I just got this brilliant Phyllis Hyman compilation from 2003.
It includes some rare and unreleased tracks, and it`s definitely worth checking out if you`re a fan of this classy songstress...

Description from dustygroove:

"Rare work by the late Phyllis Hyman -- a killer collection of obscure sides from some of the best projects of her career, plus some additional titles that have never been issued before! In a world of endless "best of" collections of Phyllis' work, this set is a real gem -- a package that truly understands the beauty of her music, and offers up obscure tracks to please longtime fans, but with a quality level that's equally great as -- if not better than -- any of her well-known studio LPs! The album's a dream come true to our ears -- smooth, jazzy, sophisticated soul -- sung by Phyllis in a timeless style, with help from a host of great jazz artists. Unreleased titles include "If You Ever Change Your Mind", "Hottest Love Around", "Don't Tell Me Tell Her (new version)", "Do You Love Him (fast version)", and "In Between The Heartaches" -- and other tracks include "Love Surrounds Us Everywhere", "I'll Be Around", and "In Search Of My Heart", all with McCoy Tyner; "Sacred Kind Of Love", with Grover Washington; "Springs Arrival" with Jon Lucien; and "Everything I Have Is Good", with Pharoah Sanders & Norman Connors. The set's completed by tracks that include "Sleep On It", "Magic Mona", "Soon Come Again (extended)", and "Be One" -- all from hard to find non-LP sources!"


[Edited 5/31/07 6:16am]

I may have to get that compilation.I love Phyllis!

You should My favorite track here is "Can`t live without you", a cool disco song that would have been a big hit if it had been released...

SunnySkies said:

Kool! Thanks for the Headzup!!!!!




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You should check out her rendition of Chaka Khan's "Sleep On It".

I thought she was the one who did the high note/wailing @ the end, turned out it was Jean Carne who did it and then mixed her vocals with Hyman's.

It also includes Bill Lee's composition "Be One"(the song he wrote for his son's movie 'School Daze').

Great stuff.

Harlepolis said:

I`ve been ignoring Khan`s version. I`ve recently bought the album, and i`m all about "Love has fallen on me"... I haven gotten past that one yet, it`s that good!!!


I also have a soft spot for the closing track, "I`ll be around". I like her slow tracks with simple arrangements, with the focus on her vocals. I LOVE her rendition of "Here`s that rainy day" from the "Somewhere in my lifetime" album

SoulAlive said:

Phylliiiiis...I might have to do the same.

Harlepolis said:

I prefer Phyllis's version of that song to Chaka's.