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Phyllis Linda Hyman (July 6, 1949 - June 30, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter and actress. A supreme, statuesque jazz-soul stylist, she is best known for her singles from the late 1970s to the early 1990s: "You Know How to Love Me", "Living in Confusion" and "Don't Wanna Change the World". Hyman also performed on Broadway in the 1981 musical based on the music of Duke Ellington, Sophisticated Ladies, which ran from 1981 to 1983. Exceptionally talented she sang emotionally powerful ballads with her distinct beautiful silky smooth dexterous contralto voice. She described her music "slow soft sexy and dramatic". In one song she could climb from a quiet smoky seductive voice to reach glorious sonorous heights. With her great vocal range and her ability to emotionally interpret lyrics on songs like "I Refuse to be Lonely" Phyllis Hyman captivated audiences winning her many loyal fans and high acclaim. Recording 9 albums between 1977 and 1995 on the Buddha, Artista, and Philadelphia International Records label Phyllis scored many hits on the R&B and Pop charts. Her legacy of great records is honored with twenty two compilation albums. She came to national attention with the Top 30 R&B hit "Betcha By Golly Wow" and was named Best New R&B Vocalist of 1977 by Record World Magazine. The title tune of her best selling 1979 album "You Know How to Love Me" became her signature song. Blessed with incredible natural vocal talent and beauty she was also cursed with crippling bi-polar disease that put her in such great despair that she took her own life in 1995. The range of extreme joy and deep sadness that she felt are reflected in the legacy of her great heartfelt dramatic recordings.
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