You Know How To Love Me [Bonus Tracks]

by Phyllis Hyman

Overview

You Know How to Love Me was Phyllis Hyman's most successful album and was carefully tailored to become the artist's crossover breakthrough, with prolific producer/songwriters James Mtume and Reggie Lucas on board. The end result is a carefully constructed blend of contemporary disco-styled songs and ballads, some better than others, and the more routine tracks are always rescued by Hyman stellar pipes. The album never truly realized its full potential, but does include the song that would become one of Hyman's signature tunes, "You Know How to Love Me." The song was never a blockbuster hit, but has grown into a classic, covered by artists such as Lisa Stansfield and Robin S. Other highlights include the excellent quiet storm of "Some Way," which allows Hyman's husky voice to shine; the somber, sublime piano ballad "But I Love You"; and the jazzy saxophone ballad "Complete Me." You Know How to Love Me is as close as Hyman truly came to becoming a commercial force and is an important and essential chapter in this star's musical legacy. The album was re-released in 2002, boasting excellent liner notes by biographer David Nathan, rare photos, and a bonus track, "You're the One," recorded in 1977, which blends in perfectly with the rest of the disc. This is the case of an album that was not a blockbuster upon initial release, but, like a great overlooked film, has grown into a classic whose importance will only increase with the passing of time. [You Know How to Love Me was re-released in 2015.] ~ Jose F. Promis

Product Details

Release Date:	09/01/2017
Label:	Funky Town Grooves
UPC:	0810736021541
Rank:	34185

Tracks

1. You Know How to Love Me [Long Version]
2. Some Way
3. Under Your Spell
4. This Feeling Must Be Love
5. But I Love You
6. Heavenly
7. Hold On
8. Give a Little More
9. Complete Me
10. You Know How to Love Me [7" Version]
11. Under Your Spell [7" Version]
12. You're the One
13. Tonight You and Me [Disco Version]
14. You Sure Look Good to Me [7" Version]
15. Riding the Tiger [Single Mix]
16. Riding the Tiger [12" Dance Version]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Phyllis Hyman   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Tawatha Agee   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
James Mtume   Guest Artist,Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Gwen Guthrie   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Hubert Eaves III   Keyboards
Reggie Lucas   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Gary Bartz   Soloist,Saxophone
Basil Fearrington   Bass
Ed Tree Moore   Guitar
Hugh Whitaker   Keyboards
Howard King   Drums
Syndi Jordan   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

James Mtume   Rhythm Section,Vocal Arrangement,Rhythm Arrangements,Composer,Producer
Jay Mark   Mixing
Jean Carn   Vocal Arrangement
Wade Marcus   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Hubert Eaves III   Composer,Rhythm Section
Narada Michael Walden   Composer,Producer
Phyllis Hyman   Composer
Mark Wilder   Transfers
McKinley Jackson   Arranger
Morgan Ames   Composer
Daryl Simmons   Composer
Brian Potter   Composer
Bruce Hawes   Composer
Reggie Lucas   Composer,Producer,Rhythm Section,Vocal Arrangement,Rhythm Arrangements
Norman Connors   Producer
Misha Segal   Composer
Mark Allan   Photography
Henry Towns   Reissue Coordination
Alex Henderson   Research,Liner Notes
Chuck Jackson   Producer
Basil Fearrington   Rhythm Section
Jim Dougherty   Engineer
Ed Walsh   Synthesizer Programming
Ed Tree Moore   Rhythm Section
Larkin Arnold   Executive Producer
Craig Michaels   Assistant Engineer
Howard Schneider   Composer
Hugh Whitaker   Rhythm Section
Tawatha Agee   Composer,Vocal Contractor,Vocal Arrangement
Jeffrey Cohen   Composer
Craig Turnbull   Release Coordinator
Bill Beard   Composer
Brad Carton   Composer
Peyton Scott   Composer
Rick Cordera   Composer
Matt Murphy   Production Manager
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Larry Alexander   Composer,Composer
Carla Bandini   Assistant Engineer
Howard King   Rhythm Section
Roger Williams   Package Design
John Potoker   Assistant Engineer
Gene Bianca   Contractor,String Contractor
Tony Calvert   Reissue Producer
Randy Mahon   Interview Coordinator
Sean Brennan   Mastering