Old Friend: The Deluxe Collection 1976–1998

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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.

Reception

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

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*
    • From "You Know How to Love Me" 2002 CD reissue and "Can't We Fall in Love Again?" 2008 CD reissue
13. "We Need Each Other" (Michael Henderson) - 4:00*
    • Norman Connors featuring Phyllis Hyman and Michael Henderson
14. "Betcha By Golly Wow" (Thom Bell/Linda Creed) - 6:17*
    • Norman Connors featuring Phyllis Hyman
15. "Just Imagine" (Onaje Allan Gumbs) - 3:58*
    • Norman Connors featuring Phyllis Hyman
    • Tracks 13-15 from the 1976 Norman Connors studio album "You Are My Starship"

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*
    • Tracks 13-15 previously issued on 1978's "Sing a Song" but did not appear on "Somewhere in My Lifetime"
16. "As You Are" (Norman Connors/Paul Smith) - 5:09*
    • Pharoah Sanders featuring Phyllis Hyman
    • Track 16 from the 1978 Pharoah Sanders album "Love Will Find a Way"

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*
    • From the 1979 Motion Picture Soundtrack "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh"
13. "I'll Be Around" (Stanley Clarke/McCoy Tyner) - 6:10*
    • McCoy Tyner featuring Phyllis Hyman
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*
    • Track 16 from the 1981 soundtrack for "Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies"

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*
    • Tracks 12-14 from the 2003 compilation "In Between the Heartaches" and the "Can't We Fall in Love Again?" 2008 CD reissue

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*
    • Track 10 from the "Can't We Fall in Love Again?" 2008 CD reissue
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/
   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*
    • Barry Manilow and Phyllis Hyman featuring Tom Scott
    • Track 10 from the 1987 Barry Manilow album "Swing Street"
11. "Sacred Kind of Love" - 5:37*
    • Grover Washington, Jr.
      featuring Phyllis Hyman
    • Track 11 from the 1989 Grover Washington Jr. album "Time Out of Mind"

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

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