Album
Word Up!
1986 · Electronic, Funk / Soul
9 collectors on Gatefold own this
Word Up! is a Soul & Funk album by Cameo, originally released in 1986. On Gatefold: 48 pressings tracked, owned by 9 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
- A1Word Up (12" Version)5:54
- A2Word Up (7" Version)4:15
Side B
- B1Word Up (Instrumental)4:15
- B2Urban Warrior4:55
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Charlie SingletonBACKING VOCALS, GUITAR
- Kevin KendrickKEYBOARDS
- Larry Blackmon
- Melvin WellsALTO SAXOPHONE, BACKING VOCALS
- Nathan LeftenantBACKING VOCALS
- Tomi JenkinsBACKING VOCALS
9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 48 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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