Cameosis

Performer: Cameo
Engineer: Steve Jerome
Producer: Larry Blackmon
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Cameo: Larry Blackmon (vocals, drums, percussion); Wayne Cooper, Tomi Jenkins (vocals); Anthony Lockett (guitar, vocals); Arnett Leftenant (tenor saxophone, background vocals); Nathan Leftenant (trumpet, background vocals); Jeryl Thomas (trombone, background vocals); Thomas "T.C." Campbell (acoustic piano, keyboards); Gregory Johnson (keyboards, background vocals); Aaron Mills (bass, background vocals). Additional personnel: Arthur Young (trumpet); Angel Allende (congas). Recorded at H & L Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Digitally remastered by Gary Mayo (Polygram Studios). Personnel: Anthony Lockett (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Greg "Doc" Johnson (vocals, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards); Larry Blackmon (vocals, drums, percussion, background vocals); Wayne Cooper, Tomi Jenkins (vocals, background vocals); Arnett Leftenant (saxophone, tenor saxophone, background vocals); Nathan Leftenant (trumpet, background vocals); Arthur Young (trumpet); Jeryl Bright (trombone, background vocals); T.C. Campbell (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer); Aaron Mills (bass guitar, background vocals). Audio Mixers: Bill Vermillion; Larry Blackmon. Audio Remasterer: Gary N. Mayo. Recording information: H & K Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Photographer: Bernard Vidal. The big single on Cameosis, the stimulating "Shake Your Pants," provokes body moves from the animated group vocals to the rump-shakin' groove. The vivacious number "We're Going out Tonight" is a man's salute to his lady. Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins sing in unison throughout the body of the song, with first tenor Wayne Cooper soaring in the vamp. The group puts a different twist on a remake of their own "Why Have I Lost You." Tomi Jenkins imparts a compassionate rap in the intro before crooning his way through the imaginative lyric, where Wayne Cooper reaches one climax after another. Like the original version, it, too, never graced the charts but found a home on radio. The sleeper on this album is "I Care for You." Anthony Lockett took the vocal lead on this tear-jerking ballad, in which a man tolerates his woman's questionable behavior. From Lockett's execution to the song's overall arrangement, this is a must-listen. ~ Craig Lytle

This New York funk group, led by drummer/singer Larry Blackmon, began recording in the mid-1970s, but didn't reach its peak of popularity until the 1986 hit "Word Up," which defined Cameo's angular, synth-laced sound. Blackmon's outrageous stage persona and the group's simple hooks were key elements to the band's success.

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