In 1988,Augustus "Gussie" Clarke recorded J.C. Lodge over a riddim initially fashioned for the Mighty Diamonds. The producer had already found success in Jamaica with Gregory Isaacs' version "Rumours" earlier in the year, so much so that he dedicated an entire album,Showcase '88 , to the riddim. Lodge's version, "Telephone Love," was included within, and it wasn't long before the song began connecting with club charts around the world. That prompted Clarke to take Lodge back into the studio for a full-length set, Selfish Lover. Lodge is accompanied by the best -Robbie Lyn,the Brownes(drummer Clevie, multi-instrumentalist Danny, and guitarist Dalton), and Rass Brass-- and the set also features exquisite backing vocals by Brian and Tony Gold,Pam Hall, and Nadine Sutherland. Bar the horns, the same musicians had backed Deborahe Glasgow's eponymous lovers rock masterpiece, yet the two sets sound oceans apart.