Cameosis

Cameosis
Cameosis
Studio album by Cameo
Released	April 24, 1980
Recorded	1979–1980
Studio	H&L Studios (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey)
Length	33:32
Label	Chocolate City
Producer	Larry Blackmon
Cameo chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s	C^[2]

Cameosis is the fifth studio album by American funk band Cameo, released in April 1980.

Reception

Cameosis reached number one on the R&B album charts and number twenty five on the Billboard 200 album charts. It was certified gold for sales of more than 500,000 copies in the US. The two singles, "We're Goin' Out Tonight" and "Shake Your Pants", charted on the R&B singles charts at number 11 and 8 respectively. However, "Shake Your Pants" received considerable radio play as an album track, and was already a bonafide hit prior to being released as a single. The album's closing track, "Why Have I Lost You", was a new version of the same song that had been released on the band's second album. This re-recorded rendition also received considerable airplay, and has remained a staple of the late night "quiet storm" format at urban adult contemporary radio.

Track listing

"Cameosis" – (Larry Blackmon, Aaron Mills) 4:09
"Shake Your Pants" – (Larry Blackmon) 6:21
"Please You" – (Larry Blackmon, Gregory Johnson) 4:15
"We're Goin' Out Tonight" – (Larry Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant, Tomi Jenkins) 4:40
"I Care for You" – (Larry Blackmon, Anthony Lockett) 4:34
"On the One" – (Larry Blackmon, Anthony Lockett, Tomi Jenkins) 4:59
"Why Have I Lost You" – (Larry Blackmon) 4:34

Personnel

Cameo

Larry Blackmon – lead vocals, drums, percussion
Gregory Johnson – keyboards, Fender Rhodes, vocals
Aaron Mills – bass guitar, vocals
Thomas 'T.C.' Campbell – piano, Fender Rhodes, Moog synthesizer
Anthony Lockett – guitar, vocals
Arnett Leftenant – saxophone, vocals
Nathan Leftenant – trumpet, vocals
Jeryl Bright – trombone
Tomi Jenkins, Wayne Cooper – vocals

Additional musicians

Arthur Young – trumpet
Angel Allende – congas

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	25
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Position
US Billboard 200^[5]	100
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	17

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
Title	Year	US R&B ^[7]	US Dance ^[8]
"We're Goin' Out Tonight"	1980	11	—
"Shake Your Pants"	1980	8	—

References

^ AllMusic review
^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "Cameo". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 067973015X.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

External links

Cameosis at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] AllMusic review

[2] Christgau, Robert (1990). "Cameo". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 067973015X.

[ac_Billboard200_Cameo-3] "Cameo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Cameo-4] "Cameo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[5] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[6] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[bsi-7] "Cameo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

[dsi-8] "Cameo Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

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v t e 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) 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" "Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck" "Attack Me with Your Love" "Word Up!" "Candy" "Back and Forth" "I Want It Now" "Loverboy"
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