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Free from Arista in 1985, she released the album, Living All Alone on Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International label the following year, capitalizing on the torch songs, " Old Friend " and the melancholy title track, as well as " You Just Don't Know " and " Screaming at the Moon ".

In 1987, Phyllis Hyman recorded " Black and Blue " as a duet with Barry Manilow on his 1987 Swing Street Arista album.

Manilow was a long time admirer of Phyllis and her work.

Shortly afterwards, she appeared in the films School Daze and The Kill Reflex.

She would also continue to lend her voice to albums for other artists and musicians like Grover Washington, Jr. and Lonnie Liston Smith, while at the same time doing international tours.