Word Up! (album)
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Word Up! is an album by the funk/R&B group Cameo released in 1986.[1] The record made Cameo one of the most successful bands of that decade.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Word Up!" | Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Candy" | Blackmon, Jenkins | 5:39 |
| 3. | "Back and Forth" | Kevin Kendrick, Nathan Leftenant, Blackmon, Jenkins | 6:33 |
| 4. | "Don't Be Lonely" | Blackmon, Jenkins, Kendrick, Willlie Morris | 5:19 |
| 5. | "She's Mine" | Blackmon, Leftenant, Antonio Matthews, Ray Malloy | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Fast, Fierce & Funny" | Blackmon, Jenkins, Leftenant | 4:09 |
| 7. | "You Can Have the World" | Blackmon, Jenkins, Leftenant | 4:38 |
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.
Personnel
- Cameo
- Larry Blackmon: lead vocals, bass guitar, drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Tomi Jenkins: lead vocals, backing vocals
- Nathan Leftenant: backing vocals
- Other players[3]
- Charlie Singleton: guitar, backing vocals
- Aaron Mills: bass guitar
- Michael Burnett: bass guitar, 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: trumpet
- 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
Chart positions
- The Billboard 200 - #8[4]
- Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - #1[4]
Singles
- "Word Up" - released May 27, 1986
- "Candy" - released October 21, 1986
- "Back and Forth" - released February 24, 1987
References
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Cameo: Word Up! > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ^ O'Donnell, David (11 December 2008). "One of the most successful bands of the 80s". BBC. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ^ "Cameo - Word Up". Discogs.com. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Word Up! - Cameo". Billboard. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
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