Artist
Cameo
Cameo is a funk artist from New York, USA formed in 1974. 29 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Funk · New York, USA · Best funk albums
- 29
- Releases
- 1977–2023
- Active years
- 1974
- Formed
Artist
Cameo is a funk artist from New York, USA formed in 1974. 29 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Funk · New York, USA · Best funk albums
Most popular
Word Up
1986
Cameosis
1980
The Best of Cameo
1993
She's Strange
1984
Cardiac Arrest
1977
The Definitive Collection
2006
Single Life
1985
We All Know Who We Are
1978
Emotional Violence
1992
Knights of the Sound Table
1993
Real Men ... Wear Black
1990
Alligator Woman
1982
Ugly Ego
1978
Secret Omen
2013
Feel Me
1992
Machismo
1988
Style
1992
In the Face of Funk
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Collected
2018
Cardiac Arrest & We All Know Who We Are
2010
Anthology
2010
Keep It Hot
2007
Best Of Cameo 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
2002
The 12" Collection And More (Funk Essentials)
1999
The Ballads Collection
1998
Nasty
1996
Cameo is an American soul-influenced funk group that formed in the early 1970s. Cameo was initially a 13-member group known as the New York City Players; this name was later changed to Cameo to avoid a lawsuit from Ohio Players, another group from that era. Cameo started with a deep, funk sound, but it was obvious from the start their sights were set on the dance floor. Their first album was Cardiac Arrest. The first hit single "Rigor Mortis" was the start of Cameo's hit-studded career; it went gold. Ugly Ego, We All Know Who We Are, and Secret Omen contained dance floor songs such as "I Just Want To Be" and "Find My Way", the latter of which was a major disco smash and was included on the Thank God It's Friday soundtrack. The height of Cameo's career was in the 1980s, particularly Word Up! with its hits, "Word Up!" and "Candy". The writers of "Word Up", Cameo's biggest hit, were Larry Ernest Blackmon (founder and front man) and Thomas Michael Jenkins (member of the group). By the time Cameosis came out in 1980, Cameo had gained considerable momentum through singles such as "Shake Your Pants". Albums such as 1981's Knights of the Sound Table and 1982's Alligator Woman saw the b…
