Sing a Song is the second studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by American

United States

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 singer 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...

, her second release off Buddah Records

Buddah Records

Buddah Records was founded in 1967 in New York City. The label was born out of Kama Sutra Records, an MGM Records-distributed label, which remained a key imprint following Buddah's founding...

, in 1978. Shortly after its release, Buddah Records became defunct and sold off to Arista Records

Arista Records

Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...

, who signed Hyman to the label in late 1978. Many of the songs on this album were later included in her third album, Somewhere in My Lifetime

Somewhere in My Lifetime

Somewhere in My Lifetime is the third studio album by singer Phyllis Hyman. It was released by Arista Records in 1979 becoming Hyman's debut Arista release ....

, in January 1979.

Background

In 1977 Buddah Records released Hyman's self-titled debut LP, which featured the singles "Loving You, Losing You" and "I Don't Wanna Lose You". A year later Hyman was signed to Arista Records

Arista Records

Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...

. Her premiere album for the label Somewhere in My Lifetime

Somewhere in My Lifetime

Somewhere in My Lifetime is the third studio album by singer Phyllis Hyman. It was released by Arista Records in 1979 becoming Hyman's debut Arista release ....

, was released in 1978. Somewhere in My Lifetime included several tracks that Phyllis had recorded for a 2nd album at Buddah titled Sing A Song.

Track listing

Side One:

1. "Living Inside Your Love" (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....
   
   , Renee Taylor) - 6:14
2. "Sweet Music" (A. Martinez) - 3:51
3. "Answer Is You" (Mark Radice) - 5:04
4. "Love Is Free" (Mark Radice) - 3:49

Side Two:

1. "Sing a Song" (P. Bailey, E. Strouder) - 3:39
2. "Gonna Make Changes" (Phyllis Hyman) - 3:54
3. "Be Careful (How You Treat My Love)" (Gary Glenn) - 4:08
4. "Here's That Rainy Day" (James Van Heusen
   James Van Heusen
   Jimmy Van Heusen , was an American composer. He wrote songs mainly for films and television , and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song.-Life and career:...
   
   , Johnny Burke
   Johnny Burke
   Johnny Burke was a Newfoundland songwriter and musician. He was nicknamed the 'Bard of Prescott Street'. He wrote many popular songs that artists in the 1930s and 1940s released.Popular songs by Burke include:* The Night Paddy Murphy Died...
   
   ) - 3:02
5. "Soon Come Again" (Larry Alexander, Sandy Torano) - 3:27