|
The Definitive Collection (Cameo Album)
''The Definitive Collection'' is the latest of many greatest hits albums by the funk/ R&B group Cameo. It emphasizes the band's hits from the 1980s, similar to the European release '' Classic Cameo''. A more comprehensive collection can be found in the 2005 release, '' Gold''. Track listing # " Word Up!" – Blackmon/Jenkins # "Single Life" – Blackmon/Jenkins # "Candy Candy, also called sweets (British English) or lollies (Australian English Australian English (AusE, AusEng, AuE, AuEng, en-AU) is the set of varieties of the English language native to Australia. It is the country's common language an ..." – Blackmon/Jenkins # " She's Strange" – Blackmon/Jenkins/Leftenant/Singleton # "Sparkle" – Blackmon/Lockett # "I Just Want to Be" – Blackmon/Johnson # " Shake Your Pants" – Blackmon # " Rigor Mortis" – Blackmon/Leftenant/Leftenant # "Attack Me with Your Love" – Blackmon/Kendrick # "Back and Forth" – Blackmon/Jenkins/Kendrick/Leftenant # "Why Have I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameo (band)
Cameo is an American funk band that formed in 1974. Cameo was initially a 14-member group known as the New York City Players; this name was later changed to Cameo. As of the first half of 2009, some of the original members continued to perform together. Two other original members were hired by the hip hop group Outkast. In 2015, Cameo announced a new residency show at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, opening in March 2016. On February 20, 2019, Larry Blackmon of Cameo announced "El Passo", the first new single from the band in 19 years. Cameo topped the R&B charts for more than a decade, has sold more than 18 million albums and is considered one of the most popular funk bands of its era. Background 1974–1979: Formation and early years Formed by Larry Blackmon in 1974 as the New York City Players the band was signed by Casablanca Records to its Chocolate City imprint in 1975 as “The Players”. However, according to original band member Nathan Leftenant, the gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the mid-20th century. It de-emphasizes melody and chord progressions and focuses on a strong rhythmic groove of a bassline played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a percussionist, often at slower tempos than other popular music. Funk typically consists of a complex percussive groove with rhythm instruments playing interlocking grooves that create a "hypnotic" and "danceable" feel. Funk uses the same richly colored extended chords found in bebop jazz, such as minor chords with added sevenths and elevenths, or dominant seventh chords with altered ninths and thirteenths. Funk originated in the mid-1960s, with James Brown's development of a signature groove that emphasized the downbeat—with a heavy emphasis on the first bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it is operated through Republic Records; in the United Kingdom and Japan (as Mercury Tokyo in the latter country), it is distributed by EMI Records. Since the separation of Island Records, Motown, Mercury Records, and Def Jam Recordings combining the Island Def Jam Music Group, Mercury Records has been placed under Island Records, although its back catalogue is still owned by the Island Def Jam Music Group (now Island Records). Background Mercury Records was started in Chicago in 1945 and over several decades, saw great success. The success of Mercury has been attributed to the use of alternative marketing techniques to promote records. The conventional method of record promotion used by major labels such as RCA Victor, Decca Records, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Blackmon
Larry Ernest Blackmon (born May 24, 1956) is an American vocalist and musician who gained acclaim as the lead singer and founder frontman of the funk and R&B band Cameo. Musical career Starting the band "East Coast", Blackmon formed the "New York City Players" as a complement to the Ohio Players. Having to rename the group because of a conflict, Blackmon later called the group Cameo. Blackmon lived in Harlem and played drums on several hits for the band Black Ivory. He is the son of Lee Black, a former boxer. Along with his unique vocal style, Blackmon's other personal touches included sporting an elaborate hi-top fade haircut and a codpiece over his pants. His signature "Ow!" was used as the intro for some of the band's songs. The group Cameo appeared at Adventureland Palace, sponsored by Black Pride Inc., on April 26, 1978. Blackmon founded Atlanta-based funk quartet CA$HFLOW, which had a hit with "Mine All Mine" in 1986. Guest appearances Blackmon appeared as a back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold (Cameo Album)
''Anthology'' is a 2-disc greatest hits album released by the funk/ R&B group Cameo in 2002. The collection is arguably the best representation of Cameo released to date, containing 23 of their 26 Top-40 R&B hits, though the top 5 single "You Make Me Work" is not present. This collection was repackaged and retitled as '' Gold'' three years later. Track listing Disc 1 # "Rigor Mortis" – 5:22 - Blackmon/Leftenant/Leftenant (from '' Cardiac Arrest'', 1977) # "Post Mortem" – 4:22 - Blackmon/Johnson (from '' Cardiac Arrest'', 1977) # "Funk Funk" – 4:49 - Blackmon (from '' Cardiac Arrest'', 1977) # "Find My Way" – 5:00 - Melfi (from '' Cardiac Arrest'', 1977) # "It's Serious" – 8:08 - Blackmon/Johnson (from '' We All Know Who We Are'', 1977) # "We All Know Who We Are" – 5:53 - Blackmon (from '' We All Know Who We Are'', 1977) # "Insane" – 4:58 - Blackmon (from '' Ugly Ego'', 1978) # "I Just Want to Be" 2" version– 6:19 - Blackmon/Johnson (from '' Secret Omen'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasty, Live & Funky
''Nasty, Live & Funky'' is a live album released by the funk/ R&B group Cameo in 2007. In addition to the live material, two studio tracks were included: "Come Fly With Me", and "Nasty", both written by Larry Blackmon. The "Mega-Mix" is a remix of the album's live tracks. This album is a track for track re-release of ''Nasty Nasty may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Music * ''Nasty'' (album), a 1996 album by Cameo * ''Nasty'' (mixtape), a 2018 mixtape by Rico Nasty * ''Nasty'', a 1981 album by Ronald Shannon Jackson * "Nasty" (Bandit Gang Marco song), ...'' from 1996, but with a new album title and cover. Track listing # "Intro" – 1:03 # "Flirt" – 1:36 - Blackmon, Jenkins # "She's Strange" – 2:37 - Blackmon, Jenkins, Leftenant, Singleton # "Back and Forth" – 5:54 - Blackmon, Jenkins, Kendrick, Leftenant # "Skin I'm In" – 5:09 - Blackmon # "Why Have I Lost You" – 6:10 - Blackmon # "Sparkle" – 4:23 - Blackmon, Lockett # "Candy" – 4:45 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Hits
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be created by record companies without express approval from the original artist as a means to generate sales. They are typically regarded as a good starting point for new fans of an artist, but are sometimes criticized by longtime fans as not inclusive enough or necessary at all. It is also common for greatest hits albums to include new recordings, remixes or unreleased alternate takes of the hit songs, plus other new material as bonus tracks to increase appeal for longtime fans (who might otherwise already own the recordings included). At times, a greatest hits compilation marks the first album appearance of a successful single that was never attached to a previous studio album. History The first greatest hits album was Johnny Mathis's ''J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classic Cameo
''Classic Cameo'' is a compilation album released by the funk Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the m .../ R&B group Cameo in Europe in 2003. The album appears to focus on the band's hits from the 1980s, instead of a more comprehensive introspective. Track listing # "Word Up!" – 4:20 - Blackmon/Jenkins # "Single Life – 4:29 - Blackmon/Jenkins # "Candy" – 4:25 - Blackmon/Jenkins # "She's Strange" – 3:47 - Blackmon/Jenkins/Leftenant/Singleton # "Attack Me With Your Love" – 4:33 - Blackmon/Kendrick # "Back and Forth" – 3:53 - Blackmon/Jenkins/Kendrick/Leftenant # "I Just Want to Be" – 3:44 - Blackmon/Johnson # "Why Have I Lost You" – 5:15 - Blackmon # "Sparkle" – 4:04 - Blackmon/Lockett # "Keep It Hot" – 4:03 - Blackmon/Lockett # "Freaky Dancin'" – 4:17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Word Up! (song)
"Word Up!" is a funk and R&B song originally recorded by American funk band Cameo in 1986. It was released as the first single from their twelfth album, '' Word Up!'' (1986). The song was written by band members Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins. Its frequent airing on American dance, R&B, and contemporary hit radio, as well as its MTV music video (in which LeVar Burton appears as a police detective trying to arrest the band), helped the single become the band's best known hit. Release and reception "Word Up!" was Cameo's first US Top 40 hit, peaking at number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and spending three weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart and one week at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Singles chart. In the United Kingdom, "Word Up" spent ten weeks in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number three on September 21, 1986 – for the week ending date September 27, 1986. Besides being a commercial success, the track also earned critic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy (Cameo Song)
"Candy" is a song by funk group Cameo, released as the second single from their 1986 album '' Word Up!''. The song features a solo by saxophonist Michael Brecker. "Honey", a reworked version with different lyrics was included on their next album, ''Machismo''. Charts In the US, "Candy" reached number twenty-one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number one on the R&B charts in 1987 in the U.S. "Candy" also made the Top 10 on the US Dance charts. It also reached the top 40 in the UK, peaking at number 27 on 30 November 1986. Certifications Music video The music video, shot on film, was directed by Zbigniew Rybczyński. Set against a backdrop of Times Square and various neon signs, the video features a high level of video compositing, with multiple layers of the band members and dancers appearing on screen in varying sizes and depths of field at once. Samples The song has been sampled by various artists, including 2Pac (" All Bout U", featured on his album ''All Eyez on Me'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She's Strange
''She's Strange'' is the tenth album by the funk band Cameo, released in 1984. It reached number 1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart, number 27 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. This album is dedicated to the late Polygram A&R representative, Bill Haywood; as Cameo mentions in the liner-notes of the album, "The album which he always wanted". The track "Talking Out the Side of Your Neck" is a commonly performed arrangement amongst marching bands, especially those from HBCUs. The titular track became the group's first number one single on the R&B charts, topping the charts for four weeks in April 1984. Track listing # " She's Strange" – 7:12 (L.Blackmon, T.Jenkins, N.Leftenant/C.Singleton) # "Love You Anyway" – 5:01 (C.Singleton, M.Wells) # "Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck" – 4:04 (L.Blackmon, T.Jenkins, N.Leftenant/C.Singleton) # "Tribute to Bob Marley" – 5:20 # "Groove With You" – 5:10 # "Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
