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Goddess of Love
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 9, 1983
StudioSigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia; The Automatt, San Francisco
Genre
LabelArista
ProducerThom Bell, Narada Michael Walden
Phyllis Hyman chronology
Can't We Fall in Love Again?
(1981)
Goddess of Love
(1983)
Living All Alone
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Goddess of Love is the sixth album by American soul singer-songwriter Phyllis Hyman. It was released by Arista Records in 1983.

In 2010, the album was released on compact disc for the first time. Reel Music, an imprint of the Sony Music Entertainment company, oversaw this remastered collection and included a bonus dance re-mix of "Riding the Tiger".

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Riding the Tiger"Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen, Dwayne Simmons6:20
2."Goddess of Love"Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen, David Sancious5:51
3."Why Did You Turn Me On"Narada Michael Walden, Corrado Rustici, Allee Willis4:11
4."Your Move, My Heart"George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam4:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Let Somebody Love You"Alan Glass, Preston Glass4:45
6."Falling Star"Bill Neale, George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam3:47
7."We Should Be Lovers"Joseph Jefferson, Charles Simmons, Sherman Marshall3:56
8."Just Me and You"Thom Bell, Joseph Jefferson4:37
9."Just 25 Miles to Anywhere"Thom Bell, Joseph Jefferson2:32
Total length:40:39
CD bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Riding The Tiger" (Dance Version)Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen, Dwayne Simmons8:47
Total length:49:26

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 112
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 20

References

  1. ^ "Goddess Of Love Phyllis Hyman". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  2. ^ "Phyllis Hyman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Phyllis Hyman Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.