Style (Cameo album)

Style

Studio album by Cameo

Released

April 11, 1983

Genre

R&B, funk

Length

37:29

Cameo chronology

Alligator Woman
(1982)

Style
(1983)

She's Strange
(1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Village Voice	B+^[2]

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.

At the time, Cameo was going through a transition, having gone from five members (Alligator Woman, 1982) to four, with 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 as "21st Century Bebop" and the band prided themselves on the use of non-conventional drums.

Track listing

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

Personnel

Larry Blackmon - vocals, drums, percussion, bass guitar
Tomi Jenkins - lead and backing vocals
Charlie Singleton - vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
Nathan Leftenant - backing vocals
Kevin Kendrick - Prophet, Jupiter 8, Fender Rhodes, grand piano, Mini Moog, Yamaha grand piano

Charts

Pop Albums - #53
Black Albums - #14

References

↑ AllMusic
↑ Christgau, Robert (August 30, 1983). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 12, 2016.

Cameo

Larry Blackmon Tomi Jenkins Anthony Lockett Aaron Mills 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) 12" Collection and More (1999) The Hits Collection (2000) 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" "Attack Me With Your Love" "Word Up!" "Candy" "Back and Forth" "Loverboy"

Related	Discography

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