Arista Heritage Series: Phyllis Hyman

Phyllis Hyman | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: July 27, 1999
• Label: Arista
• Copyright: (P) 1999 Arista Records, Inc.
• Total Length: 55:38
• Genres:
• ASIN: B00138D6EU
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,168 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What we've been waiting for....., August 3, 1999

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Tom Conroy (Pittsburgh, Pa. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Phyllis Hyman Master Hits - Arista Heritage (Audio CD)

Arista is to be commended for issuing this CD, along with some of her standards that have been on several discs, this gem contains some of her best earlier work that has not been on disc. Phyllis has long been known as a ballad vocalist extraordinaire, but listen to her kick it on the old Exile tune, "Kiss You All Over", which is worth the price alone. There is also Phyllis with a piano on "Twenty Five Miles To Anywhere", a tune that stands out as a showpiece for that Voice. "Just Another Face in the Crowd" is a soulful ballad of a broken heart as only she can do them, and "Riding The Tiger" is a silly disco tune that Phyllis at least has fun with, and elevates to club dance tune. The best part of this song is hearing her throaty laugh. "But I Love You" is one of her all time best, a lovely song that lets her soar with emotion, and "Your Move, My Heart" is just beautiful. This release is worthy of your collection, and who knows, maybe Arista will give us more if it sells well.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent Overview, June 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Phyllis Hyman Master Hits - Arista Heritage (Audio CD)

Most of the songs on this CD have been duplicated on various Hyman compilations. The only reason to buy this CD is because it includes 3 never before released on CD tracks from Hyman's much ignored swansong album for Arista, 1983's "Goddess Of Love". Super rare tracks like "Riding the Tiger", "Your Move, My Heart" and the unbelieveable "Twenty Five Miles To Anywhere" are well worth the budget price of this CD. However, fans may want to wait because Arista is in the process of slowly reissuing Hyman's catalog domestically over the next several months. This is long overdue.

If you are only an occassional Hyman fan or just starting a collection, this compilation only gives a very small sampling of how truly great Phyllis was.

If you are just starting your Phyllis collection, in order to get an idea of how powerful Phyllis was, you should start by collecting her Philadelphia & Zoo recordings, which were done in the mid 80's and early 90's.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 6 New Tracks to CD!!, August 6, 1999

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W. Schultz (Detroit) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phyllis Hyman Master Hits - Arista Heritage (Audio CD)

Unliked Arista's recent Dionne Warwick, Taylor Daye and 5th Dimension collections that Offered fans NOTHING new to cd. Hyman fans will be pleased to see 6 new tracks to the US cd market (three of the tracks were out on a Japan Arista compilation in 1988 called Sophiscated Lady") But 6 new tracks here makes this a good deal at the budget line GET IT!