Style (Cameo album)

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. Aside from the new label, Cameo was definitely going through quite a transition, having gone from 5 members (Alligator Woman, 1982) to 4, and 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 "21st Century Bebop" and the band prided themselves for the use of non-conventional drums.

Track listing

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

Personnel

• Larry Blackmon - Vocals, drums, percussion, and bass guitar
• Tomi Jenkins - Lead & backing vocals
• Charlie Singleton - Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards & synthesizers
• Nathan Leftenant - Backing vocals
• Kevin Kendrick - Prophet, Jupiter 8, Fender Rhodes, Grand Piano, Mini Moog, & Yamaha Grand

Chart positions

• No.53 - Pop Albums
• No.14 - Black Albums

References