There have been numerous attempts at summarizing Phyllis Hyman's career on one disc. Most have been severely flawed, whether it has come down to missing hit singles or poor selection of album cuts. And while Hyman didn't have that many chart hits (at least when compared to several of her contemporaries), there has always been the need for a double-disc compilation that goes deeper -- allowing space for all the major singles and album cuts that deserve more attention. The Legacy of Phyllis Hyman fills that void. Although it might be a little too much for the person who just wants the songs heard on the radio, it's the next best thing to having all of her studio albums (all of which are spotty in varying degrees).~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
The Legacy of Phyllis Hyman
10/29/1996 | Arista
All Music Guide Review
The Legacy of Phyllis Hyman Track Listing
Credits of The Legacy of Phyllis Hyman
- John Cramer
- Engineer
- Reginald Lewis
- Vocal Arrangement
- James Mtume
- Synthesizer, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Rhythm Arrangements, Vocal Arrangement, Producer
- Scott MacMinn
- Engineer
- Jay Mark
- Engineer
- Al Martinez
- Vocals (Background)
- Harvey Mason, Sr.
- Timbales, Tympani (Timpani)
- Myrna Matthews
- Vocals (Background)
- Tim May
- Guitar
- Sid McGinnis
- Guitar
- Earl McIntyre
- Trombone
- Lewis Merenstein
- Executive Producer
- George Merrill
- Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Narada Michael Walden
- Drums, Producer
- Lloyd Michaels
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Sidney Muldrow
- French Horn
- Don Murray
- Engineer
- Bill Neale
- Guitar
- Nate Neblett
- Drums
- John Nowland
- Engineer
- Shunzo Ohno
- Trumpet
- Joseph M. Palmaccio
- Mastering
- Jerry Peters
- Arranger, Producer, Keyboards
- Greg Poree
- Guitar
- Johnny Potoker
- Engineer
- Raymond Lee Pounds
- Drums
- Richard Pratt
- Drums
- Kenny Present
- Engineer
- Vincent Prudente
- Trombone
- Albert Richmond
- French Horn
- Lee Ritenour
- Guitar
- Steve Roberts
- Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards
- Richard Rome
- Keyboards
- John Rowin
- Guitar
- Clifford Rudd
- Drums
- Robert Russell
- Bass
- Corrado Rustici
- Guitar
- Tim Sadler
- Engineer
- Julia Tillman Waters
- Vocals (Background)
- Skip Scarborough
- Arranger, Rhythm Arrangements, Keyboards, Producer
- Jerry Schoenbaum
- Producer
- Vel Selvan
- Horn
- Charles Simmons
- Percussion
- Herb Smith
- Guitar
- Joseph Smithers
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Craig Snyder
- Guitar
- Evan Solot
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Michael Stanton
- Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano
- Jerry Steinholtz
- Percussion
- Maretha Stewart
- Vocals (Background)
- Arthur Stoppe
- Engineer
- Ernest Straughter
- Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano
- Jackson Swartz
- Engineer
- Sybil Thomas
- Vocals (Background)
- Ian Underwood
- Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards
- Tommy Vicari
- Engineer
- Wayne Wallace
- Horn
- Ed Walsh
- Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Larry Washington
- Percussion
- Maxine Willard Waters
- Vocals (Background)
- The Waters
- Vocals (Background)
- Oren Waters
- Vocals (Background)
- Eddie Watkins
- Bass
- Melvin Webb
- Percussion
- Bruce Weeden
- Engineer
- Harry Whitaker
- Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Janet Wright
- Vocals (Background)
- David Young
- Clarinet
- Ronald Zito
- Drums
- Jimmy Maeulen
- Percussion
- Johnny Pate
- Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
- Neal Teeman
- Engineer
- Carla Bandini
- Engineer
- Charles Connors
- Trombone
- Davida Johnson
- Concert Master
- Craig Michaels
- Engineer
- Harold "Geezil" Minerve
- Clarinet, Saxophone
- Leo Sacks
- Compilation Producer
- Ed Shea
- Percussion
- Rudy Stevenson
- Banjo, Guitar
- Mike Tarsia
- Engineer
- William Whittman
- Engineer
- Sonny Burke
- Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano
- Edward Moore
- Guitar
- Thomas Z. Shepard
- Producer
- Art Webb
- Flute
- Brian Castor
- Trombone, Saxophone
- Dave Crawford
- Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
- (Ex) Cat Heads
- Percussion
- Adam Silverman
- Engineer
- Randy Jackson
- Bass
- Dominick Fiore
- Bass, Tuba, Fender Rhodes
- John Longo
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Nathan Watts
- Bass
- Randy Abrams
- Engineer
- Don Alisa
- Percussion, Tympani (Timpani), Conga, Timbales
- Jimmy Santis
- Engineer
- Paul Schaeffer
- Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano
- Louise Fili
- Design
- Jeff Flax
- Photography
- Tonya Hudson
- Design
- Nathaniel Nelblett
- Drums
- Joe Sidora
- Engineer
- Bob Winard
- Engineer
- Louis Russell
- Guitar
- Melanie West
- Engineer
- Rocky White
- Percussion
- Swingin' Strings and Horns
- Strings, Horn
- Clayton Riley
- Liner Notes
- Barry Craig
- Engineer
- Mark Johnson
- Trombone
- Linda Randazzo
- Engineer
- Steve Williams
- Engineer
- Chuck Jackson
- Percussion, Vocal Arrangement, Rhythm Arrangements, Producer, Engineer
- Larry Alexander
- Producer
- David A. Young
- Saxophone
- Steve Green
- Bass
- Greg Scott
- Saxophone
- David Sancious
- Keyboards
- Bill Summers
- Percussion
- Terry Burrus
- Arranger, Producer
- Jean Carn
- Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement
- Ron Dante
- Producer
- David T. Walker
- Guitar
- Dexter Wansel
- Synthesizer, Keyboards, Producer, Arranger, Piano
- Sharon Redd
- Vocals (Background)
- Carter Jefferson
- Saxophone
- Reggie Lucas
- Guitar, Producer, Rhythm Arrangements, Vocals (Background)
- Wade Marcus
- Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
- John Davis
- Arranger, Producer, Keyboards
- Norris Turney
- Clarinet, Saxophone
- Britt Woodman
- Trombone
- Tasha Thomas
- Vocals (Background)
- Lambchops
- Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards
- Kamau Adilifu
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Tawatha Agee
- Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement
- Al Cohn
- Orchestration
- Maxine Anderson
- Vocals (Background)
- Larkin Arnold
- Executive Producer
- Bob Babbitt
- Bass
- John Barnes
- Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano
- Art Baron
- Trombone
- Leroy Bell
- Guitar, Percussion, Drums
- Thom Bell
- Synthesizer, Executive Producer, Producer, Arranger, Conductor, Vocals (Background), Keyboards, Piano
- Carla Benson
- Vocals (Background), ?
- Evette Benton
- Vocals (Background)
- Dick Berkhe
- Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
- Frederick Berry
- Horn
- Cynthia Biggs
- Vocals (Background)
- Michael Boddicker
- Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano
- George Bohannon
- Horn
- Randy Bowland
- Guitar
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown
- Percussion
- Randy Cantor
- Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards
- Myra Casales
- Percussion
- Roland Chambers
- Guitar, Producer
- Charles Veal
- Conductor, ?
- Gerald Chavis
- Trumpet
- F. Byron Clark
- Engineer
- Neil Clarke
- Percussion, Timbales, Tympani (Timpani), Conga
- Don Cody
- Engineer
- Tony Coleman
- Percussion, Vocal Arrangement, Rhythm Arrangements
- Charles Collins
- Drums
- Norman Connors
- Percussion, Assistant Producer, Performer, Drums, Timbales, Tympani (Timpani), Producer, Conga
- Paulinho Da Costa
- Percussion
- John Covertino
- Engineer
- Ann Esther Davis
- Vocals (Background)
- Krystal Davis
- Vocals (Background)
- Michael Delugg
- Engineer
- Don Renaldo
- Strings, Horn
- Jim Dougherty
- Engineer
- Skip Drinkwater
- Producer, Engineer
- Nathan East
- Bass
- Scott Edwards
- Bass
- Bobby Eli
- Guitar
- Jack Faith
- Saxophone
- Basil Fearrington
- Bass
- Michael Foreman
- Bass
- Paul Fox
- Synthesizer, Programming
- David Frazier
- Engineer
- Michael Frondelli
- Engineer
- Joe Fusco
- Guitar
- James Gadson
- Drums
- Jim Gallagher
- Engineer
- Kenny Gamble
- Arranger, Engineer, Executive Producer, Producer
- Jim Gilstrap
- Vocals (Background)
- Barry Hall
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Charlene Holloway
- Vocals (Background)
- Annette Hardeman
- Vocals (Background)
- Billy Harner
- Vocals (Background)
- Dennis Harris
- Guitar
- Marlo Henderson
- Guitar
- Michael Henderson
- Bass
- Debra Henry
- Vocals (Background)
- Leon Huff
- Executive Producer
- Peter Humphreys
- Engineer
- Barbara Ingram
- Vocals (Background)
- Anthony Jackson
- Bass
- Darryl Jackson
- Percussion
- McKinley Jackson
- Arranger, Rhythm Arrangements
- Casey James
- Synthesizer, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano
- Joseph B. Jefferson
- Vocals (Background)
- Ron Johnson
- Engineer
- Quinton Joseph
- Drums
- Frank Kejmar
- Engineer
- Howard King
- Drums
- Kelly Kool
- Vocals (Background)
- John Lehman
- Vocals (Background)
- Joaquin J. Lopes
- Engineer
- Keith Loving
- Guitar
- Gwen Guthrie
- Vocals (Background)
- Phyllis Hyman
- Vocals (Background), Whistle (Instrument), Main Performer
- Barry Manilow
- Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Producer, Rhythm Arrangements
- Gary Bartz
- Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
- Bill Easley
- Clarinet, Saxophone
- Mercer Ellington
- Director
- Herbie Hancock
- Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards
- Bobby Lyle
- Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards
- Onaje Allan Gumbs
- Synthesizer, Piano, Arranger, Keyboards, Assistant Producer
- Lloyd Mayers
- Piano
- Joe Temperley
- Clarinet, Saxophone
















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