This discography documents albums and singles released by American R&B/soul singer Phyllis Hyman.
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [1] | US R&B [1] | UK [2] | |||
Phyllis Hyman |
| 107 | 49 | — | |
Sing a Song |
| — | — | — | |
Somewhere in My Lifetime |
| 70 | 15 | — | |
You Know How to Love Me |
| 50 | 10 | — | |
Can't We Fall in Love Again? |
| 57 | 11 | — | |
Goddess of Love |
| 112 | 20 | — | |
Living All Alone |
| 78 | 11 | 97 | |
Prime of My Life |
| 117 | 10 | — | |
I Refuse to Be Lonely |
| 67 | 12 | — | |
Forever with You |
| — | 66 | — | |
"—" denotes the album failed to chart | |||||
Year | Title | Peaks | Record label | ||||
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US R&B [1] | |||||||
1986 | The Best of Phyllis Hyman | — | Arista | ||||
1987 | The Sophisticated Lady | — | |||||
1989 | Under Her Spell: Phyllis Hyman's Greatest Hits | — | |||||
1990 | The Best of Phyllis Hyman: The Buddah Years | — | Sequel | ||||
1994 | Greatest Hits | — | Kama Sutra | ||||
1996 | Loving You, Losing You: The Classic Balladry of Phyllis Hyman | 47 | RCA | ||||
The Legacy of Phyllis Hyman | 78 | Arista | |||||
1998 | One on One | — | Hip-O | ||||
Remembered | — | Roadshow | |||||
Sweet Music | — | Camden | |||||
1999 | Master Hits: Phyllis Hyman | — | Arista | ||||
Phylladelphia: The Gamble-Huff Years | — | Westside | |||||
2000 | It's About Me | — | |||||
2003 | In Between the Heartaches: The Soul of a Diva | — | Expansion | ||||
2004 | Ultimate Phyllis Hyman | — | Arista | ||||
Platinum & Gold Collection | — | ||||||
2006 | Love Songs | — | |||||
2021 | Old Friend: The Deluxe Collection 1976-1998 | — | SoulMusic | ||||
"—" denotes the album failed to chart | |||||||
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US R&B [1] | US Dance [1] | UK [2] | |||
1975 | "Leavin' the Good Life Behind" | — | 9 | — | — |
1976 | "We Both Need Each Other" (with Norman Connors & Michael Henderson) | 23 | — | — | You Are My Starship |
"Baby (I'm Gonna Love You)" | 76 | — | — | — | |
1977 | "Betcha by Golly Wow" (with Norman Connors) | 29 | — | — | You Are My Starship |
"Loving You - Losing You" | 32 | 36 | — | Phyllis Hyman | |
"No One Can Love You More" | 58 | — | — | ||
1978 | "Living Inside Your Love" | — | — | — | Sing a Song |
"Somewhere in My Lifetime" | 12 | — | — | Somewhere in My Lifetime | |
1979 | "So Strange" | — | 75 | — | |
"Kiss You All Over" | — | — | |||
"You Know How to Love Me" | 12 | 6 | 47 | You Know How to Love Me | |
1980 | "Under Your Spell" | 37 | — | — | |
1981 | "Can't We Fall in Love Again" (with Michael Henderson) | 9 | — | — | Can't We Fall in Love Again |
"Tonight You and Me" | 22 | 30 | — | ||
1982 | "You Sure Look Good to Me" | 76 | — | 56 | |
1983 | "Riding the Tiger" | 30 | 20 | — | Goddess of Love |
"Why Did You Turn Me On" | 74 | — | — | ||
1986 | "Old Friend" | 14 | — | — | Living All Alone |
"You Know How to Love Me" (re-release) | — | — | 89 | The Best of Phyllis Hyman | |
"Living All Alone" | 12 | — | — | Living All Alone | |
1987 | "Screaming at the Moon" | — | — | 83 | |
"Ain't You Had Enough Love" | 29 | — | — | ||
"You Just Don't Know" | — | — | — | ||
1988 | "Run Jesse Run" (Lou Rawls, Rev. James Cleveland, Phyllis Hyman, The James Cleveland Choir and Leon A. Huff) | — | — | — | — |
1990 | "Sacred Kind of Love" (with Grover Washington, Jr.) | 21 | — | — | Time Out of Mind |
"Obsession" (with Lonnie Liston Smith) | 79 | — | — | Love Goddess | |
1991 | "Don't Wanna Change the World" | 1 | — | — | Prime of My Life |
"Living in Confusion" | 9 | — | — | ||
1992 | "When You Get Right Down to It" | 10 | — | — | |
"I Found Love" | 70 | — | — | ||
1993 | "Remember Who You Are" (with Norman Connors) | 86 | — | — | Remember Who You Are |
1995 | "I Refuse to Be Lonely" | 59 | — | — | I Refuse to Be Lonely |
1996 | "I'm Truly Yours" | 94 | — | — | |
1998 | "Funny How Love Goes" (with Damon Williams) | 75 | — | — | Forever with You |
"Tell Me What You're Gonna Do" | 78 | — | — | ||
"Groove with You" | — | — | — | Remembered | |
"—" denotes the single failed to chart | |||||
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You Know How to Love Me is the fourth album by American soul singer-songwriter Phyllis Hyman, released in 1979 by Arista Records.
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.
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.
Living All Alone is the seventh album by American soul singer-songwriter Phyllis Hyman. It was released by Philadelphia International Records in 1986. The album contains the title track, which peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard R&B singles chart and has become one of Hyman's most well-known hits.
Prime of My Life is the eighth studio album by American soul singer-songwriter Phyllis Hyman.
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I Refuse to Be Lonely is the ninth studio album by American soul singer-songwriter Phyllis Hyman. It was released posthumously in November 1995, five months after the singer's death on June 30, 1995.
Forever with You is the tenth and final studio album by American soul singer-songwriter Phyllis Hyman. It was released by Volcano Records on July 28, 1998. The album was released three years after Hyman's death and contains twelve previously unreleased songs that were recorded between 1985 and 1995 during her time on the Philadelphia International Records label. The album charted on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart at No. 66 in 1998.
You Are My Starship is an album by the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania jazz drummer Norman Connors. Released in 1976 on Buddah Records, it featured bass player/vocalist Michael Henderson and Philadelphia vocalist Phyllis Hyman. The album reached number five on the US R&B chart and number one on the Jazz chart.
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