Album

Word Up!

Cameo

1986 · Electronic, Hip Hop

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Word Up! by Cameo

Word Up! is a Soul & Funk album by Cameo, originally released in 1986. On Gatefold: 64 pressings tracked, owned by 14 collectors.

About

Led by chief songwriter and lead singer Larry Blackmon, Cameo's ten-year run culminated with the two big hits off this album, "Word Up' and "Candy." Built around a slang phrase popular in the day, "Word Up" followed the vibe set on Cameo's earlier hit from 1984 "She's Strange." And if that weird vocal by Blackmon sounds like it was recorded off a transistor radio-well, it was. Besides the album's two biggest hits, Cameo kept the funk and roll vibe alive with strong album cuts such as "Fast, Fierce and Funny" and "Back and Forth."

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Word Up4:15
  2. A2Candy5:32
  3. A3Back And Forth6:30

Side B

  1. B1Don't Be Lonely5:12
  2. B2She's Mine4:34
  3. B3Fast, Fierce & Funny4:07
  4. B4You Can Have The World4:36

Sound DNA

  • Soul & Funk
  • Funk
  • urban

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

"53" on labels denotes a pressing.
Recorded at:
Quad City Recording Studios, N.Y. City
Counter Point Studio, N.Y. City
Power Station Studio, N.Y. City
Sounds Ideas Studio, N.Y. City
Mixed at:
Quad City Recording Studios, N.Y. City
Mastered at:
Sterling Sound, N.Y. City
Uptown Horns:
Crispin Cloe
Robert Funk
Arno Hecht
Paul Litteral
Bernard Wright

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Aaron MillsBASS BASS GUITAR
  • Arno HechtHORNS , TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE, HORNS
  • Bernard WrightKEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, HORNS
  • Bob FunkHORNS , TROMBONE TROMBONE TROMBONE, HORNS
  • CameoARRANGED BY
  • Charlie SingletonBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, GUITAR GUITAR
  • Crispin CioeALTO SAXOPHONE, BARITONE SAXOPHONE ALTO SAXOPHONE, BARITONE SAXOPHONE, HORNS HORNS , ALTO SAXOPHONE, BARITONE SAXOPHONE
  • Duduka Da FonsecaPERCUSSION
  • Eric RehlKEYBOARDS
  • Giovanni HidalgoPERCUSSION
  • Kenni HairstonKEYBOARDS
  • Kevin KendrickKEYBOARDS
  • Larry BlackmonARRANGED BY BACKING VOCALS BASS
  • Melvin WellsBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, SAXOPHONE HORNS
  • Merv De PeyerKEYBOARDS
  • Michael BreckerHORNS SAXOPHONE
  • Michael BurnettBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, BASS, GUITAR BASS
  • Nathan LeftenantBACKING VOCALS PERFORMER , BACKING VOCALS

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