Phyllis Hyman (album)

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".

Side One:

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) 3:02

Side Two:

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

• Larry Alexander – Background Vocals
• Maxine Anderson – Background Vocals
• Gary Bartz: Tenor saxophone
• Errol "Crusher" Bennett – Percussion
• Carla Benson – Background Vocals
• Evette Benton – Background Vocals
• Hiram Bullock – Guitar
• Cecil Bridgewater – Trumpet
• Charles Collins – Drums
• Ann Esther Davis – Background Vocals
• John Davis – Keyboards
• Hubert Eaves III – Piano, Rhythm, Moog Synthesizer
• Scott Edwards – Bass guitar
• Michael Foreman – Bass guitar
• Jim Gilstrap – Background Vocals
• Onaje Allan Gumbs – Piano, Rhythm, Keyboards
• Billy Harner – Background Vocals
• Dennis Harris – Guitar
• Phyllis Hyman – Background Vocals
• Barbara Ingram – Background Vocals
• Anthony Jackson – Bass guitar
• Virgil Jones – Trumpet
• Steve Jordan – Drums
• Will Lee – Bass guitar
• John Lehman – Background Vocals
• Victor Lewis – Drums
• Bill Lowe – Trombone
• Reggie Lucas – Guitar
• Harvey Mason, Sr. – Timpani
• Andy Newmark – Drums
• Jerry Peters – Keyboards
• Greg Poree – Guitar
• Raymond Lee Pounds – Drums
• Janice Robinson – Trombone
• Richard Rome – Keyboards
• John Rowin – Guitar
• Skip Scarborough – Keyboards
• Craig Snyder – Guitar
• Jerry Steinholtz – Drums
• Charles Sullivan – Trumpet
• Sandy Torano – Guitar and Background Vocals
• Larry Washington – Percussion
• Gregory Williams – French Horn
• Kiane Zawadi – Trombone

• Phyllis Hyman at Discogs (list of releases)