Word Up! (album)
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| Studio album by Cameo | ||||
| Released | September 9, 1986 | |||
| Recorded |
1985–1986 Quad Recording Studio Counter Point Studio Power Station Studio Sound Ideas Studio (all in New York City) | |||
| Genre | R&B, funk | |||
| Length | 34:46 | |||
| Label | Atlanta Artists | |||
| Producer | Larry Blackmon | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Village Voice | B[2] |
Word Up! is an album by the funk/R&B group Cameo released in 1986.[3] It made Cameo one of the most successful bands of that decade.[4]
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
- 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: tenor saxophone (solo on "Candy")
- Randy Brecker: trumpet
- Arno Hecht: tenor saxophone
- Crispin Cioe: alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Robert Funk: trombone
- Paul Litteral: trumpet
- Sammy Merendino: drum programming
- Pat Buchanan: guitars
- Peter Scherer: Synclavier programming
- Willie Morris: backing vocals
Critical reception
Word Up! was ranked number 5 among the "Albums of the Year" by NME.[5]
Chart positions
- The Billboard 200 - #8[6]
- Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - #1[6]
Singles
References
- ↑ AllMusic review
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 30, 1986). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- 1 2 "Word Up! - Cameo". Billboard. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
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