Robert Cameron - For The First Time (1967/2017) [HDtracks]

That strange indefinable thing known as magnetism, which over the years has drawn Juliet to Romeo, Cleopatra to Antony and Cher to Sonny, draws all women to Robert Cameron. Every magical quality associated with the word "star" is possessed by this handsome young singer. On stage, the first thing that hits the audience is his incredible good looks and charm: 6’ 2” black hair, blue eyes and a wide handsome smile that ends with dimples. Somehow you get the feeling that if he just stood there and talked it would be enough. And then he begins to sing, with a voice that makes every woman's heart skip a beat and the men's pound with jealousy. But it automatic- ally makes both sexes forget all their bad days and wistfully remember only the few special ones, when love was the only thing that mattered. It's all captured on Robert Cameron's debut album for Epic, and the result makes FOR THE FIRST TIME a truly extraordinary first. The moods of the songs vary, but the theme is the same - love! - the measure of it, "How Deep Is The Ocean." the test of it, "I’ll Never Smite Again," the loss of it, "What'll I Do," the proclamation of it, "My Silent Love," the fantasy involved in it. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams," and the remembrance of it, "Love Letters." Yet with each changing emotion, Cameron meets the test of a true artist. He feels it and he lets you know he does. All of the tunes - "It Might As Well Be Spring," "Little White Lies," "I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)" and "The More I See You" - have specific nostalgic quality of their own. However, the lush string arrangements with alternating piano by veterans Dick Hyman and Joe Harnell surrounding Cameron's very unique delivery make these songs come alive once more in a new and exciting way. Twenty-four-year-old Cameron blasted into show business in the usual non-overnight-success way. After attending high school in Chicago where his interest focused half on business and law and half on music, he attended the University of Miami for a time. Eventually he returned to Chicago to pursue a singing career. After working with local groups he won a Chicago Harvest Moon Festival over hundreds of other participants and was given a week's engagement at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas as the prize. He was held over for a month and returned two months later for a six-month stay. Back to Chicago once again where he was featured on numerous radio and television programs including Don McNeill’s famed “Breakfast Club” show. Besides appearing on the air for such commercials as Walgreen Drugs, Chesterfield cigarettes and American Motors, he has worked in various industrial shows. It wasn't too long before the Playboy Club taken scouts spotted Cameron and signed him to appear on that busy circuit. And so it began. He has appeared in summer stock throughout the country as well as in numerous top night spots. But has featured performance at the RCA Exhibit at the 1965 New York World’s Fair proved to be his biggest break. A top management corporation caught his act and signed ham to a long-term contract. His exclusive recording contract with Epic soon followed, and other big things - movies, Broadway, television - are just around the bend. Robert Cameron has a special something, and no matter what you call it, it spells success.