Word Up!
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| Studio album by Cameo | ||||
| Released | April 15, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 Quad Recording Studio Counter Point Studio Power Station Studio Sound Ideas Studio (all in New York City) |
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| Genre | R&B Funk New jack swing |
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| Length | 34:46 | |||
| Label | Casablanca Records | |||
| Producer | Larry Blackmon | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (B)[2] |
Word Up! is an album by funk/R&B group Cameo released in 1986.[1] The record made Cameo one of the most successful bands of that decade.[3]
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[edit] Track listing
- Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6 & 7 Published By All Seeing Eye Music-Better Days Music. Tracks 4 & 5 Published By All Seeing Eye Music-Better Days Music-Better Nights Music.
- "Word Up!" (Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins) 4:21
- "Candy" (Blackmon, Jenkins) 5:39
- "Back and Forth" (Kevin Kendrick, Nathan Leftenant, Blackmon, Jenkins) 6:33
- "Don't Be Lonely" (Blackmon, Jenkins, Kendrick, Willlie Morris) 5:19
- "She's Mine" (Blackmon, Leftenant, Antonio Matthews, Ray Malloy) 4:37
- "Fast, Fierce & Funny" (Blackmon, Jenkins, Leftenant) 4:09
- "You Can Have the World" (Blackmon, Jenkins, Leftenant) 4:38
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Cameo
- Larry Blackmon: Lead Vocals, Electric Bass, Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
- Tomi Jenkins: Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
- Nathan Leftenant: Backing Vocals
[edit] Other Players
- Charlie Singleton: Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Aaron Mills: Bass
- Michael Burnett: Bass, Backing Vocals
- Bernard Wright, Eric Rehl, Kenni Hairston, Kevin Kendrick, Merv de Peyer: Keyboards
- Duduka Fonseca, Giovanni Hidalgo, Steve Thornton: Percussion
- Melvin Wells: Saxophone, Backing Vocals
- Michael Brecker: Saxophone
- Randy Brecker: Saxophone
- Arno Hecht: Tenor Saxophone
- Crispin Cioe: Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone
- Robert Funk: Trombone
- Paul Litteral: Trumpet
- Sammy Merendino: Drum Programming
- Patrick Buchanon: Guitars
- Peter Scherer: Synclavier Programming
- Willie Morris: Backing Vocals
[edit] Chart positions
- No.8 - The Billboard 200[5]
- No.1 - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Cameo: Word Up! > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Cameo". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=cameo. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ O'Donnell, David (11 December 2008). "One of the most successful bands of the 80s.". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/p3dp. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ^ "Cameo - Word Up". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Cameo-Word-Up/release/82461. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Word Up! - Cameo". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/cameo/word-up/3661. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
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