Somewhere in My Lifetime | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 10, 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1977-1978 | |||
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Length | 42:39 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Larry Alexander, Skip Scarborough, Barry Manilow, Ron Dante, Theodore Life | |||
Phyllis Hyman chronology | ||||
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Singles from Somewhere in My Lifetime | ||||
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Somewhere in My Lifetime is the third studio album by singer Phyllis Hyman. It was released by Arista Records in 1979, becoming Hyman's debut Arista release (see 1979 in music).
Six of the tracks were first used on her previous album on Buddah, with three tracks produced by Theodore Life and the title track, co-produced and arranged by Barry Manilow, added for the Arista release. The album was reissued on CD in 2008 through BMG Special Products; the release features two bonus tracks.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [2] |
The Bay State Banner deemed the album "black MOR," writing that most of the songs are "so marginal that Hyman's talents wind up buried in dross, stale arrangement and meandering production."[3]
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Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[4] | 70 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 15 |