The editorial blurb at Amazon has this: "Charles Smith worked with producer Dewey Vandiver in Muscle Shoals, recording at Vandiver's Quad City studio and at other local studios, including Fame. Charles Smith & Jeff Cooper had a big regional seller in 1972 with My Great Loss (Ashes To Ashes) and Smith followed it with three studio singles. This collection features all his released tracks plus alternate versions and previously unissued masters."
Charles Smith of 'Ashes to Ashes'fame was still with us in 2011 (at age 81) He' still alive at 81 and still good friends with Dewey.(source: Gary Cape on Jan 25,2011)
Charles was a member of the Entertainers (of 'Too Much' fame), prior to his solo career, when researching stuff like that at FAME last year. (source: Tony Rounce on Jan 25,2011))
