I Refuse to Be Lonely is the ninth studio album by American soul singer-songwriter Phyllis Hyman.

It was released posthumously on November 21, 1995 by Philadelphia International Records and Zoo Entertainment, five months after the singer's death on June 30, 1995.

"Never has an artist produced an entire album that reflects so hauntingly on her life and hints so broadly of her imminent demise as does Phyllis Hyman's "I Refuse To Be Lonely"," wrote Jonathan Takiff in the Chicago Tribune.

"[10] "Creatively as well as emotionally, "I Refuse To Be Lonely" serves as an ultimate career capper," writes Takiff.

"Goaded by producers Nick Martinelli and Kenny Gamble, the set offers this jazz-inflected singer's best-ever vocal performances and strongest creative input, including five songwriting credits and unbilled assists on a lot of others.