ĬD 4: 1981's Can't We Fall in Love Again featured Phyllis' highest-charting R&B hit, the title duet with Michael Henderson. This expanded edition includes the Thom Bell-produced "Magic Mona" three tracks on which Phyllis guested with jazz pianist McCoy Tyner and "In A Sentimental Mood" from the Duke Ellington Broadway musical Sophisticated Ladies, in which Phyllis starred and was nominated for a Tony Award. in 1978 this expanded edition features bonus tracks from Sing a Song and a guest appearance with saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, "As You Are," as well as 12" single versions of "Kiss You All Over" and "So Strange." ĬD 3: You Know How to Love Me teamed Phyllis with James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, hitmakers for Stephanie Mills the result was Phyllis' biggest R&B/dance hit with the now-classic title track. The title cut was co-produced by Barry Manilow six tracks were included from Phyllis' second Buddah LP Sing a Songwhich only gained release outside the U.S. ĬD 2: Somewhere in My Lifetime marked Phyllis' addition to the Arista Records roster when Buddah Records was acquired by the Clive Davis-helmed label. Also on this expanded edition, both sides of Phyllis' 1976 single for Desert Moon Records. R&B/Dance charted single, "Loving You, Losing You," co-penned by Philly soul maestro Thom Bell who also co-wrote "Betcha By Golly Wow," which Phyllis recorded with jazz drummer Norman Connors in 1976 along with a duet with Michael Henderson ("We Both Need Each Other"), resulting in her first exposure to a wider audience. Within the brackets, we've added background information and notes to each title.ĬD 1: Phyllis Hyman (Buddah) marked Phyllis' official album debut and includes the U.S. (Watch this space for news of similar SoulMusic boxes coming from Deniece Williams and Atlantic Starr.) This release follows SoulMusic's 2017 two-disc anthology of Hyman's Buddah and Arista recordings.īelow, you'll find Cherry Red's descriptions for each of the nine albums included in Old Friend. Many of those have been reconfigured from past reissues on SoulMusic and other labels. (Hyman's second Buddah LP, Sing a Song, isn't included in its original incarnation but all of its tracks are part of the set.) It's very much in the mold of Cherry Red/SoulMusic's 2020 box for Phyllis' onetime Arista labelmate Dionne Warwick, with expanded editions of numerous albums. The 9-CD box traces Hyman's musical journey by bringing together her studio albums as originally released on the Buddah, Arista, and Philadelphia International labels plus select bonus tracks including collaborations with Barry Manilow, Norman Connors, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Grover Washington Jr., and Michael Henderson. On July 30, Cherry Red's SoulMusic imprint will release Old Friend: The Deluxe Collection 1976-1998. When collaborating with her, Bell channeled all aspects of her sound and persona - from the icy mystique of "Magic Mona" to the vulnerability and longing of "Old Friend." Now, both of those songs - and 111 others - are being collected on the late vocalist's first ever box set. She took on the sound of Nancy Wilson." Indeed, Phyllis built upon Wilson's elegant style with a depth of emotion underneath the singer's cool veneer and towering height, there was a passionate heart and tremendous complexity. "She was a lonely individual," observed Thom, "which in turn enhanced the lonely vibes of a melody - if there was loneliness involved. The songwriter-arranger-conductor-producer would cross paths numerous times over the years with his childhood friend: first via Phyllis' hit recordings of his "Betcha By Golly Wow" and "Loving You - Losing You," and later, his own productions and songs for her. I can still see the pigtails." In a 2016 interview with The Second Disc, Thom Bell shared his earliest memories of the late Phyllis Hyman (1949-1995).
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