Can't We Fall in Love Again?

Can't We Fall in Love Again?
Studio album by Phyllis Hyman
Released	June 12, 1981
Studio	Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California MCA Whitney Recording Studios, Glendale, California Sigma Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	R&B soul soft rock pop dance
Length	34:52
Label	Arista
Producer	Norman Connors, Chuck Jackson, Maxine Brown
Phyllis Hyman chronology
You Know How to Love Me (1979) Can't We Fall in Love Again? (1981) Goddess of Love (1983)
Singles from Can't We Fall in Love Again?
"Can't We Fall in Love Again?" Released: June 1981 "Tonight You and Me" Released: October 1981 "You Sure Look Good to Me" Released: January 1982

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Can't We Fall in Love Again? is the fifth album by American soul singer-songwriter Phyllis Hyman. It was released by Arista Records in 1981.

The original album was mainly produced by previous collaborator, Norman Connors, but Chuck Jackson was brought in to mix and complete most of the tracks and to produce the title track, when Connors dropped out.

Track listing

Side One:

1. "You Sure Look Good to Me" (Brian Potter, Rick Conedera) – 4:20
2. "Don't Tell Me, Tell Her" (Doug James, Sandy Linzer) – 4:18
3. "I Ain't Asking" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 4:02
4. "Can't We Fall in Love Again?" (Duet with Michael Henderson) (John Lewis Parker, Peter Ivers) – 5:17

Side Two:

1. "The Love Too Good To Last" (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen) – 4:06
2. "Tonight You and Me" (Bruce Hawes, Peyton Scott) – 3:45
3. "Sunshine in My Life" (Larry Alexander, Phyllis Hyman) – 4:27
4. "Just Another Face in the Crowd" (Dennis Caldirola, Joe Ericksen) – 5:52

CD bonus tracks

Tracks 9 to 11 were recorded at the 1980 sessions for the album, Can't We Fall in Love Again?

9. "Sleep On It" (Andrew Kastner, Larry McNally) – 3:20

10. "If You Ever Change Your Mind" (David Batteau, Richard Calhoun, Scott Shelley) – 2:58

11. "In Between the Heartaches" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:45

Track 12 was from a recording session with Philadelphia producer, John Davis for her 1977 album on Buddah.

12. "You're the One" (unknown) – 5:23

Track 13 was recorded in 1982 with producer Thom Bell

13. "I'm Not Asking You To Stay" (Joseph Jefferson, Richard Roebuck) – 4:22

Personnel

• John Barnes - keyboards
• Gary Bartz - saxophone
• Michael Boddicker - synthesizer
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown - percussion
• Sonny Burke - Fender Rhodes
• Mayra Casales - percussion
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - drums
• Tony Coleman - percussion, backing vocals
• Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
• Krystal Davis - backing vocals
• Nathan East - bass
• Paul Fox - synthesizer programming
• James Gadson - drums
• Marlo Henderson - guitar
• James Ingram - backing vocals
• Chuck Jackson, Maxine Brown - percussion, backing vocals

• Darryl Jackson - percussion
• Nick Johnson - backing vocals
• The Jones Girls - backing vocals
• Bobby Lyle - synthesizer, piano
• Tim May - guitar
• David T. Walker - guitar
• Julia Tillman Waters - backing vocals
• Oren Waters - backing vocals
• Eddie N. Watkins Jr. - bass
• Cheryl McWhorter - backing vocals
• Melvin Webb - percussion
• Maxine Willard - backing vocals
• Janet Wright - backing vocals
• Michael Henderson - backing vocals
• George Bohanon - horns

Production

• Producer: Maxine Brown, Norman Connors, Chuck Jackson
• Arranger: Paul Riser
• Vocal Arrangement: Jean Carn
• Rhythm Arrangements: McKinley Jackson
• Engineers: Carla Bandini, Maxine Brown, Steve Hall, Chuck Jackson, Frank Kejmar, Cozy Noda, Jackson Swartz, Steve Williams
• Assistant engineers: Bob Winard
• Mixing: Maxine Brown, Tony Coleman, Chuck Jackson, Frank Kejmar.
• Production Coordination: Tony Coleman

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	57
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	11

External links

• Can't We Fall in Love Again? at Discogs (list of releases)