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** "[[OldFlame Old Friend]]" is a tearjerker but in a heartwarming way. Here, she reunites with a past love and they return to the loving bliss they shared together in the past.
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** "[[OldFlame Old Friend]]" is a tearjerker but in a heartwarming way. Here, she reunites with a past love former flame and they return to the loving bliss they shared together in the past.
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* Her death by suicide. She was a long-time sufferer of depression. From her suicide note:
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* Her untimely death by suicide. She was a long-time sufferer of depression.suicide. From her suicide note:
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** "This Too Shall Pass" serves a bit of unfortunate irony.
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** "Old Friend"
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** "Old Friend""[[OldFlame Old Friend]]" is a tearjerker but in a heartwarming way. Here, she reunites with a past love and they return to the loving bliss they shared together in the past.
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** The title track
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** The Phyllis shuns away loneliness in the title tracktrack, affirming herself and standing strong. It's unfortunate this strength didn't translate in her real life.
** Phyllis is desiring for a new love but is too guarded from previous heartbreak to try in "Why Not Me."
** Phyllis is desiring for a new love but is too guarded from previous heartbreak to try in "Why Not Me."
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***The lyrics at the top of the page are from this song's bridge.
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->''Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing you\\
Losing you isn't worth the pain of loving you\\
Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing your love''
--> "Loving You--Losing You," ''Phyllis Hyman'' (1977)
Losing you isn't worth the pain of loving you\\
Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing your love''
--> "Loving You--Losing You," ''Phyllis Hyman'' (1977)
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You floated down a stream\\
But I was on the dry land calling\\
I woke and held you
Losing you isn't worth the pain of loving you\\
Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing
--> "Loving You--Losing You," ''Phyllis Hyman'' (1977)
My feelings were so sweet\\
That I didn't know what to do''\\
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** "But I Love You"
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** In "Some Way," Phyllis is losing her lover to another woman. Her rational mind is telling her to leave, but her heart wants to keep pursuing him. She tries to warn him that his mistress will betray him but he won't listen.
** "But I LoveYou"You" through and through. From the vocals, the instrumentation, to the lyrics. Phyllis explains to her lover that she loves him despite not being able to properly express it.
** "But I Love
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* ''Sing a Song''
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* ''Sing a Song''
*Song'' / ''Somewhere in My Lifetime''
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** In "Was Yesterday Such a Long Time Ago," Phyllis nurses a heartbreak from a now-deceased romance.
** In the first verse of "Beautiful Man of Mine," she mentions how uninterested her lover was in her initially. She even mentions that he '''shoved her down.''' He may have eventually come around to her but that's certainly not the best start to a relationship.
** In the first verse of "Beautiful Man of Mine," she mentions how uninterested her lover was in her initially. She even mentions that he '''shoved her down.''' He may have eventually come around to her but that's certainly not the best start to a relationship.
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* She desired to have a family. She did marry but ended up divorced and never got the chance to have any children.
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* She desired to have a family. She did marry but ended up divorced and she never got the chance to have had any children.
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* She desired to have a family. She did marry but ended up divorced and never got the chance to have any children.
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** The album opens with "Loving You--Losing You." The layered vocals of her impassioned singing that closes the song really drives the point home.
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** The album opens with "Loving You--Losing You." The layered vocals of Here, Phyllis is in distress from her lover leaving her. Her impassioned singing that closes vocals at the end of the song really drives drive the point home.
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* Her death by suicide.
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* Her death by suicide. She was a long-time sufferer of depression. From her suicide note:
-->I'm tired. I'm tired. Those of you that I love know who you are. May God bless you.
-->I'm tired. I'm tired. Those of you that I love know who you are. May God bless you.
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Many of her songs speak on the topic of love. However, many of them also do contain a happy ending.
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Many of her songs speak on the topic of love. However, many of them also love but do not contain a happy ending.ending--the happy ending that she seemed to desire for herself in her personal life.
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* Her death by suicide.
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**"Just Another Face In The Crowd" sees Phyllis mourning the demise of her relationship with a fellow singer. He makes promises of a life together but once his career starts to pick up, he abandons her.
--->''I'll be just another face in the crowd\\
Calling for you to take your bow\\
And I'm just another face in the crowd\\
Crying inside, cheering out loud''
--->''I'll be just another face in the crowd\\
Calling for you to take your bow\\
And I'm just another face in the crowd\\
Crying inside, cheering out loud''
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->''Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing you\\
Losing you isn't worth the pain of loving you\\
Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing your love''
--> "Loving You--Losing You," ''Phyllis Hyman'' (1977)
Losing you isn't worth the pain of loving you\\
Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing your love''
--> "Loving You--Losing You," ''Phyllis Hyman'' (1977)
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Many of her songs speak on the topic of love.
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Many of her songs speak on the topic of love. However, many of them also do contain a happy ending.
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** The album opens with "Loving You--Losing You." Her pained singing that closes the song really drives the point home.
--->''Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing you\\
Losing you isn't worth the pain of loving you\\
Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing your love''
--->''Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing you\\
Losing you isn't worth the pain of loving you\\
Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing your love''
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** The album opens with "Loving You--Losing You." Her pained The layered vocals of her impassioned singing that closes the song really drives the point home.
--->''Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing you\\
Losing you isn't worth the pain of loving you\\
Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing your love''
Losing you isn't worth the pain of loving you\\
Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing your love''
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**"But I Love You"
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**The title track
**"Old Friend"
**Her cover of Bobby Caldwell's "What You Won't Do For Love."
**"Old Friend"
**Her cover of Bobby Caldwell's "What You Won't Do For Love."
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**"Living In Confusion"
**"Meet Me On The Moon"
**"Whatever Happened To Our Love"
**"Meet Me On The Moon"
**"Whatever Happened To Our Love"
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**The title track
**The album closes with "Give Me One Good Reason To Stay." Fed up with her lover, Phyllis tells him that she's leaving.
***Becomes HarsherInHindsight when you consider her recent suicide in relation to the album's release.
**The album closes with "Give Me One Good Reason To Stay." Fed up with her lover, Phyllis tells him that she's leaving.
***Becomes HarsherInHindsight when you consider her recent suicide in relation to the album's release.
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Phyllis's discography is probably one of the saddest in the history of R&B.
Many of her songs speak on the topic of love.
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!!General:
*''I Refuse to Be Lonely'' and ''Forever with You'' being released after her death.
!!From each album:
* ''Phyllis Hyman''
**The album opens with "Loving You--Losing You." Her pained singing that closes the song really drives the point home.
--->''Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing you\\
Losing you isn't worth the pain of loving you\\
Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing your love''
**Her cover of "I Don't Want To Lose You."
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* ''Sing a Song''
* ''Somewhere in My Lifetime''
* ''You Know How To Love Me''
* ''Can't We Fall In Love Again?''
* ''Goddess of Love''
* ''Living All Alone''
* ''Prime of My Life''
* ''I Refuse to Be Lonely''
* ''Forever with You''
Phyllis's discography is probably one of the saddest in the history of R&B.
Many of her songs speak on the topic of love.
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!!General:
*''I Refuse to Be Lonely'' and ''Forever with You'' being released after her death.
!!From each album:
* ''Phyllis Hyman''
**The album opens with "Loving You--Losing You." Her pained singing that closes the song really drives the point home.
--->''Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing you\\
Losing you isn't worth the pain of loving you\\
Loving you isn't worth the pain of losing your love''
**Her cover of "I Don't Want To Lose You."
**
* ''Sing a Song''
* ''Somewhere in My Lifetime''
* ''You Know How To Love Me''
* ''Can't We Fall In Love Again?''
* ''Goddess of Love''
* ''Living All Alone''
* ''Prime of My Life''
* ''I Refuse to Be Lonely''
* ''Forever with You''
