''Cameosis'' is the fifth album 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 ...
band
Cameo, released in 1980.
Reception
''Cameosis'' reached number one on the R&B album charts and number twenty five on the Billboard 200 album charts. It was certified gold for sales of more than 500,000 copies in the US. The two singles, "We're Goin' Out Tonight" and "Shake Your Pants", charted on the R&B singles charts at number 11 and 8 respectively. However, "Shake Your Pants" received considerable radio play as an album track, and was already a bonafide hit prior to being released as a single. The album's closing track, "Why Have I Lost You", was a new version of the same song that had been released on the band's second album. This re-recorded rendition also received considerable airplay, and has remained a staple of the late night "quiet storm" format at urban adult contemporary radio.
Track listing
#Cameosis –
(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 "N ...
, Aaron Mills) 4:09
#Shake Your Pants –
(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 "N ...
) 6:21
#Please You –
(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 "N ...
, Gregory Johnson) 4:15
#We're Goin' Out Tonight –
(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 "N ...
, Nathan Leftenant, Tomi Jenkins) 4:40
#I Care for You –
(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 "N ...
, Anthony Lockett) 4:34
#On the One –
(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 "N ...
, Anthony Lockett, Tomi Jenkins) 4:59
#Why Have I Lost You –
(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 "N ...
) 4:34
Personnel
Cameo
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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 "N ...
- lead vocals, drums, percussion
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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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
References
External links
''Cameosis'' at Discogs
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1980 albums
Cameo (band) albums