# List of songs recorded by Phyllis Hyman

This is an alphabetical list of songs recorded by Phyllis Hyman.
Hyman released her first single "Leavin' the Good Life Behind" in 1975 and her first album Phyllis Hyman in 1977. Before her death in 1995, she had released a total of eight studio albums from 1977 to 1991. Two further studio albums were released posthumously in 1995 and 1998, followed by numerous compilation albums containing both well-known and obscure material from her career.
Phyllis worked with a wide of range of R&B, Soul, Jazz and Blues performers, songwriters and producers throughout her career.

## List of songs

Key :
| † | Indicates single release |
Name of song, writers, album and year of release :
| Song | Writer(s) | Original release | Year |
| "Ain't You Had Enough Love" † | Carl McIntosh Jane Eugene Steve Nichol | Living All Alone | 1986 |
| "And That Would Be" | Larry Alexander Phyllis Hyman | Remembered | 1998 |
| "As You Are" † (Pharoah Sanders featuring Phyllis Hyman) | Paul Smith Norman Connors | Love Will Find a Way | 1978 |
| "Baby (I'm Gonna Love You)" † | Larry Alexander | Standalone single | 1976 |
| "Back to Paradise" | James Jacobsen Karen Manno Jonathan Rosen | I Refuse to Be Lonely | 1995 |
| "Be One" | Bill Le Sr. | School Daze | 1988 |
| "Be Careful (How You Treat My Love)" | Gary Glenn | Sing a Song Somewhere in My Lifetime | 1978 |
| "Beautiful Man of Mine" | Larry Alexander | Phyllis Hyman | 1977 |
| "Betcha By Golly Wow" † (Norman Connors featuring Phyllis Hyman) | Thom Bell Linda Creed | You Are My Starship | 1976 |
| "Black and Blue" † (Barry Manilow and Phyllis Hyman featuring Tom Scott) | Barry Manilow Tom Kelly Adrienne Anderson | Swing Street | 1987 |
| "But I Love You" | Reggie Lucas James Mtume | You Know How to Love Me | 1979 |
| "Can't Live Without You" | Timothy Wright | Remembered | 1998 |
| "Can't We Fall in Love Again?" † (Duet with Michael Henderson) | John Lewis Parker Peter Ivers | Can't We Fall in Love Again? | 1981 |
| "Children of the World" | Hubert Eaves III | Phyllis Hyman | 1977 |
| "Come Right or Not At All" | Jane Eugene Nick Martinelli Ian Prince Phyllis Hyman Angelo Morris | Forever with You | 1998 |
| "Complete Me" | Brad Catron | You Know How to Love Me | 1979 |
| "Deep Inside of You" | Rod Harris | Remembered | 1998 |
| "Deliver the Love" | Onaje Allan Gumbs Ausar Sahw Rachim | Phyllis Hyman | 1977 |
| "Do Me" | Hiram Bullock Larry Alexander | "Baby (I'm Gonna Love You)" | 1976 |
| "Do You Love Him" | Doug James Betsy Durkin Matthes | In Between Heartaches: The Soul of a Diva | 2003 |
| "Don't Tell Me, Tell Her" | Doug James Sandy Linzer | Can't We Fall in Love Again? | 1981 |
| "Don't Wanna Change the World" † | Jonathan Rosen Karen Manno David Darlington | Prime of My Life | 1991 |
| "Everything I Have is Good" (Pharoah Sanders featuring Norman Connors and Phyllis Hyman) | Pharoah Sanders | Love Will Find a Way | 1978 |
| "Falling Star" | Bill Neale George Merrill Shannon Rubicam | Goddess of Love | 1983 |
| "First Time Together" | Cynthia Biggs Kenneth Gamble Thom Bell | Living All Alone | 1986 |
| "Forever with You" | Kenneth Gamble Terry Burruss | Forever with You | 1998 |
| "Funny How Love Goes" † | Kenneth Gamble Walter Sigler | Forever with You | 1998 |
| "Give a Little More" | Howard Schneider Larry Alexander Phyllis Hyman | You Know How to Love Me | 1979 |
| "Give Me One Good Reason to Stay" | Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff | I Refuse to Be Lonely | 1995 |
| "Goddess of Love" | Narada Michael Walden Jeffrey Cohen David Sancious | Goddess of Love | 1983 |
| "Gonna Make Changes" | Phyllis Hyman | Sing a Song Somewhere in My Lifetime | 1978 |
| "Groove with You" † (The Isley Brothers cover) | Ernie Isley Marvin Isley O'Kelly Isley Jr. Ronald Isley Rudolph Isley Chris Jasper | Remembered | 1998 |
| "Heavenly" | Reggie Lucas James Mtume | You Know How to Love Me | 1979 |
| "Here's That Rainy Day" | Jimmy Van Heusen Johnny Burke | Sing a Song Somewhere in My Lifetime | 1978 |
| "Hold Me" | | Remembered | 1998 |
| "Hold On" | Hubert Eaves III Tawatha Agee | You Know How to Love Me | 1979 |
| "Hottest Love Around" | Doug James Sue Shifrin | Prime of My Life (Japanese Edition) | 1991 |
| "How Long" | Michael O'Hara Phyllis Hyman | Forever with You | 1998 |
| "Hurry Up This Way Again" | Dexter Wansel Cynthia Biggs | Forever with You | 1998 |
| "I Ain't Asking" | Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson | Can't We Fall in Love Again? | 1981 |
| "I Can't Take It Anymore" | Nick Martinelli Reginald Hines | Prime of My Life | 1991 |
| "I Don't Want to Lose You" | Thom Bell Linda Creed | Phyllis Hyman | 1977 |
| "I Found Love" † | Jonathan Rosen Karen Manno | Prime of My Life | 1991 |
| "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good / Mood Indigo" (with Terri Klausner) | Paul Francis Webster | Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies | 1982 |
| "I Refuse to Be Lonely" † | Jud Friedman Alan Rich Nick Martinelli Phyllis Hyman | I Refuse to Be Lonely | 1995 |
| "If You Ever Change Your Mind" | David Batteau Richard Calhoun Scott Shelley | In Between Heartaches: The Soul of a Diva | 2003 |
| "If You Want Me" | Junior Giscombe Reggie Griffin | Living All Alone | 1986 |
| "I'll Be Around" (McCoy Tyner featuring Phyllis Hyman) | McCoy Tyner Stanley Clarke | Looking Out | 1982 |
| "I'm Calling You" | Phyllis Hyman Kenneth Gamble Dexter Wansel | I Refuse to Be Lonely | 1995 |
| "I'm Checking Out Goombye" | Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies | 1982 |
| "I'm Not Asking You to Stay" | Joseph B. Jefferson Richard William Roebuck | Can't We Fall in Love Again? (2008 Expanded Edition) | 2008 |
| "I'm Truly Yours" † | Kenneth Gamble James Sigler | I Refuse to Be Lonely | 1995 |
| "In a Sentimental Mood" | Irving Mills Manny Kurtz Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies | 1981 |
| "In Between Heartaches" (Dionne Warwick cover) | Burt Bacharach Hal David | In Between Heartaches: The Soul of a Diva | 2003 |
| "In Search of My Heart" (McCoy Tyner featuring Phyllis Hyman) | McCoy Tyner | Looking Out | 1982 |
| "It Don't Mean A Thing" | Duke Ellington Irving Mills | Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies | 1981 |
| "It Takes Two" | Noel Cohen Daryl Hair Phyllis Hyman | I Refuse to Be Lonely | 1995 |
| "It's Not About You (It's About Me)" | Dave Hall Gordon Chambers Phyllis Hyman | I Refuse to Be Lonely | 1995 |
| "It's Time to Go" | | Remembered | 1998 |
| "Just 25 Miles to Anywhere" | Thom Bell Joseph Jefferson | Goddess of Love | 1983 |
| "Just Another Face in the Crowd" | Dennis Caldirola Joe Ericksen | Can't We Fall in Love Again? | 1981 |
| "Just Imagine..." (Norman Connors featuring Phyllis Hyman) | Onaje Allan Gumbs | You Are My Starship | 1976 |
| "Just Me and You" | Thom Bell Joseph Jefferson | Goddess of Love | 1983 |
| "Kiss You All Over" † (Exile cover) | Mike Chapman Nicky Chinn | Somewhere in My Lifetime | 1978 |
| "Leavin' the Good Life Behind" † | Alvin Darling | Standalone single | 1975 |
| "Let Somebody Love You" | Alan Glass Preston Glass | Goddess of Love | 1983 |
| "Living All Alone" † | Cynthia Biggs Dexter Wansel Kenneth Gamble | Living All Alone | 1986 |
| "Living in Confusion" † | Kenneth Gamble Terry Burrus Phyllis Hyman | Prime of My Life | 1991 |
| "Living Inside Your Love" † | Skip Scarborough Renee Taylor | Sing a Song Somewhere in My Lifetime | 1978 |
| "Lookin' for a Lovin'" | Phyllis Brown Barry Goldberg | Somewhere in My Lifetime | 1978 |
| "Loving You, Losing You" † | Thom Bell | Phyllis Hyman | 1977 |
| "Love is Free" | Mark Radice | Sing a Song | 1978 |
| "Love is Here" (Pharoah Sanders featuring Phyllis Hyman) | Pharoah Sanders | Love Will Find a Way | 1978 |
| "Love Surrounds Us Everywhere" (McCoy Tyner featuring Phyllis Hyman) | McCoy Tyner | Looking Out | 1982 |
| "Magic Mona" | Thom Bell Casey James Leroy Bell Jack Robinson | The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh | 1979 |
| "Maybe Tomorrow" (Four Tops featuring Phyllis Hyman) | Roxanne Seeman Eddie del Barrio | Magic | 1985 |
| "Meet Me on the Moon" | Gene McDaniels Carrie Thompson | Prime of My Life | 1991 |
| "Never Say Never Again" | Stephen Forsyth Jim Ryan | One More Night | 2008 |
| "No One But You" | Kenneth Gamble Leon A. Huff | Forever with You | 1998 |
| "No One Can Love You More" † | Skip Scarborough | Phyllis Hyman | 1977 |
| "Obsession" † (Lonnie Liston Smith featuring Phyllis Hyman) | Phyllis Hyman Terry Burrus | Love Goddess | 1990 |
| "Old Friend" † | Thom Bell Linda Creed | Living All Alone | 1986 |
| "One Thing On My Mind" | Evie Sands Richard Germinaro | Phyllis Hyman | 1977 |
| "Prime of My Life" | Preston Glass Alan Glass | Prime of My Life | 1991 |
| "Remember Who You Are" (Norman Connors featuring Phyllis Hyman) | Lynn DeFino Roxanna Ward | Remember Who You Are | 1993 |
| "Riding the Tiger" † | Narada Michael Walden Jeffrey Cohen Dwayne Simmons | Goddess of Love | 1983 |
| "Run Jesse Run" † (with Lou Rawls and James Cleveland) | Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff | Standalone single | 1988 |
| "Sacred Kind of Love" † (Grover Washington, Jr. featuring Phyllis Hyman) | Sami McKinney Karl C. Porter Karin Rybar | Time Out of Mind | 1989 |
| "Screamin' at the Moon" † | Ron Hollins Wayne Wallace | Living All Alone | 1986 |
| "Set a Little Trap" | James Sigler | Forever with You | 1998 |
| "Sing a Song" | Philip Bailey Ernest Straughter | Sing a Song | 1978 |
| "Sleep on It" (Chaka Khan cover) | Larry McNally Andrew Kastner | Soul Togetherness 2002 | 2002 |
| "Slow Dancin'" | LeRoy Bell Casey James Thom Bell | Living All Alone | 1986 |
| "So Strange" † | Theodore Life Billy Green | Somewhere in My Lifetime | 1978 |
| "Some Way" | Reggie Lucas James Mtume | You Know How to Love Me | 1979 |
| "Someone to Love" | Michael Masser | Forever with You | 1998 |
| "Somewhere in My Lifetime" † | Jesus Alvarez | Somewhere in My Lifetime | 1978 |
| "Soon Come Again" | Larry Alexander Sandy Torano | Sing a Song Somewhere in My Lifetime | 1978 |
| "Sounds Like a Love Song" (Bobby Glenn cover) | Douglas Gibbs Ralph Johnson | Loving You, Losing You: The Classic Balladry Of Phyllis Hyman | 1996 |
| "Souvenirs" | Preston Glass Alan Glass Narada Michael Walden Walter Afanasieff | Forever with You | 1998 |
| "Spring's Arrival" (Jon Lucien featuring Phyllis Hyman) | Jon Lucien | Premonition | 1976 |
| "Sweet Music" | Al Martinez | Sing a Song | 1978 |
| "Take the "A" Train" (with Gregory Hines) | Billy Strayhorn | Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies | 1981 |
| "Tell Me What You're Gonna Do" | Barry Eastmond Phyllis Hyman Herb Middleton | Forever with You | 1998 |
| "The Answer is You" | Mark Radice | Sing a Song Somewhere in My Lifetime | 1978 |
| "The Kids" | Kenneth Gamble Bruce A. Hawes | Forever with You | 1998 |
| "The Love Too Good to Last" | Burt Bacharach Carole Bayer Sager Peter Allen | Can't We Fall in Love Again? | 1981 |
| "The Night Bird Gets the Love" | Muhyi Shakoor Clifford Carter | Phyllis Hyman | 1977 |
| "The Strength of a Woman" | Phyllis Hyman Denise Rich Sunny Hilden | Forever with You | 1998 |
| "The Sunshine in My Life" | Larry Alexander Phyllis Hyman | Can't We Fall in Love Again? | 1981 |
| "The Survivor" † (Joe Sample featuring Phyllis Hyman) | Joe Sample Will Jennings | Oasis | 1985 |
| "This Feeling Must Be Love" | Reggie Lucas James Mtume | You Know How to Love Me | 1979 |
| "This Too Shall Pass" | Lorrain Feather Joe Curiale | I Refuse to Be Lonely | 1995 |
| "Tonight You and Me" † | Bruce Hawes Peyton Scott | Can't We Fall in Love Again? | 1981 |
| "Under Your Spell" † | Reggie Lucas James Mtume | You Know How to Love Me | 1979 |
| "Waiting for the Last Tear to Fall" | Jon Rosen Karen Manno Jeff Franzel | I Refuse to Be Lonely | 1995 |
| "Walk Away" | Marti Sharron Kenny Hirsch | Prime of My Life | 1991 |
| "Was Yesterday Such a Long Time Ago" | M. Scott Buddy Scott | Phyllis Hyman | 1977 |
| "We Both Need Each Other" † (Norman Connors featuring Phyllis Hyman) | Michael Henderson | You Are My Starship | 1976 |
| "We Should Be Lovers" | Joseph Jefferson Charles Simmons Sherman Marshall | Goddess of Love | 1983 |
| "What You Won't Do for Love" (Bobby Caldwell cover) | Alfons Kettner Bobby Caldwell | Living All Alone | 1986 |
| "Whatever Happened to Our Love" | Kenneth Gamble Terry Burrus | Prime of My Life | 1991 |
| "When I Give My Love (This Time)" | Kenneth Gamble Roland Chambers | Prime of My Life | 1991 |
| "When You Get Right Down to It" † | Nick Martinelli Reginald Hines | Prime of My Life | 1991 |
| "Why Did You Turn Me On" † | Narada Michael Walden Corrado Rustici Allee Willis | Goddess of Love | 1983 |
| "Why Not Me" | Barry J. Eastmond Gordon Chambers Diane Quander Phyllis Hyman | I Refuse to Be Lonely | 1995 |
| "You Just Don't Know" † | Cynthia Biggs Kenneth Gamble Thom Bell | Living All Alone | 1986 |
| "You Know How to Love Me" † | Reggie Lucas James Mtume | You Know How to Love Me | 1979 |
| "You Sure Look Good to Me" † | Brian Potter Rick Conedera | Can't We Fall in Love Again? | 1981 |
| "Your Move, My Heart" | George Merrill Shannon Rubicam | Goddess of Love | 1983 |
| "You're the One" | John Davis | You Know How to Love Me (2002 reissue) | 2002 |