Word Up!

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Word Up!

Studio album by Cameo
Released	October 30, 1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	R&B
Length	34:46
Label	Casablanca Records
Producer(s)	Larry Blackmon
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Cameo chronology
Single Life (1985)	Word Up! (1986)	Machismo (1988)

Word Up! is a 1986 album by funk/R&B group Cameo. The title track, was a smash-hit R&B/Dance single, and was their most commercially successful record which charted around the world.

It was later covered by Scottish rock band Gun, was a UK hit for pop star Melanie B in 1999 and the US nu metal band KoЯn in 2004. It was also covered by the band The BossHoss in 2005 for the album Internashville Urban Hymns. Country-soul singer Willis did a cover (on her 2004 single "Take You High") that was featured on the Season Seven CSI episode Post Mortem, with trace analyst Hodges dancing to the music.

[edit] Credits

Arrangement - Larry Blackmon
Backing vocals - Charlie Singleton, Larry Blackmon, Melvin Wells, Michael Burnett, Nathan Leftenant, Tomi Jenkins ,Willie Morris
Bass - Aaron Mills , Larry Blackmon , Michael Burnett
Drum Programming - Sammy Merendino
Drums - Larry Blackmon
Guitar - Charlie Singleton, Patrick Buchanon
Horns - Melvin Wells, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Uptown Horns
Keyboards - Bernard Wright, Eric Rehl, Kenni Hairston, Kevin Kendricks, Merv De Peyer
Lead Vocals - Larry Blackmon , Tomi Jenkins
Percussion - Duduka Fonseca, Giovanni Hidalgo, Larry Blackmon, Steve Thornton
Producer - Larry Blackmon
Programmed by Synclavier - Peter Scherer