Old Friend: The Deluxe Collection 1976–1998
Box set by Phyllis Hyman
Released	August 6, 2021[1]
Recorded	1976–1995
Genre	Soul R&B adult contemporary disco quiet storm jazz
Label	SoulMusic Records
Producer	Larry Alexander John Davis Jerry Peters Sandy Torano Skip Scarborough Barry Manilow Ron Dante Theodore Life James Mtume Reggie Lucas Norman Connors Chuck Jackson Maxine Brown Thom Bell Narada Michael Walden Kenny Gamble Reggie Griffin Leon Huff Nick Martinelli Dexter Wansel Terry Burruss Roland Chambers Marti Sharron Gene McDanields

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

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.

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]

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/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*
    • 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

• "Old Friend (The Deluxe Collection 1976-1998)". Discogs. Retrieved 4 June 2023.