Phyllis Hyman [2021] - Old Friend [Soul Music] (Full Album Discography)

Christmas has come early for fans of Phyllis Hyman as David Nathan's Soul Music label (only mentioned yesterday with the compilation release, although it's not currently listed on SoulMusic.com), are releasing all of Phyllis Hyman's studio albums as a 9 CD boxset, most of them are the expanded edition. 

The price is a mere £39.99 (less than £4.50 per album or 35p a track (113 tracks) - you couldn't even buy the digital versions for that!) and is due 30 Jul 2021. It is worth noting that UK DJ/Graphic Designer Roger Williams did the artwork, and very classy it is too.

Full details, including tracklist, via link on image below where you can also pre-order.

Hyman actually released ten albums but her second, 'Sing A Song' was a non US album, with all but three tracks appearing on 'Somewhere In My Lifetime'. These three tracks are included in the expanded edition of  'Somewhere In My Lifetime'.

I thought I'd previously posted a Discography on Phyllis Hyman but it looks like I never got around to posting it so where better than here and now with links to those available on Spotify to warm you up for purchase.

Album Discography

1977 - Phyllis Hyman 

1978 - Sing A Song 

1978 - Somewhere In My Lifetime 

1979 - You Know How To Love Me 

1981 - Can't We Fall In Love Again 

1983 - Goddess Of Love 

1986 - Living All Alone 

1991 - Prime Of My Life 

1995 - I Refuse To Be Lonely 

1998 - Forever With You

Despite being well known and respected, it may surprise you to learn that she never had a Billboard Hot 100 entry in her entire career, she had three bubbling under at 101 ('You Know How To Love Me' 1979), 102 ('Betcha By Golly Wow' 1977 with Norman Connors) and 103 ('Loving You, Losing You' 1977). Only four of her singles were Top 10 R&B and were none of the above.

She tragically took her own life on 30 Jun 1995 aged only 45 and only hours before she was due to perform at the famous Apollo theatre in New York.

Details

Rating:	9
Genre/Style:	Classic Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	CD Boxset
Label:	Soul Music
Cat No:	None
Year:	30/07/2021
Value:	£39.99