Forbes.
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