Knights of the Sound Table
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| Knights of the Sound Table | ||||
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| Released | May 18, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1981 H&L Studios (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey) Power Station (New York City, New York) | |||
| Genre | Funk[1] | |||
| Length | 33:31 | |||
| Label | Chocolate City Records | |||
| Producer | Larry Blackmon | |||
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Knights of the Sound Table is the seventh album by the funk band Cameo, released in 1981. It reached number 2 for 3 weeks on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 44 on the Billboard 200 chart), and was the band’s fourth consecutive album to be certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. The album spawned two hit singles: "Freaky Dancin'" (which reached number 3 R&B) and "I Like It" (which reached number 25 R&B. The track “Don’t Be So Cool” featured a guest appearance by former Labelle member Nona Hendryx and also received airplay on R&B stations at the time. Hendryx joined Cameo for a performance of the song on Soul Train that first aired on June 20, 1981.
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Amy Hanson of AllMusic called it "the sound of a band keeping their past alive while stretching their wings to the future."[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Knights by Nights" | Larry Blackmon, Aaron Mills, Thomas 'T.C.' Campbell | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Freaky Dancin'" | Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins | 5:23 |
| 3. | "I Never Knew" | Blackmon, Anthony Lockett | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Use It or Lose It" | Blackmon | 4:11 |
| 5. | "The Sound Table" | Blackmon, Lockett, Mills | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Don't Be So Cool" | Blackmon, Mills | 4:14 |
| 7. | "I'll Always Stay" | Blackmon, Lockett | 3:54 |
| 8. | "I Like It" | Blackmon, Lockett, Campbell | 4:12 |
Personnel
[edit]- Larry Blackmon - lead vocals, drums, percussion
- Gregory Johnson - Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, vocals
- Aaron Mills - bass guitar, vocals
- Thomas 'T.C.' Campbell - keyboards
- Anthony Lockett - guitar, vocals
- Arnett Leftenant - saxophone, vocals
- Nathan Leftenant - trumpet, vocals
- David Webber - trumpet
- Jeryl Bright - trombone, vocals
- Clifford Adams - trombone
- Jose Rossy - percussion
- Tomi Jenkins, Steve Moore, Charlie Singleton - vocals
- Nona Hendryx - backing vocals
Charts
[edit]| Year | Album | Chart positions[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||
| 1981 | Knights of the Sound Table | 44 | 2 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Chart positions[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1981 | "Freaky Dancin'" | — | 3 | 45 |
| "I Like It" | — | 25 | — | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hanson, Amy. "Knights of the Sound Table - Cameo". AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Cameo US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ "Cameo US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
External links
[edit]- Knights of the Sound Table at Discogs (list of releases)
