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.
In mid May we notified you that Soundway Records was releasing a four track 12" by G.C. Cameron which includes both side of his 1981 in-demander "Live For Love" / "If I Love You" on Flamingo (which was a UK 7" & 12" single only which now
fetches 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". It is released today (9 Jun '23) and is available digitally on the usual platforms and also on vinyl from Bandcamp.
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.
"Thank You Baby" 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).
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
| 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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