Cameosis

Cameosis
Studio album by Cameo
Released April 24, 1980
Recorded 1979–1980
H&L Studios
(Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey)
Genre Soul, funk
Length 33:32
Label Chocolate City Records
Producer Larry Blackmon
Cameo chronology
Secret Omen
(1979)		 Cameosis
(1980)		 Feel Me
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record Guide: The '80sC[2]

Cameosis is the fifth album by the funk/soul band Cameo, released in 1980.

Reception

Cameosis charted number one on the R&B album charts and number twenty five on the Billboard 200 album charts. The two singles, "Shake Your Pants" and "We're Goin' Out Tonight", charted on the R&B singles charts at number 8 and 11 respectively.

Track listing

  1. Cameosis – (Larry Blackmon, Aaron Mills) 4:09
  2. Shake Your Pants – (Larry Blackmon) 6:21
  3. Please You – (Larry Blackmon, Gregory Johnson) 4:15
  4. We're Goin' Out Tonight – (Larry Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant, Tomi Jenkins) 4:40
  5. I Care for You – (Larry Blackmon, Anthony Lockett) 4:34
  6. On the One – (Larry Blackmon, Anthony Lockett, Tomi Jenkins) 4:59
  7. Why Have I Lost You – (Larry Blackmon) 4:34

Personnel

Cameo

  • Larry Blackmon - lead vocals, drums, percussion
  • Gregory Johnson - keyboards, Fender Rhodes, vocals
  • Aaron Mills - bass guitar, vocals
  • Thomas 'T.C.' Campbell - piano, Fender Rhodes, Moog synthesizer
  • Anthony Lockett - guitar, vocals
  • Arnett Leftenant - saxophone, vocals
  • Nathan Leftenant - trumpet, vocals
  • Jeryl Bright - trombone
  • Tomi Jenkins, Wayne Cooper - vocals

Others

  • Arthur Young - trumpet
  • Angel Allende - congas

Charts

Year Album Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
1980 Cameosis 25 1

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B		 US
Dance
1980 "We're Goin' Out Tonight" — 11 —
"Shake Your Pants" — 10 —

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1990). "Cameo". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 067973015X.
  3. ↑ "Cameo US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Cameo US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
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