Ronnie Dyson
Washington, D.C., vocalist Ronnie Dyson enjoyed both stage and R&B success. He was the lead actor in the Broadway production of the musical Hair, and his initial hit was a song from the off-Broadway musical Salvation. "(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You" was both Top Ten R&B and pop in 1970, and "I Don't Wanna Cry" was also Top Ten R&B that same year. Dyson kept recording for Columbia until 1978, scoring one more hit in 1976 with a very different type of song, "The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done to Me)," a marked departure from the vulnerable, anguished numbers that had characterized his approach in the past. He moved to Cotillion in the '80s, but didn't have much success there. Dyson also was in the film Putney Swope. His final recording was "See the Clown" in 1990. He died that year of a heart attack.
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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Are We So Far Apart (We Can't Talk Anymore) (12" Version)
Soul - Released by Essential 12 Classics on 25 Sep 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You? (Expanded Edition)
R&B - Released by Columbia - Legacy on 1 May 1970
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
One Man Band (Bonus Track Version)
R&B - Released by Legacy Recordings on 23 May 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
His All Time Golden Classics
R&B - Released by Columbia - Legacy on 3 Apr 1972
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Love in All Flavors
R&B - Released by Columbia - Legacy on 27 Nov 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Constantly
Soul - Released by Essential Media Group on 1 Jul 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The More You Do It
R&B - Released by Columbia - Legacy on 27 Nov 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo