Cardiac Arrest (album)
| Cardiac Arrest | ||||
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| Released | January 1, 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1975–1976 Music Farm Studios (New York City, New York) | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Length | 35:33 | |||
| Label | Chocolate City Records | |||
| Producer | Larry Blackmon | |||
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| Allmusic |   link |
Cardiac Arrest is the first album by the funk/R&B band Cameo.
The album reached #16 on the R&B charts and contained the hit single "Rigor Mortis". The song Find My Way was later used in the Thank God It's Friday soundtrack. For Star Trek fans, the song Funk Funk is a parody of Star Trek.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Larry Blackmon, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Still Feels Good" | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Post Mortem" (Larry Blackmon, Gregory Johnson) | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Smile" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Funk Funk" | 4:44 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Find My Way" (Johnny Melfi) | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Rigor Mortis" (Larry Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant, Arnett Leftenant) | 5:18 |
| 7. | "Good Times" | 4:59 |
| 8. | "Stay by My Side" | 4:23 |
Personnel
- Larry Blackmon - lead vocals, drums, percussion
- Gregory Johnson - keyboards, piano, vocals
- William Revis - bass guitar
- Eric Durham - guitar
- Arnett Leftenant - saxophone
- Nathan Leftenant - trumpet
- Tomi Jenkins, Kurt Jetter - vocals
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak [1] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 116 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 16 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
US Dance [1] | |||
| 1976 | "Find My Way" | — | — | 3 | |
| 1977 | "Rigor Mortis" | 103 | 33 | — | |
| "Post Mortem" | — | 70 | — | ||
| "Funk Funk" | 104 | 20 | — | ||