Phyllis Hyman (album)

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. The album charted at number 107 on the Billboard 200 chart, and of the singles released from the album, "No One Can Love You More" was the most successful, charting at number 58 in the Billboard Hot Soul singles chart.

Album information
After recording a cover version 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", and "I Don't Want to Lose You", an R&B ballad (originally recorded by The Spinners). Phyllis Hyman has since been re-issued on CD. This re-issue is out of print; however, eight 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, which included a previously unreleased track from the 1977 recording session, "Sounds Like a Love Song".

Track listing
Side One: Side Two:
 * 1) "Loving You – Losing You" (Thom Bell) – 7:41
 * 2) "No One Can Love You More" (Skip Scarborough) – 4:20
 * 3) "One Thing on My Mind"  (Evie Sands, Richard Germinaro) – 5:30
 * 4) "I Don't Want to Lose You" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 5:31
 * 5) "Deliver the Love" (Onaje Allan Gumbs, Ausar Sahw Rachim) 3:02
 * 1) "Was Yesterday Such a Long Time Ago" (M. Goode, Buddy Scott) – 4:55
 * 2) "Night Bird Gets the Love" (Muhyi Shakoor, Clifford Carter) – 4:20
 * 3) "Beautiful Man of Mine" (Larry Alexander) – 6:20
 * 4) "Children of the World" (Hubert Eaves III) – 2:55

Personnel

 * Phyllis Hyman - vocals
 * Larry Alexander – backing vocals
 * Maxine Anderson – backing vocals
 * Gary Bartz - alto saxophone
 * Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion
 * Carla Benson – Backing vocals
 * Evette Benton – Backing vocals
 * Hiram Bullock – guitar
 * Cecil Bridgewater – trumpet
 * Charles Collins – drums
 * Ann Esther – backing vocals
 * John Davis – keyboards, arranger
 * Hubert Eaves III – piano, Moog synthesizer, arranger
 * Scott Edwards – bass guitar
 * Michael "Sugar Bear" Foreman – bass guitar
 * Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals
 * Onaje Allan Gumbs – piano, keyboards, arranger, conductor
 * Billy Harner – backing vocals
 * Dennis Harris – guitar
 * Barbara Ingram – backing vocals
 * Anthony Jackson – bass guitar
 * Virgil Jones – trumpet
 * Steve Jordan – drums
 * Will Lee – bass guitar
 * John Lehman – backing vocals
 * Victor Lewis – drums
 * Bill Lowe – trombone
 * Reggie Lucas – guitar
 * Harvey Mason, Sr. – timpani
 * Andy Newmark – drums
 * Jerry Peters – keyboards, arranger
 * Greg Poree – guitar
 * Raymond Pounds – drums
 * Janice Robinson – trombone
 * Richie Rome – keyboards
 * John Rowin – guitar
 * Skip Scarborough – keyboards
 * Craig Snyder – guitar
 * Jerry Steinholtz – drums
 * Charles Sullivan – trumpet
 * Sandy Torano – guitar, backing vocals
 * Larry Washington – percussion
 * Nathan Watts - bass guitar
 * Gregory Williams – French horn
 * Kiane Zawadi – trombone

Production

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