Single Life

Single Life
Single Life
Studio album by Cameo
Released	June 17, 1985
Recorded	1984–1985
Genre	Soul, electro-funk, R&B
Length	34:08
Label	Atlanta Artists, Mercury
Producer	Larry Blackmon
Cameo chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Single Life is a 1985 album by the funk/R&B group Cameo. The album reached No. 58 on the Billboard charts and the title track also reached No. 15 in the UK charts.

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Attack Me With Your Love"	L. Blackmon, Kendrick	4:30
2.	"Single Life"	L. Blackmon, Jenkins	6:30
3.	"I've Got Your Image"	L. Blackmon, Kendrick	4:45
4.	"A Good-Bye"	L. Blackmon, Leftenant	5:40
5.	"I'll Never Look for Love"	L. Blackmon, Kendrick	4:53
6.	"Urban Warrior"	L. Blackmon, Leftenant, Bruno Blackmon	4:55
7.	"Little Boys – Dangerous Toys"	L. Blackmon, Leftenant	4:55

Personnel[]

Backing vocals - Charlie Singleton, Larry Blackmon, Michael Burnett, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant
Bass guitar - Barry Johnson, Kevin Kendrick, Larry Blackmon, Michael Burnett
Drum programmer - Sammy Merendino
Drums, percussion - Larry Blackmon
Guitar - Charlie Singleton, Fred Wells
Keyboards - Eric Rehl, Kevin Kendrick
Lead vocals - Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Barbara Mitchell
Mixed by - Dave Ogrin, Larry Blackmon
Producer - Larry Blackmon
Saxophone (Alto) - Melvin Wells
Timbales - Roy Leftenant
Trombone - Keith O'Quinn
Trumpet - John Gatchell

Charts and certifications[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1985)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[3]	66
US Billboard 200^[4]	58
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	2

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1985)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	26

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Singles[]

"Attack Me With Your Love" - released February 15, 1985
"Single Life" - released June 7, 1985

References[]

^ Feely, Marty. "June Hot Album Releases." Billboard 01 June 1985: 74. Print.
^ "Single Life - Cameo | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
^ "Cameo | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Cameo – Single Life". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

External links[]

Single Life at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

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[1] Feely, Marty. "June Hot Album Releases." Billboard 01 June 1985: 74. Print.

[2] "Single Life - Cameo | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.

[ac_UK_Cameo-3] "Cameo | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Cameo-4] "Cameo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Cameo-5] "Cameo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[6] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[United_StatesCameoSingle_LifealbumCertRef-7] "American album certifications – Cameo – Single Life". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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hide v t Cameo
Larry Blackmon Anthony Lockett Aaron Mills Tomi Jenkins Charlie Singleton Jeryl Bright Michael Burnett Thomas Campbell Wayne Cooper Merve de Peyer Gary Dow Eric Durham Gregory Johnson Kurt Jeter John Kellogg Kevin Kendrick Arnett Leftenant Nathan Leftenant Damon Mendes Stephen Moore William Morris Eric Nelson Jeff Nelson William Revis Charles Sampson Robert L. Smith Billy Allen Jr Melvin Wells Gregory B. Johnson
Studio albums	Cardiac Arrest (1977) We All Know Who We Are (1978) Ugly Ego (1978) Secret Omen (1979) Cameosis (1980) Feel Me (1980) Knights of the Sound Table (1981) Alligator Woman (1982) Style (1983) She's Strange (1984) Single Life (1985) Word Up! (1986) Machismo (1988) Real Men... Wear Black (1990) Emotional Violence (1991) In the Face of Funk (1994) Sexy Sweet Thing (2000)
Live albums	Nasty (1996) Live: Word Up (1998) Original Artist Hit List (2003) Nasty, Live & Funky (2007) Word Up! Greatest Hits – Live (2007) Keep It Hot (2007)
Compilation albums	Shake Your Pants (1992) The Best of Cameo (1993) The Best of Cameo, Volume 2 (1996) Best of Cameo (1998) The Ballads Collection (1998) Greatest Hits (1998) 12" Collection and More (1999) The Hits Collection (2000) Anthology/Gold (2002/2005) Classic Cameo (2003) The Best of Cameo (2004) The Definitive Collection (2006)
Singles	"Rigor Mortis" "Shake Your Pants" "She's Strange" "Attack Me With Your Love" "Word Up!" "Candy" "Back and Forth" "I Want It Now" "Loverboy"
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