Can't We Fall in Love Again?

Can't We Fall in Love Again?
Studio album by Phyllis Hyman
Released June 12, 1981
Genre
Length 34:52
Label Arista
Producer Norman Connors and Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown
Phyllis Hyman chronology

You Know How to Love Me
(1979)		 Can't We Fall in Love Again?
(1981)		 Goddess of Love
(1983)
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Allmusic [1]

Can't We Fall in Love Again? is the fifth album by American Soul singer-songwriter Phyllis Hyman. It was released by Arista Records in 1981.[2]

Track listing

Side One:

  1. "You Sure Look Good to Me" (Brian Potter, Rick Cordera) - 4:20
  2. "Don't Tell Me, Tell Her" (Doug James, Sandy Linzer) - 4:18
  3. "I Ain't Asking" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 4:02
  4. "Can't We Fall in Love Again?" (Duet with Michael Henderson) (John Lewis Parker, Peter Iver) - 5:17

Side Two:

  1. "The Love Too Good To Last" (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen) - 4:06
  2. "Tonight You and Me" (Bruce Hawes, Peyton Scott) - 3:45
  3. "Sunshine in My Life" (Larry Alexander, Phyllis Hyman) - 4:27
  4. "Just Another Face in the Crowd" (Dennis Caldirola, Joe Ericksen) - 5:52

CD bonus tracks

Tracks 9 to 11 were recorded at the 1980 sessions for the album Can't We Fall in Love Again?[3]

9. "Sleep On It" (Andrew Kastner, Larry McNally) - 3:20

10. "If You Ever Change Your Mind" (David Batteau, Richard Calhoun, Scott Shelley) - 2:58

11. "In Between the Heartaches" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 3:45

Track 12 is taken from an unknown recording session from the early 1980s

12. "You're the One" (unknown) - 5:23

Track 13 was recorded in 1982 with producer Thom Bell

13. "I'm Not Asking You To Stay" (Joseph Jefferson, Richard Roebuck) - 4:22

Personnel
  • Darryl Jackson: Percussion
  • Nick Johnson: Background Vocals
  • The Jones Girls: Background Vocals
  • Bobby Lyle: Synthesizer, Piano
  • Tim May: Guitar
  • David T. Walker: Guitar
  • Julia Tillman Waters: Background Vocals
  • Oren Waters: Background Vocals
  • Eddie Watkins: Bass
  • Cheryl McWhorter: Background Vocals
  • Melvin Webb: Percussion
  • Maxine Willard: Background Vocals
  • Janet Wright: Background Vocals
  • Michael Henderson: Background Vocals

Production

  • Producer: Maxine Brown, Norman Connors, Chuck Jackson
  • Arranger: Paul Riser
  • Vocal Arrangement: Jean Carn
  • Rhythm Arrangements: McKinley Jackson
  • Engineers: Carla Bandini, Maxine Brown, Steve Hall, Chuck Jackson, Frank Kejmar, Cozy Noda, Jackson Swartz, and Steve Williams.
  • Assistant engineers: Bob Winard
  • Mixing: Maxine Brown, Tony Coleman, Chuck Jackson, and Frank Kejmar.
  • Production Coordination: Tony Coleman

References

  1. ↑ "Can't We Fall in Love Again? Phyllis Hyman". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  2. ↑ "Phyllis Hyman: Can't We Fall in Love Again (1981) CD Review". Soulexpress.net. 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  3. ↑ Sleeve notes from 2008 CD re-issue by Sony BMG Music: Catalogue number SMDC 03 CD