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Old Friend: The Deluxe Collection 1976–1998

Old Friend: The Deluxe Collection 1976–1998 is a posthumous compilation album by singer Phyllis Hyman, released in 2021. The box set contains 9 CDs, featuring all of her studio albums as well as bonus material recorded over the course of her career.

Old Friend: The Deluxe Collection 1976–1998
Box set by
Phyllis Hyman
ReleasedAugust 6, 2021[1]
Recorded1976–1995
Genre
LabelSoulMusic Records
Producer
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Reception

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In a review for AllMusic, Andy Kellman described the box set as a "proper testament to Hyman's excellence" and noted the "obvious love and care" that went into its assembly.[2] The box set was given 4 and a half stars out of 5.[2]

AllMusic also named the box set as one of its favourite archival releases of 2021.[3]

Track listing

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Asterisks (*) denote bonus tracks. Tracklist taken from SoulMusic press release [1].

Disc 1 – Phyllis Hyman (1977) (with 6 bonus tracks)
  1. "Loving You, Losing You" (Thom Bell) - 7:26
  2. "No One Can Love You More" (Skip Scarborough) - 4:20
  3. "One Thing on My Mind" (Evie Sands/Richard Germinaro) - 5:28
  4. "I Don't Want to Lose You" (Thom Bell/Linda Creed) - 5:29
  5. "Deliver the Love" (Onaje Allan Gumbs/Ausar Sahw Rachim) - 3:57
  6. "Was Yesterday Such a Long Time Ago" (M. Goode/Buddy Scott) - 4:34
  7. "Night Bird Gets the Love" (Muhyi Shakoor/Clifford Carter) - 5:20
  8. "Beautiful Man of Mine" (Larry Alexander) - 6:56
  9. "Children of the World" (Hubert Eaves III) - 2:57
  10. "Baby (I'm Gonna Love You)" (Larry Alexander) - 3:49*
    • Standalone 1976 single
  11. "Do Me" (Hiram Bullock/Larry Alexander) [7" version] - 3:00*
    • B-side of "(Baby I'm Gonna Love You)"
  12. "You're the One" (John E. Davis) - 5:22*
  13. "We Need Each Other" (Michael Henderson) - 4:00*
  14. "Betcha By Golly Wow" (Thom Bell/Linda Creed) - 6:17*
    • Norman Connors featuring Phyllis Hyman
  15. "Just Imagine" (Onaje Allan Gumbs) - 3:58*
Disc 2 – Somewhere in My Lifetime (1978) (with 6 bonus tracks)
  1. "Kiss You All Over" (Mike Chapman/Nicky Chinn) - 5:14
  2. "Somewhere in My Lifetime" (Jesus Alvarez) - 3:30
  3. "Lookin' for a Lovin'" (Phyllis Brown/Barry Goldberg) - 2:58
  4. "The Answer Is You" (Mark Radice) - 5:09
  5. "So Strange" (Theodore Life, Billy Green) - 4:40
  6. "Gonna Make Changes" (Phyllis Hyman) - 3:58
  7. "Living Inside Your Love" (Skip Scarborough/Renee Taylor) - 6:14
  8. "Be Careful (How You Treat My Love)" (Garry Glenn) - 4:12
  9. "Soon Come Again" (Larry Alexander/Sandy Torano) - 3:36
  10. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Burke) - 3:02
    • Tracks 4, 6-10 previously issued on 1978's "Sing a Song"
  11. "So Strange" [12" version] - 8:59*
    • A-side of "So Strange" US 12" promo
  12. "Kiss You All Over" [12" version] - 6:14*
    • B-side of "So Strange" US 12" promo and "Under Your Spell" UK 12" single
  13. "Sweet Music" (Al Martinez) - 3:46*
  14. "Love is Free" (Mark Radice) - 3:43*
  15. "Sing a Song" (Philip Bailey/Ernest Straughter) - 3:35*
  16. "As You Are" (Norman Connors/Paul Smith) - 5:09*
Disc 3 – You Know How to Love Me (1979) (with 7 bonus tracks)
  1. "You Know How to Love Me" (Reggie Lucas/James Mtume) - 7:37
  2. "Some Way" (Reggie Lucas/James Mtume) - 5:13
  3. "Under Your Spell" (Reggie Lucas/James Mtume) - 4:40
  4. "This Feeling Must Be Love" (William Beard) - 3:48
  5. "But I Love You" (Misha Segal/Morgan Ames) - 3:07
  6. "Heavenly" (Reggie Lucas/James Mtume) - 4:33
  7. "Hold On" (Hubert Eaves III/Tawatha Agee) - 4:15
  8. "Give a Little More" (Howard Schneider/Larry Alexander/Phyllis Hyman) - 4:07
  9. "Complete Me" (Brad Catron) - 5:26
  10. "You Know How to Love Me" [Single Edit] - 3:45*
  11. "Under Your Spell" [Single Edit] - 3:35*
  12. "Magic Mona" (Thom Bell/Leroy Bell/Casey James/Jack Robinson) - 3:22*
  13. "I'll Be Around" (Stanley Clarke/McCoy Tyner) - 6:10*
  14. "Love Surrounds Us Everywhere" (McCoy Tyner) - 5:12*
    • McCoy Tyner featuring Phyllis Hyman
  15. "In Search of My Heart" (McCoy Tyner) - 7:04*
    • McCoy Tyner featuring Phyllis Hyman
    • Tracks 13-15 from the 1982 McCoy Tyner album "Looking Out"
  16. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Irving Mills/Manny Kurtz) - 3:25*
Disc 4 – Can't We Fall in Love Again? (1981) (with 6 bonus tracks)
  1. "You Sure Look Good to Me" (Brian Potter/Rick Conedera) - 4:20
  2. "Don't Tell Me, Tell Her" (Doug James/Sandy Linzer) - 4:18
  3. "I Ain't Asking" (Nickolas Ashford/Valerie Simpson) - 4:02
  4. "Can't We Fall in Love Again?" (John Lewis Parker/Peter Ivers) - 5:17
    • Duet with Michael Henderson
  5. "The Love Too Good To Last" (Burt Bacharach/Carole Bayer Sager/Peter Allen) – 4:06
  6. "Tonight You and Me" (Bruce Hawes/Peyton Scott) - 3:45
  7. "Sunshine in My Life" (Larry Alexander/Phyllis Hyman) - 4:27
  8. "Just Another Face in the Crowd" (Dennis Caldirola/Joe Ericksen) - 5:52
  9. "Can't We Fall in Love Again?" [Single version] - 4:37*
  10. "You Sure Look Good to Me" [Single version] - 3:26*
  11. "Tonight You and Me" [Disco version] - 5:22*
    • A-side of "Tonight You and Me" 12" single
  12. "Sleep on It" (Andrew Kastner/Larry McNally) - 3:19*
  13. "If You Ever Change Your Mind" (David Batteau/Richard Calhoun/Scott Shelley) - 2:56*
  14. "In Between Heartaches" (Burt Bacharach/Hal David) - 3:44*
Disc 5 – Goddess of Love (1983) (with 3 bonus tracks)
  1. "Riding the Tiger" (Narada Michael Walden/Jeffrey Cohen/Dwayne Simmons) - 6:20
  2. "Goddess of Love" (Narada Michael Walden/Jeffrey Cohen/David Sancious) - 5:48
  3. "Why Did You Turn Me On" (Narada Michael Walden/Corrado Rustici/Allee Willis) - 4:09
  4. "You Move, My Heart" (George Merrill/Shannon Rubicam - 4:41
  5. "Let Somebody Love You" (Alan Glass/Preston Glass) - 4:42
  6. "Falling Star" (Bill Neale/George Merrill/Shannon Rubicam) - 3:45
  7. "We Should Be Lovers" (Joseph Jefferson/Charles Simmons/Sherman Marshall) - 3:51
  8. "Just Me and You" (Thom Bell/Joseph Jefferson) - 4:34
  9. "Just 25 Miles to Anywhere" (Thom Bell/Joseph Jefferson) - 2:42
  10. "I'm Not Asking You to Stay" (Joseph Jefferson/Richard Roebuck) - 4:18*
  11. "Riding the Tiger" [Dance version] - 8:44*
    • A-side of "Riding the Tiger" 12" single
  12. "Riding the Tiger" [Single edit] - 4:08*
Disc 6 – Living All Alone (1986) (with 2 bonus tracks)
  1. "Living All Alone" (Cynthia Biggs/Kenneth Gamble/Dexter Wansel) - 5:07
  2. "First Time Together" (Cynthia Biggs/Kenneth Gamble/Thom Bell) - 4:01
  3. "If You Want Me" (Reggie Griffin/Junior Giscombe) - 4:18
  4. "Slow Dancin'" (Thom Bell/LeRoy Bell/Casey James) - 4:33
  5. "Old Friend" (Linda Creed) - 4:50
  6. "You Just Don't Know" (Cynthia Biggs/Kenneth Gamble/Thom Bell) - 4:13
  7. "Ain't You Had Enough Love" (Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene, Steve Nichol) - 4:11
  8. "Screamin' at the Moon" (Wayne Wallace/Ronald Hollins) - 4:08
  9. "What You Won't Do for Love" (Bobby Caldwell/Alfons Kettner) - 4:02
  10. "Black and Blue" - 4:00*
  11. "Sacred Kind of Love" - 5:37*
Disc 7 – Prime of My Life (1991) (with 2 bonus tracks)
  1. "When You Get Right Down to It" (Nick Martinelli/Reginald Hines) - 4:20
  2. "I Found Love" (Jonathan Rosen/Karen Manno) - 4:24
  3. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (Jonathan Rosen/Karen Manno/David Darlington) - 5:21
  4. "Prime of My Life" (Preston Glass/Alan Glass) - 5:11
  5. "When I Give My Love (This Time)" (Kenneth Gamble/Roland Chambers) - 7:00
  6. "I Can't Take It Anymore" (Nick Martinelli/Reginald Hines) - 4:20
  7. "Walk Away" (Marti Sharron/Kenny Hirsch) - 4:23
  8. "Living in Confusion" (Kenneth Gamble/Terry Burrus/Phyllis Hyman) - 7:05
  9. "Meet Me on the Moon" (Gene McDaniels/Carrie Thompson) - 6:43
  10. "Whatever Happened to Our Love" (Kenneth Gamble/Terry Burrus) - 4:06
  11. "(The) Hottest Love Around" (Doug James/Sue Shifrin) - 4:28*
    • Japanese bonus track and B-side of "I Found Love" CD promo single
  12. "Don't Wanna Change the World" [No Rap version] - 4:09*
    • B-side of "Don't Wanna Change the World" Cassette single
Disc 8 – I Refuse to Be Lonely (1995)
  1. "I Refuse to Be Lonely" (Jud Friedman/Alan Rich/Nick Martinelli/Phyllis Hyman) - 3:58
  2. "Waiting for the Last Tear to Fall" (Jon Rosen/Karen Manno/Jeff Franzel) - 4:10
  3. "This Too Shall Pass" (Lorrain Feather/Joe Curiale) - 5:26
  4. "I'm Truly Yours" (Kenneth Gamble/James Sigler) - 5:39
  5. "I'm Calling You" (Phyllis Hyman/Kenneth Gamble/Dexter Wansel) - 5:59
  6. "Back to Paradise" (Jon Rosen/Karen Manno/Jim Jacobsen) - 4:48
  7. "It's Not About You (It's About Me)" (Dave Hall/Gordon Chambers/Phyllis Hyman) - 5:14
  8. "It Takes Two" (Noel Cohen/Daryl Hair/Phyllis Hyman) - 4:11
  9. "Why Not Me" (Barry J. Eastmond/Gordon Chambers/Diane Quander/Phyllis Hyman) - 4:40
  10. "Give Me One Good Reason to Stay" (Kenneth Gamble/Leon A. Huff) - 5:13
Disc 9 – Forever with You (1998)
  1. "Forever with You" (Kenneth Gamble/Terry Burruss) - 4:17
  2. "Funny How Love Goes" (Kenneth Gamble/Walter Sigler) - 4:46
  3. "Come Right or Not at All" (Jane Eugene/Nick Martinelli/Ian Prince/Phyllis Hyman/Angelo Morris) - 4:35
  4. "The Strength of a Woman" (Phyllis Hyman/Denise Rich/Sunny Hilden) - 4:22
  5. "Hurry Up This Way Again" (Dexter Wansel/Cynthia Biggs) - 4:20
  6. "How Long" (Michael O'Hara/Phyllis Hyman) - 4:15
  7. "Someone to Love" (Michael Masser) - 4:00
  8. "Tell Me What You're Gonna Do" (Barry Eastmond/Phyllis Hyman/Herb Middleton) - 4:35
  9. "The Kids" (Kenneth Gamble/Bruce A. Hawes) - 4:38
  10. "Set a Little Trap" (James Sigler) - 4:17
  11. "No One But You" (Kenneth Gamble/Leon A. Huff) - 4:31
  12. "Souvenirs" (Preston Glass/Alan Glass/Narada Michael Walden/Walter Afanasieff) - 4:25

Charts

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Chart (2021) Peak
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UK Independent Album Breakers Chart (OCC)[4] 15

References

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  1. ^ "Old Friend: The Deluxe Collection 1976-1998". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Kellman, Andy. "Phyllis Hyman - Old Friend: The Deluxe Collection review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  3. ^ "AllMusic 2021 in Review: Favorite Archival Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ "The Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
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