Wednesday, 22 February 2023

Clifton Dyson & Gwen Matthews [2023] So Lonely / I'm Giving Up [Numero Group]


The latest reissue from Numero Group is a 1980 single by the younger brother of Ronnie Dyson, Clifton Dyson, duetting with Gwen Matthews (aka Gwenche Machu). This appears to be her only release although she was a backing singer for members of the Laws family (i.e. Ronnie and Eloise) and also sang on Cherrelle's 1984 "Fragile" album.

The two tracks were the first released on Q.S. (Quantum Sonic) Records based in L.A. and most releases were by Dyson so suspect that it was his own label. Dyson formed Dyson's Faces in the mid 70s who released two albums, both self titled which gets confusing.

The A side "So Lonely" is a sweet soul ballad with the flip "I'm Giving Up" being a good 70s style modern soul dancer. Both tracks featured on his debut solo album "Slow Your Body Down" in 1981 and the latter has been known about for many years on the UK modern soul scene. The album is highly sought after (so much so it has been reissued twice) and also includes his version of Linda Jones' "Hypnotized" which we posted in 2021. That man Al Johnson crops up again as he was one of the album's arrangers.

Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.


Details
Rating: 8.6
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Sweet Soul / Modern Soul
Format: Single / Reissue
Media: Digital
Label: Numero Group
Cat No: None
Date: 16/02/2023
Key/BPM: 3B/62 / 10B/117
Price: £1.79
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