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艺人

Phyllis Hyman

语种

英语

厂牌

Arista Nashville

发行时间

1979年02月14日

专辑类别

录音室专辑

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专辑介绍

by Jason Elias

Somewhere in My Lifetime, Phyllis Hyman's second album (but her first for Arista), is similar to many of her efforts: a great singer, but too many so-so songs. The album starts off with a cover of Exile's disco/pop hit, &Kiss You All Over&; despite her best attempts, the horrible lyrics and the song's origins make this a waste of precious studio time. The lachrymose title-track ballad, produced by Barry Manilow and Ron Dante, finds Hyman's voice poorly recorded and placed into a schmaltzy arrangement. Still, the album features quite a few of the songs she came to be identified with: &The Answer Is You,& &Gonna Make Changes,& and Gary Glenn's &Be Careful (How You Treat My Love),& all skillfully produced by then-husband Larry Alexander and Skip Scarborough. The song &Be Careful& followed the Norman Connors example of providing Hyman with a sympathetic arrangement, then getting the best take possible. After all of the botched crossover attempts and so-so dance moves, Somewhere in My Lifetime ended on a good note. &Here's That Rainy Day& has her accompanied only by a piano, and she turns in an affecting performance, neither self-pitying nor melodramatic. Although this effort had a few career-threatening detours, Hyman's charisma and some solid songs make this a solid effort.