You Know How to Love Me

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Smash Hits	8/10[2]

Writing in Smash Hits, Bev Hillier described You Know How to Love Me as a "great album" that was "relaxing, pleasant, easy listening and anything similar that you can think of". Hillier went on to describe Hyman's voice as "amazing and perfectly used".[2]

According to the Allmusic review by Jose F. Promis, "The album never truly realized its full potential, but does include the song that would become one of Hyman's signature tunes, "You Know How to Love Me."[1] The song was never a blockbuster hit, but has grown into a classic, covered by artists such as Lisa Stansfield and Robin S". The album reached number ten on the R&B charts in 1980.[3] The single, "You Know How to Love Me" was a club smash reaching number six on the dance charts.[4]

All tracks composed by Reggie Lucas and James Mtume; except where indicated.

Side One:

1. "You Know How to Love Me" – 7:37
2. "Some Way" – 5:13
3. "Under Your Spell" – 4:40
4. "This Feeling Must Be Love" (William Beard) – 3:48

Side Two:

1. "But I Love You" (Misha Segal, Morgan Ames) – 3:07
2. "Heavenly" – 4:33
3. "Hold On" (Hubert Eaves III, Tawatha Agee) – 4:15
4. "Give a Little More" (Howard Schneider, Larry Alexander, Phyllis Hyman) – 4:07
5. "Complete Me" (Brad Catron) – 5:26

10. "You're the One" (unknown) – 5:24

• Phyllis Hyman – lead and backing vocals
• James Mtume – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
• Reggie Lucas – guitar, backing vocals
• Howard King – drums
• Ed "Tree" Moore – guitar
• Basil Fearrington – bass
• Harry Whitaker, Hubert Eaves III – keyboards
• Ed Walsh – synthesizer programming
• Gary Bartz - saxophone on "Give a Little More" and "Complete Me"
• Gwen Guthrie, Syndi Jordan, Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
• Wade Marcus – string and horn arrangements

Technical

• Larkin Arnold - executive producer
• John Ford - cover photography

• You Know How to Love Me at Discogs (list of releases)