Living All Alone + Prime Of My Life

2 CD set from the Philadelphia Intl label years. As with many great artists, Hyman has become more appreciated posthumously. Though her popularity during her life was generally limited to soul and smooth jazz audiences, her influence on songstresses from Anita Baker to Tamia is evident, and her music has aged wonderfully. After leaving Arista, her first album for Philly Int'l and greatest album overall, 1987's Living All Alone was released, a wonderful collaboration with both Gamble & Huff and the great Thom Bell. The first single from that album was 'Old Friend', a Thom Bell/Linda Creed piano ballad that was perhaps the year's most beautiful soul recording. The album's other highlight was the moody title song, a haunting Gamble & Huff masterpiece. Four years passed before the release of her Nick Martinelli-produced Prime of My Life and her biggest hit, 'Don't Wanna Change the World'. Edsel. 2005.