Phyllis Hyman

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Born: Jul 6, 1949 in Philadelphia, PA
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Died: Jun 30, 1995 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Urban, Quiet Storm, Vocal Jazz, Disco
Biography: Phyllis Hyman began her career as a silky voiced, jazz-influenced singer and gradually moved into slick, heavily produced urban contemporary ballads and light dance numbers. Hyman won a scholarship to music school and then began her professional career with the group New Direction in 1971. When they ...Read full biography
Prime of My Life
Released: 1991
Label: Zoo
Critics' Rating:
Listening to Phyllis Hyman's 1991 emotional tour de force Prime of My Life is at once a happy and sad experience. Happy because it finds Hyman at a moment when she was not tortured by her inner demons ...Read full review
Living All Alone
Released: 1987
Label: Zoo
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Coming off a successful though problematic tenure with Arista, Phyllis Hyman signed with Philadelphia International shortly after the label switched from CBS to Capitol. Like Shirley Jones' 1986 album ...Read full review
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