Cardiac Arrest (album)
Cardiac Arrest | ||||
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Released | January 1, 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1975–1976 | |||
Studio | Music Farm Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Soul, funk | |||
Length | 35:33 | |||
Label | Chocolate City[1] | |||
Producer | Larry Blackmon | |||
Cameo chronology | ||||
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cardiac Arrest is the first album by the funk/R&B band Cameo.[4][5]
The album reached No. 16 on the R&B charts.[6] It contains the hit single "Rigor Mortis".[7][8]
Critical reception[]
Rickey Vincent, in Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One, deemed the album an "exquisite [example] of the fertile, erotic realm of R&B-based funk at its most stretched out."[9]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Larry Blackmon, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Still Feels Good" | 4:14 | |
2. | "Post Mortem" | Larry Blackmon, Gregory Johnson | 4:17 |
3. | "Smile" | 3:48 | |
4. | "Funk Funk" | 4:44 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Find My Way" | Johnny Melfi | 3:23 |
6. | "Rigor Mortis" | Larry Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant, Arnett Leftenant | 5:18 |
7. | "Good Times" | 4:59 | |
8. | "Stay by My Side" | 4:23 |
Personnel[]
- Larry Blackmon - lead vocals, drums, percussion
- Gregory Johnson - keyboards, piano, vocals
- William Revis - bass guitar
- Eric Durham - guitar
- Arnett Leftenant - saxophone
- Nathan Leftenant - trumpet
- Tomi Jenkins, Kurt Jetter - vocals
Charts[]
Chart (1977) | Peak |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 116[10] |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 16 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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US R&B |
US Dance | |||
1976 | "Find My Way" | — | — | 3 | |
1977 | "Rigor Mortis" | 103 | 33 | — | |
"Post Mortem" | — | 70 | — | ||
"Funk Funk" | 104 | 20 | — |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. p. 144.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ "Cardiac Arrest - Cameo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 132.
- ^ "Cameo | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Himes, Geoffrey (November 29, 1996). "A LONG-TERM CAMEO APPEARANCE" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Cameo". Billboard.
- ^ "Cameo". Billboard.
- ^ "CAMEO LEADER DOESN'T LIKE TO BE LUMPED IN WITH FUNK". Sun-Sentinel.com.
- ^ Vincent, Rickey (November 4, 2014). "Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One". St. Martin's Publishing Group – via Google Books.
- ^ "Cameo". Billboard.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1977 debut albums
- Cameo (band) albums