Ronnie Dyson

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Ronnie Dyson (* 5. June 1950 in Washington, DC ; † 10. November 1990 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) was an American pop - and R & B - singer . From 1970 to 1983 he released seven studio albums, his biggest hits are (If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You? and I Don't Wanna Cry (both 1970) and The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done to Me) (1976).

biography

Dyson lived in Brooklyn ( New York ) and sang as a child Gospel in churches. He later belonged to the original Broadway cast of the musical Musical Hair and became the lead singer of the title Aquarius , which was released as a single on RCA . In 1969 he signed a recording deal with Columbia . The song (If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) from the off-Broadway musical Salvation Why Can't I Touch You? became a top ten hit on the American pop and R&B charts in 1970 . A second R&B top 10 hit followed in the same year with I Don't Wanna Cry . By 1978, eight other Columbia-released songs reached US charts, including The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done to Me) released in 1976 , which became Dyson's third and final R&B top 10. Success became.

In the early 1980s Dyson switched to the Cotillion label, but only had three smaller hits. Only All Over Your Face from the summer of 1983 climbed to number 23 on the R&B charts and number 16 on the dance charts. His last solo single is See the Clown from 1990. In the same year he died of a heart attack . In 1991 Are We So Far Apart? , a duet with Vicki Austin, posthumously dropped to the bottom of the R&B charts.

Discography

Studio albums

year Title
music label
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
UK UK US US R&B R&B
1970 (If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?
Columbia 30223
- US55 (18 weeks)
US
R&B12 (21 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 1970
Supervisor: Warren Vincent
1973 One Man Band
Columbia 32211
- US142 (7 weeks)
US
R&B34 (8 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1973
Producers: Thom Bell , Billy Jackson, Stan Vincent
1976 The More You Do It
Columbia 34350
- - R&B30 (5 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 1976
Producers: Marvin Yancy, Chuck Jackson
1977 Love in All Flavors
Columbia 34866
- - R&B45 (6 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 1977
Producers: Marvin Yancy, Chuck Jackson
1983 Brand New Day
Cotillion 90119
- - R&B53 (4 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 1983
Producer: Butch Ingram

More studio albums

  • 1979: If the Shoe Fits (Columbia 36029)
  • 1982: Phase 2 (Cotillion 5234; release: March)

Compilations

  • 1995: Constantly (Hot Productions, Inc. 6697)
  • 1995: His All Time Golden Classics (Collectables 5648 / Sony Music 26280)
  • 1996: Soul Session (Hallmark 303072)
  • 2014: Lady in Red: The Columbia Sides Plus ( SoulMusic 5125)

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
UK UK US US R&B R&B Dance Dance
1970 (If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?
(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?
- US8 (14 weeks)
US
R&B9 (13 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: February 20, 1970
Authors: CC Courtney, Peter Link
I Don't Wanna Cry
(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?
- US50 (8 weeks)
US
R&B9 (9 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: October 1970
Authors: Chuck Jackson , Luther Dixon
1971 When You Get Right Down to It
One Man Band
UK34 (6 weeks)
UK
US94 (2 weeks)
US
R&B37 (6 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: May 14, 1971
Author: Barry Mann
Original: The Delfonics , 1970
1973 One Man Band (Plays All Alone)
One Man Band
- US28 (13 weeks)
US
R&B15 (9 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: January 24, 1973
Authors: Linda Creed , Thom Bell
Just Don't Want to Be Lonely
One Man Band
- US60 (7 weeks)
US
R&B29 (12 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: May 11, 1973
Authors: Vinnie Barrett, Bobby Eli, John Freeman
1974 We Can Make It Last Forever - - R&B62 (8 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: April 1974
Authors: Henry Cosby, Jeanette Harris, Ruth Glover
1976 The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done to Me)
The More You Do It
- US62 (12 weeks)
US
R&B6 (22 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: June 1976
Authors: Marvin Yancy, Chuck Jackson
(I Like Being) Close to You
The More You Do It
- - R&B75 (7 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: November 1976
Authors: Marvin Yancy, Chuck Jackson
1977 Don't Be Afraid
Love in All Flavors
- - R&B30 (16 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: September 1977
Authors: Marvin Yancy, Chuck Jackson
1978 Ain't Nothing Wrong
Love in All Flavors
- - R&B77 (3 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: January 1978
Authors: Marvin Yancy, Chuck Jackson
1982 Bring It on Home
Phase 2
- - R&B66 (6 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: March 1982
Authors: Eltesa Weathersby, Frank Fuchs, Gavin Spencer
Heart t Heart
Phase 2
- - R&B57 (10 weeks)
R&B
-
B-side of Bring It on Home
Authors: Charles Williams, Eban Kelly
1983 All Over Your Face
Brand New Day
- - R&B23 (13 weeks)
R&B
Dance16 (11 weeks)
Dance
First published: August 1983
Author: Butch Ingram
1991 Are We So Far Apart?
Constantly
- - R&B79 (5 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: September 1991
with Vicki Austin
Author: Butch Ingram

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More singles

  • 1969: Aquarius (as Ronald Dyson and Company; release: April)
  • 1969: God Bless the Children (as Ron Dyson; released October 21)
  • 1971: A Wednesday in Your Garden (release: November 11th)
  • 1972: Jesus Is Just Alright (released June 2nd)
  • 1973: I Think I'll Tell Her (release: November 21)
  • 1975: Lady in Red (release: September)
  • 1978: Sara Smile (release: March)
  • 1979: Couples Only
  • 1979: If the Shoe Fits (Dance in It) (Release: June)
  • 1983: You Better Be Fierce (released October)
  • 1987: Constantly
  • 1990: See the Clown (release: July)

swell

  1. a b Chart sources: UK Billboard Hot 100 Billboard 200
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .

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