Word Up!
Cameo
1986
Word Up! is a Soul & Funk album by Cameo, originally released in 1986. On Gatefold: 64 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- urban
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
- A1Word Up4:15
- A2Candy5:32
- A3Back And Forth6:30
Side B
- B1Don't Be Lonely5:12
- B2She's Mine4:34
- B3Fast, Fierce & Funny4:07
- B4You Can Have The World4:36
Credits
Performers
- Crispin CioeALTO SAXOPHONE BARITONE SAXOPHONE HORNS
- CameoARRANGED BY
- Larry BlackmonARRANGED BY BACKING VOCALS BASS
- Nathan LeftenantBACKING VOCALS
- Willie MorrisBACKING VOCALS
- Michael BurnettBACKING VOCALS BASS GUITAR
- Charlie SingletonBACKING VOCALS GUITAR
- Tomi JenkinsBACKING VOCALS LEAD VOCALS VOCALS
- Melvin WellsBACKING VOCALS SAXOPHONE HORNS
- Aaron MillsBASS BASS GUITAR
- Sammy MerendinoDRUM PROGRAMMING
- Pat BuchananGUITAR
- Bernard WrightKEYBOARDS HORNS
- Eric RehlKEYBOARDS
- Kenni HairstonKEYBOARDS
- Kevin KendrickKEYBOARDS
- Merv De PeyerKEYBOARDS
- Duduka Da FonsecaPERCUSSION
9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 64 pressings tracked on Gatefold