Style (Cameo album)

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Style
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 11, 1983
GenreR&B, funk
Length37:29
LabelCasablanca
ProducerLarry Blackmon
Cameo chronology
Alligator Woman
(1982)
Style
(1983)
She's Strange
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars[1]
The Village VoiceB+[2]

Style is the ninth album by the funk/R&B band Cameo, released in 1983. It was their first album to introduce their "Atlanta Artists" label, with which they maintained their distribution through Polygram Records.

At the time, Cameo was going through a transition, having gone from five members (Alligator Woman, 1982) to four, with an extreme makeover in their sound. Their former big funk band sound was now being replaced by all the elements of the electronic age (i.e., keyboards, synthesizers and Simmons drums). Their music was self-proclaimed as "21st Century Bebop" and the band prided themselves on the use of non-conventional drums.[citation needed]

Track listing[]

  1. "Aphrodisiac" – 5:00 (L. Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.Jenkins)
  2. "This Life Is Not for Me" - 3:30 (L. Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.Jenkins)
  3. "You're a Winner" - 3:30 (L. Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.Jenkins)
  4. "Can't Help Falling in Love" - 3:50 (L.Creatore, H.Peretti, G.D.Weiss)
  5. "Interlude (Serenity)" - 1:30 (C.Singleton)
  6. "Style" - 5:12 (L. Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.Jenkins)
  7. "Cameo's Dance" - 3:23 (L. Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.Jenkins)
  8. "Let's Not Talk Slot" - 3:31 (L. Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.Jenkins)
  9. "Slow Movin'" - 3:24 (L. Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.Jenkins)
  10. "Heaven Only Knows" - 3:37 (L. Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.Jenkins)

Personnel[]

  • Larry Blackmon - vocals, drums, percussion, bass guitar
  • Tomi Jenkins - lead and backing vocals
  • Charlie Singleton - vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Nathan Leftenant - backing vocals
  • Kevin Kendrick - Prophet, Jupiter 8, Fender Rhodes, grand piano, Mini Moog, Yamaha grand piano

Charts[]

  • Pop Albums - #53
  • Black Albums - #14

References[]

  1. ^ AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (August 30, 1983). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
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