the singer's biggest-selling records, reaching number six on the R&B chart. It was produced by Charles "Chuck" Jackson (half brother of Jesse Jackson and no relation to the more famous singer of the same name, who recorded for the same company in the 1960s) and Marvin Yancy, who had been responsible for successfully launching the career of Natalie Cole with a series of hits. (Jackson and Yancy had also produced hits for a Chicago soul group, The Independents, with whom Jackson was also lead singer.) In 1986, Dyson also provided the vocals for the song "Nola" on the She's Gotta Have It soundtrack. Dyson then moved to an Atlantic Records subsidiary label, the Cotillion Records label, in 1981 for two albums and several singles which were only moderately successful. His acting and singing career had begun to stall in the late 1970s due to ill health, and it was in 1983 that Dyson appeared on the R&B chart for the last time on Cotillion with "All Over Your Face". His final solo recording was "See The Clown" in 1990. Death Dyson died at the age of 40 from heart failure on November 10, 1990, in Brooklyn, New York. Legacy A posthumous release on Society Hill Records appeared in 1991, when a duet with Vicki Austin, "Are We So Far Apart (We Can't Talk Anymore)", dented the US R&B chart, reaching number 79 during a five-week run. Discography Studio albums Singles See also List of disco artists (L-R) List of Soul Train episodes References External links Allbutforgottenoldies.net 1950 births 1990 deaths 20th-century African-American male singers American male musical theatre actors Male actors from Washington, D.C. 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American singers 20th-century American male singers