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Any single-disc Cameo compilation is going to come up short. There's no way around it. The group's charting singles cannot be contained on two CDs, and even a wisely selected disc of their best album material, spread across 13 releases from 1977 through 1988, would rival many of their contemporaries' best work. The Definitive Collection is in no way definitive, and it's not only due to its size. It's heavily weighted toward the group's mid-'80s albums -- front-loaded with "Word Up!," "Single Life," "Candy," and "She's Strange" -- which will only perpetuate the misconception that Cameo were only briefly relevant as a silly symbol of '80s outrageousness. (Though it has to be said that Cameo did not help their cause when, in 2005, they performed "Word Up!" and a cover of Bowling for Soup's "1985" on an episode of a nationally televised program called Hit Me Baby One More Time. They went on before Howard Jones.) This disc will only be helpful to you if you want those mid-'80s hits and simply don't care about how great Cameo had been for several years prior to their mainstream peak. It does dip into the years when Cameo were a constant presence on the black singles chart, with dynamite singles like "I Just Want to Be," "Rigor Mortis," and "Why Have I Lost You," but it's lacking far too much to be considered definitive. Gold, a two-disc set released in 2005, comes a whole lot closer.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Michel Sauvage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Blackmon, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tomi Jenkins, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Calvi, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Meyerson, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Alexander, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Falco, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Michael Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Nathan Leftenant, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Cameo, Vocal Arranger, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David W. Ogrin, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Soloman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mathew Kasha, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Larry Blackmon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Michael Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Cameo, MainArtist
℗ 1985 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Larry Blackmon, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tomi Jenkins, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Michael Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Nathan Leftenant, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Cameo, MainArtist
℗ 1986 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Larry Blackmon, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Horn Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tomi Jenkins, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Skinner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Singleton, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Singleton, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Michael Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Nathan Leftenant, Horn Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nathan David Leftenant, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Kendrick, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Cameo, MainArtist - Melvin Wells, Bass Guitar, Alto Saxophone, Horn Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Wesley Phillips, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Jerome, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - ROD ANTOON, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Race, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Burnett, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alan "Funt" Prater, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1984 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Larry Blackmon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Lockett, ComposerLyricist - Cameo, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Larry Blackmon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gregory Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Cameo, MainArtist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Larry Blackmon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Cameo, MainArtist
℗ 1980 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Larry Blackmon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Arnett Leftenant, ComposerLyricist - Nathan David Leftenant, ComposerLyricist - Cameo, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Larry Blackmon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Kendrick, ComposerLyricist - Cameo, MainArtist
℗ 1985 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Larry Blackmon, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Michael Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Nathan Leftenant, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Kendrick, ComposerLyricist - Cameo, MainArtist
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Larry Blackmon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Cameo, MainArtist
℗ 1980 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Larry Blackmon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Michael Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Cameo, MainArtist
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Larry Blackmon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Cameo, MainArtist
℗ 1988 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Larry Blackmon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Singleton, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Michael Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Nathan David Leftenant, ComposerLyricist - Cameo, MainArtist
℗ 1984 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Larry Blackmon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Lockett, ComposerLyricist - Cameo, MainArtist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Larry Blackmon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Michael Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Cameo, MainArtist
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Larry Blackmon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Singleton, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Michael Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Cameo, MainArtist
℗ 1982 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
Any single-disc Cameo compilation is going to come up short. There's no way around it. The group's charting singles cannot be contained on two CDs, and even a wisely selected disc of their best album material, spread across 13 releases from 1977 through 1988, would rival many of their contemporaries' best work. The Definitive Collection is in no way definitive, and it's not only due to its size. It's heavily weighted toward the group's mid-'80s albums -- front-loaded with "Word Up!," "Single Life," "Candy," and "She's Strange" -- which will only perpetuate the misconception that Cameo were only briefly relevant as a silly symbol of '80s outrageousness. (Though it has to be said that Cameo did not help their cause when, in 2005, they performed "Word Up!" and a cover of Bowling for Soup's "1985" on an episode of a nationally televised program called Hit Me Baby One More Time. They went on before Howard Jones.) This disc will only be helpful to you if you want those mid-'80s hits and simply don't care about how great Cameo had been for several years prior to their mainstream peak. It does dip into the years when Cameo were a constant presence on the black singles chart, with dynamite singles like "I Just Want to Be," "Rigor Mortis," and "Why Have I Lost You," but it's lacking far too much to be considered definitive. Gold, a two-disc set released in 2005, comes a whole lot closer.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:28
- Main artists: Cameo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Def Jam
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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