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Secret Omen
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 1979
Recorded1978–1979
H&L Studios
(Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey)
GenreSoul, funk
LabelChocolate City Records
ProducerLarry Blackmon
Cameo chronology
Ugly Ego
(1978)
Secret Omen
(1979)
Cameosis
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

Secret Omen is the fourth album by the funk/R&B band Cameo, released in 1979. It was their first of 9 albums, and first of 5 consecutive albums, to be certified gold in the US for sales of over 500,000 copies.

Track listing

  1. "Energy" – 4:24 L.Blackmon
  2. "I Just Want to Be" – 5:19 L.Blackmon/G.Johnson
  3. "Find My Way" – 9:05 J.Melfi
  4. "Macho" – 5:03 L.Blackmon/T.Jenkins/N.Leftenant
  5. "The Rock" – 3:57 L.Blackmon
  6. "Sparkle" – 4:53 L.Blackmon/A.Lockett
  7. "New York" – 5:02 L.Blackmon/A.Lockett/A.Mills

Personnel

  • Larry Blackmon - lead vocals, drums, percussion
  • Gregory Johnson - keyboards, piano, vocals
  • Aaron Mills- bass guitar
  • Damon Mendes - percussion
  • Anthony Lockett - guitar, vocals
  • Randy Stern - keyboards
  • Arnett Leftenant - saxophone
  • Nathan Leftenant, Arthur Young - trumpet
  • Carl Harleston - trombone
  • Seldon Powell, George Marge - flute
  • Angel Allende - conga
  • Tomi Jenkins, Wayne Cooper - vocals

Charts

Year Album Chart positions[1]
US US
R&B
1979 Secret Omen 46 4

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[2]
US US
R&B
US
Dance
1979 "I Just Want to Be" 3 52
1980 "Sparkle" 10

References

  1. ^ "Cameo US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Cameo US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.