GC CAMERON: Shadows

GC Cameron

Shadows

© 2004 GC Cameron (801244100125)

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The Temptations new lead singer displays his musical influences from Marvin Gaye to Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, and Curtis Mayfield. Drop this into the CD player and it may be a while before you'll want to listen to anything else.

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Before becoming The Temptations new lead singer, GC Cameron was a member of the Spinners. On their 1970 Motown hit "It's A Shame," G.C. strikes a piercing wail that is startling in its perfect synchronization of gospel and blues-the roots of R&B. For sheer musical thrills, "Shame," co-written and produced by Stevie Wonder, ranks among the greatest pop music tunes ever recorded. G.C.'s unique combination of baritone and soaring tenor-both raucous and silky smooth-powered "Shame" to No. 4 on the Billboard charts, giving the Spinners their biggest Motown hit before the great harmonizers left the label for Atlantic Records in 1972. Still under contract and soon to marry Gwen Gordy, sister of company founder Berry Gordy Jr., G.C. moved to California from Detroit with most of the Gordy empier, and launched a solo career with the company's new Mowest label. With a five-octave range, Motown's best producer-writers including Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Norman Whitfield, Willie Hutch and Van McCoy were eager to work with the young crooner. Her recorded everything they threw at him, making a song like The Temptations' "Runaway Child," his own, to a ditty called "Pajama Games" which perfectly tracked Smokey's falsetto. A number of his Motown singles charted ("Act Like a Shotgun," "No Matter Where," "Let Me Down Easy,") but his biggest hit at that time was the haunting "It's So Hard to say Goodbye to Yesterday," on the soundtrack for the 1975 movie "Cooley High." The song proved enduring for generations of music fans. Boyz II Men remade it into a new hit in the 1980's.
A native of Mississippi, G.C. moved back to his home state in the 1980's and continued to record and perform. During the 80's and 90's, he cut an album with Malaco Records and signed with two London-based recording companies. He also produced and sand on a Gospel music CD and hosted a TV show in Jackson, MS.

G.C. rejoined the Spinners in 1999 after a 30-year hiatus, reconnecting with old fans and converting new ones as the group performs around the country. And now this long-awaited CD by the self-styled "soul singer" shows off G.C.'s ample vocal gifts in a collection of songs that both echo his Old School R&B roots and seamlessly blend with a sound that is as contemporary as today. From the funky opening chords of "My House," the steamy beat of "Foolish," to the bouncy "Starship Rock," and all the other songs on this remarkable CD, the listener knows he is under the spell of a true artist. The uptempo cuts make you want to dance and the ballads (check out "Truly Wonderful") make you want to hold your lover close.

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  • author: ADOLPHUS REED JR

    WONDER ALBUM, I MET MR. CAMERON IN ST LOUIS, MO ON 3 AUG 08, AT THE AIRPORT. WE HAD A WONDERFULL CONVERSATION

  • housewife
    author: Dorothy Beach

    Hi G.G.---This is Mrs Beach from Bude Manor Apts. How are you. I listen to your shadows cd you gave me. Keep up the good work. May God contiune to bless you and keep you safe under his wing. How is the Ms? ----Dot Beach

  • author: swaleh jasho

    i want to buy gc cameron's entire collection, please advice on how many cd's

  • Great stuff from a living legend!
    author: Tim S.

    Just listened to it here on CD Baby and plan on buying it. This man is a true legend. He lead sings my all-time favorite song, "It's a Shame" and now is the lead singer for The Temptations! I saw G.C. and The Tempts perform last summer and I was blown away with his voice and stage presence. My friend just kept saying, "He's amazing, he's amazing!" Well, he is amazing. How many people in the world have had the chance to not only be a member but be the LEAD singer of The Spinners AND The Temptations, the two greatest vocal soul groups of all-time? The answer: Only one, and that is G.C. Cameron. Why? Because he's a living legend with one of the greatest voices of all-time. Highly recommend this music ... while you're at it pick up The Temptation's "Legacy" where G.C. cranks it up!

  • Harmony In Our World
    author: Gwendolyn M Ford

    It's nice to have harmony in our world! This album is Great! Love it from the beginning to the end. I know what you mean. You are a genius. Hey Baby, I just can't express how proud of you we are. I always knew that God would bless you to be where you are. Our prayers are answered. I know that your goals are so much bigger than their eye's can see. So, sing like a bird, fly like an eagle, and roar like a lion sending the message of love. I love you Soooooooooooooooooooooooo very much. Hear these words, feel my touch and remember my love From me to you love and kisses Gwendolyn,Jarred,and Tremaine Natchez, Ms

  • Highly Recommended Release by Soul Veteran
    author: Soul Tracks

    From the first bars of G.C. Cameron's latest CD, Shadows, its clear that this man can still sing. I will confess that, prior to his brief reunion stint with the Spinners in 2000, I hadn't heard G.C. Cameron sing in over 20 years. My loss. On Shadows he shows he can still rip the cover off the ball, bringing a multi-octave gutsy Southern Soul sound to these eleven solid cuts. (To see the rest of the review, visit http://www.soultracks.com/g_c__cameron.htm)

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