Living All Alone | ||||
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Released | August 15, 1986 | |||
Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
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Length | 40:04 | |||
Label | Philadelphia Int'l, Manhattan, Capitol | |||
Producer | Thom Bell | |||
Phyllis Hyman chronology | ||||
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Singles from Living All Alone | ||||
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Living All Alone is the seventh album by American soul singer-songwriter Phyllis Hyman. It was released by Philadelphia International Records in 1986. The album contains the title track, which peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard R&B singles chart and has become one of Hyman's most well-known hits. [1]
"Old Friend" was released as the first single from the album in the United States. It entered the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on August 30, 1986 and peaked at no. 14 in the week dated November 1, 1986. [2] The 7" single included a shortened version of the song with the album version of "Screaming at the Moon" on the b-side. [3] A 12" single was also released, which contained a total of four tracks; the short and full-length album versions of "Old Friend", and the album and extended versions of "Screaming at the Moon". [4]
"Living All Alone" was the second U.S. single from the album. It entered the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on December 20, 1986 and peaked at no. 12 in the week dated March 7, 1987. [2] The 7" single included a shortened version of the song with "What You Won't Do for Love" as the b-side. [5] A promotional 12" release included a rare 'Special Edit' of the song which was a minute longer than the album version. [6]
"Ain't You Had Enough Love" was released as the third U.S. single. It entered the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on May 9, 1987 and peaked at no. 29 on July 11, 1987. [2] The 7" single included the album version of the track with "First Time Together" on the b-side. [7] The 12" single included an extended version of the song. [8] A promotional 12" release additionally included an instrumental and the 'Percussapella' mix. [9]
"You Just Don't Know" was the final U.S. single from Living All Alone. The 7" single included the album version of the song with "Slow Dancin'" on the b-side. [10] A promotional 12" single was also released, but unlike previous singles it contained the same content as the 7" single. [11] "You Just Don't Know" was the only single from the album which did not enter the Billboard Hot Hip-Hop/R&B Songs Chart.
"Screaming at the Moon" was released as a single in the United Kingdom, entering the singles chart on April 4, 1987 at its peak position of no. 83, staying on the chart for three weeks. [12] The U.K. 7" single included a shortened version of the song with the album version of "Ain't You Had Enough Love" on the b-side. [13] The 12" single included the extended and album versions of "Screaming at the Moon". [14] The b-side "Ain't You Had Enough Love" had a promotional 12" release in the United Kingdom, containing the extended and 'Percussapella' versions. [15]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [16] |
Jason Elias of Allmusic called Living All Alone "one of Hyman's finest efforts" with "top-notch" vocals, though noted that there was "a sense of melancholy" apparent throughout the album. [16]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Living All Alone" | Cynthia Biggs, Kenneth Gamble, Dexter Wansel | Dexter Wansel | 5:09 |
2. | "First Time Together" | Cynthia Biggs, Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell | Thom Bell, Kenneth Gamble | 4:02 |
3. | "If You Want Me" | Reggie Griffin, Junior Giscombe | Reggie Griffin | 4:19 |
4. | "Slow Dancing" | Thom Bell, LeRoy Bell, Casey James | Thom Bell | 4:24 |
5. | "Old Friend" | Linda Creed | Thom Bell | 4:51 |
6. | "You Just Don't Know" | Cynthia Biggs, Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell | Thom Bell, Kenneth Gamble | 4:15 |
7. | "Ain't You Had Enough Love?" | Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene, Steve Nichol | Nick Martinelli | 4:12 |
8. | "Screaming at the Moon" | Wayne Wallace, Ronald Hollins | Nick Martinelli | 4:09 |
9. | " What You Won't Do For Love" | Bobby Caldwell, Alfons Kettner | Nick Martinelli | 4:09 |
10. | "Run Jesse Run (with Lou Rawls and Rev. James Cleveland" (2005 CD bonus track only) | Bunny Sigler, Gary Gilbert, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff | Bunny Sigler | 6:33 |
Total length: | 40:04 |
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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UK Albums ( OCC) [12] | 97 |
US Billboard 200 [17] | 78 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard) [18] | 11 |
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