Sing a Song is the second studio album by American singer Phyllis Hyman, her second release off Buddah Records, in 1978. Shortly after its release, Buddah Records became defunct and sold off to Arista Records, who signed Hyman to the label in late 1978. Many of the songs on this album were later included in her third album, Somewhere in My Lifetime, later in 1978

Sing a Song
Studio album by
Released1978
Genre
Length44:55
LabelBuddah
ProducerLarry Alexander, Skip Scarborough
Phyllis Hyman chronology
Phyllis Hyman
(1977)
Sing a Song
(1978)
Somewhere in My Lifetime
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Background edit

In 1977 Buddah Records released Hyman's self-titled debut LP, which featured the singles "Loving You, Losing You" and "I Don't Wanna Lose You". A year later Hyman was signed to Arista Records. Her premiere album for the label Somewhere in My Lifetime, was released in 1978. Somewhere in My Lifetime included several tracks that Phyllis had recorded for a 2nd album at Buddah titled Sing A Song. [2]

Track listing edit

Side One:

  1. "Living Inside Your Love" (Skip Scarborough, Renee Taylor) - 6:14
  2. "Sweet Music" (Al Martinez) - 3:51
  3. "The Answer Is You" (Mark Radice) - 5:04
  4. "Love Is Free" (Mark Radice) - 3:49

Side Two:

  1. "Sing a Song" (Philip Bailey, Ernest Straughter) - 3:39
  2. "Gonna Make Changes" (Phyllis Hyman) - 3:54
  3. "Soon Come Again" (Larry Alexander, Sandy Torano) - 3:27
  4. "Be Careful (How You Treat My Love)" (Garry Glenn) - 4:19
  5. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:02

CD Bonus Tracks (1996 Reissue)[3]

  1. "Can't We Fall in Love Again?" (Duet with Michael Henderson) - 3:41 (from the album Can't We Fall in Love Again?)
  2. "We Both Need Each Other" (Duet with Michael Henderson) - 4:04 (from the album You Are My Starship)

References edit

  1. ^ "Sing a Song Phyllis Hyman". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  2. ^ "The Phyllis Hyman Biography (Updated 2004!)". Angelfire.com. 1995-06-30. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  3. ^ Sing a Song (Media notes). Phyllis Hyman. Kama Sutra. 1996. BDK-5711.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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