Music Capsule Review

I Refuse to Be Lonely (1995)

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Lead Performance: Phyllis Hyman; Genres: Jazz, R&B

By Chip Deffaa

The troubled, truculent R&B diva never sounded richer or more expressive than on this album, completed just before her suicide. ''It's Not About You (It's About Me),'' which Hyman coauthored, is her strongest number -- and the most painful to hear. With lyrics like ''I've got to go, I need to be free, I've had enough,'' her intentions, in retrospect, seem clear.

Posted Dec 22, 1995

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