Phyllis Hyman is the self-titled solo debut studio album

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 by American Soul

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 singer-songwriter

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 Phyllis Hyman

Phyllis Hyman

Phyllis Linda Hyman was an American soul singer and actress.-Early years:Phyllis Hyman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in the St. Clair Village, the South Hills section of Pittsburgh...

. It was released by Buddah Records

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 in 1977. The album charted at #107 on the Billboard 200

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 chart,
of the singles released from the album: "No One Can Love You More" was the most successful, charting at #58 in the Billboard Hot Soul

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 singles chart.

Album information

After recording a memorably gloomy cover of The Stylistics

The Stylistics

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' 1971 hit "Betcha By Golly Wow" that appeared on Norman Connors

Norman Connors

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' 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-rending R&B ballad (originally recorded by The Spinners

The Spinners (U.S. band)

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). Phyllis Hyman has since been re-issued on CD. This re-issue is out of print, 8 of the tracks are available on The Best of Phyllis Hyman - The Buddah Years issued by Sequel Records in 1990.
In 1996 RCA records issued the CD Loving You, Losing You, The Classic Balladry of Phyllis Hyman that included a previously unreleased track from the 1977 recording session; "Sounds Like a Love Song".

Track listing

Side One:

1. "Loving You - Losing You" (Thom Bell
   Thom Bell
   Thomas Randolph "Thom" Bell is an American songwriter and producer, best known as one of the creators of the Philadelphia style of soul music in the 1970s. He moved to Philadelphia as a child.-Biography:...
   
   ) - 7:41
2. "No One Can Love You More" (Skip Scarborough
   Skip Scarborough
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   ) - 4:20
3. "One Thing on My Mind" (Evie Sands
   Evie Sands
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   , Richard Germinaro) - 5:30
4. "I Don't Want to Lose You" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed
   Linda Creed
   Linda Creed also known by her married name Linda Epstein, was an American singer-songwriter and lyricist who teamed up with songwriter-producer Thom Bell to produce some of the most successful Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s.-Career:Born in Philadelphia in 1949, Creed was raised in the...
   
   ) - 5:31
5. "Deliver the Love" (Onaje Allan Gumbs
   Onaje Allan Gumbs
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   , Ausar Sahw) 3:02

Side Two:

1. "Was Yesterday Such a Long Time Ago" (Goode, Buddy Scott) - 4:55
2. "Night Bird Gets the Love" (M. Shakoor, Clarence Carter) - 4:20
3. "Beautiful Man of Mine" (Larry Alexander) - 6:20
4. "Children of the World" (Hubert Eaves) - 2:55

Personnel

• Larry Alexander: Background Vocals
• Maxine Anderson: Background Vocals
• Gary Bartz: Tenor saxophone
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• Errol Bennett: Percussion
• Carla Benson: Background Vocals
• Evette Benton: Background Vocals
• Hiram Bullock
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  : Guitar
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• Cecil Bridgewater: Trumpet
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• Charles Collins: Drums
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• Ann Esther Davis: Background Vocals
• John Davis: Keyboards
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• Hubert Eaves II: Piano
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  , Rhythm, Moog Synthesizer
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• Scott Edwards: Bass guitar
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• Michael Foreman: Bass guitar
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• Jim Gilstrap: Background Vocals
• Onaje Allan Gumbs
  Onaje Allan Gumbs
  Onaje Allan Gumbs is a New York-based pianist, composer, and bandleader.-Early life:Born in Harlem, Onaje grew up in St. Albans, Queens, and started playing piano at age 7. Henry Mancini was one of his earliest and greatest influences from watching the TV shows "Peter Gunn" and "Mr Lucky" at age 8...
  
  : Piano
  Piano
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  , Rhythm, Keyboards
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• Billy Harner: Background Vocals
• Dennis Harris: Guitar
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• Phyllis Hyman: Background Vocals
• Barbara Ingram
  Barbara Ingram
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  : Background Vocals
• Anthony Jackson: Bass guitar
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• Virgil Jones: Trumpet
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• Steve Jordan
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  : Drums
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• Will Lee
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  : Bass guitar
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• John Lehman: Background Vocals
• Victor Lewis: Drums
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• Bill Lowe: Trombone
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• Reggie Lucas
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  : Guitar
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• Harvey Mason, Sr.
  Harvey Mason
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  : Timpani
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• Andy Newmark
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  : Drums
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• Jerry Peters
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  : Keyboards
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• Greg Poree: Guitar
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• Raymond Lee Pounds: Drums
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• Janice Robinson: Trombone
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• Richard Rome: Keyboards
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• John Rowin: Guitar
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• Skip Scarborough
  Skip Scarborough
  Skip Scarborough was a Grammy Award-winning songwriter, best known for romantic ballads.-Biography:Born Clarence Alexander Scarborough in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he lived in Los Angeles most of his life....
  
  : Keyboards
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• Craig Snyder: Guitar
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• Jerry Steinholtz: Drums
  Drum kit
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• Charles Sullivan: Trumpet
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• Sandy Torano: Guitar
  Guitar
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   and Background Vocals
• Larry Washington: Percussion
• Gregory Williams: French Horn
• Kiane Zawadi: Trombone
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Production

• Producers: Larry Alexander, John Davis, Jerry Peters
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  Jerry Peters is an American songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor and arranger. He is best known for writing the hit song Going In Circles" by The Friends of Distinction.-Career:...
  
  , Sandy Torano
• Arrangers: John Davis, Jerry Peters
  Jerry Peters
  Jerry Peters is an American songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor and arranger. He is best known for writing the hit song Going In Circles" by The Friends of Distinction.-Career:...
  
  , Onaje Allan Gumbs
  Onaje Allan Gumbs
  Onaje Allan Gumbs is a New York-based pianist, composer, and bandleader.-Early life:Born in Harlem, Onaje grew up in St. Albans, Queens, and started playing piano at age 7. Henry Mancini was one of his earliest and greatest influences from watching the TV shows "Peter Gunn" and "Mr Lucky" at age 8...
  
  
• Engineer: Fred Torchio
• Production Coordination: Bernadette Fauver
• Liner Notes: David Nathan
• Art Direction: Milton Sincoff
• Photography: Joel Brodsky
• Executive Producer: Lewis Merenstein