''Knights of the Sound Table'' is the seventh album by the

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band Cameo, released in 1981. It reached number 2 for 3 weeks on the

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chart, number 44 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart), and was the band’s fourth consecutive album to be certified Gold by the

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for sales of over 500,000 copies. The album spawned two hit

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s: "Freaky Dancin'" (which reached number 3 R&B) and "I Like It" (which reached number 25 R&B. The track “Don’t Be So Cool” featured a guest appearance by former Labelle member

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and also received airplay on R&B stations at the time. Hendryx joined Cameo for a performance of the song on

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that first aired on June 20, 1981.

Critical reception

Amy Hanson of

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called it "the sound of a band keeping their past alive while stretching their wings to the future."

Track listing

Personnel

* Larry Blackmon - lead vocals, drums, percussion * Gregory Johnson - Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, vocals *Aaron Mills - bass guitar, vocals *Thomas 'T.C.' Campbell - keyboards *Anthony Lockett - guitar, vocals *Arnett Leftenant - saxophone, vocals *Nathan Leftenant - trumpet, vocals *David Weber - trumpet *Jeryl Bright - trombone, vocals *Clifford Adams - trombone *Jose Rossy - percussion *Tomi Jenkins, Steve Moore, Charlie Singleton - vocals *

Critical reception

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Singles

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