G.C. Cameron [2023] - Live For Love [Soundway Records] (Full EP)

Set for full release on 9 Jun '23, digitally and on 12" vinyl, by Soundway Records is a four track EP by G.C. Cameron. It includes both side of his 1981 in-demander "Live For Love" / "If I Love You" on Flamingo (which as a UK single only 7" & 12" which now fetch up to £200) along with two previously unreleased songs from the same session, an instrumental version of "If I Love You" and "Thank You Baby".

So far the instrumental version of "If I Love You" has been released, and today the vocal. The official A side of the Flamingo single was reissued on Expansion's Soul Togetherness 2014 (so is included below). It reminds us in sections of a mix of Beloyd's "Get Into My Life" and Eugene Record's "Overdose Of Joy" which will give you and idea of how it sounds i.e. late 70s/early 80s modern soul of the finest quality. 

Watch this space for "Thank You Baby" when it surfaces as it should be a killer as it includes vocals from Martha Walsh. (who sang backup for Sylvester with Izora Armstead and formed Two Tons O' Fun and The Weather Girls) and Jeanie Tracy (who also started out as a backing singer for Sylvester).

Vietnam veteran George Curtis Cameron was, of course, the lead singer of The Spinners until they left Motown in 1971 when he, being married to Berry Gordy's sister Gwen, decided to remain at the label and released five solo albums before leaving the label in the late 70s. 

These songs were recorded at a session at Fantasy Studios, San Francisco in 1977 with the intention of completing a full album. Cameron teamed up with Harvey Fuqua (also a previous husband to Gwen Gordy), Greg Crockett and Elgie Stover to produce the work. Only two tracks were released from the session, strangely, via the short-lived UK Flamingo label which released around 20, predominantly dance/disco singles between Apr 1979-Nov 1981.

Available to pre-order via Bandcamp.

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Details

Rating:	8.6
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Modern Soul
Format:	EP  / Reissue / Previously Unreleased
Media:	Digital / 12" Vinyl
Label:	Soundway Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	09/06/2023
Price:	£2.49 / £14.99

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