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1986 studio album by Cameo
Word Up! is the 13th studio album by American funk group Cameo , released in 1986.[3] The album reached number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 8 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 1 million copies. It took Cameo to their highest level of popularity, and solidified them as one of the most successful bands of the 1980s.[4] The album includes three of their biggest hit singles, "Word Up! ", "Candy ", and "Back and Forth ".
Titel Writer(s) 1. "Word Up! " 4:21 2. "Candy " 5:39 3. "Back and Forth " Kevin Kendrick Nathan Leftenant Blackmon Jenkins 6:33 4. "Don't Be Lonely" Blackmon Jenkins Kendrick Willie Morris 5:19 5. "She's Mine" Blackmon Leftenant Antonio Matthews Ray Malloy 4:37 6. "Fast, Fierce & Funny" 4:09 7. "You Can Have the World" 4:38
Tracks 1–3, 6 and 7 published by All Seeing Eye Music-Better Days Music.
Tracks 4 and 5 published by All Seeing Eye Music-Better Days Music-Better Nights Music.
Cameo
Additional musicians
Kevin Kendrick – keyboards
Charlie Singleton – guitar , backing vocals
Stanley Clarke, Aaron Mills – bass guitar
Michael Burnett – bass guitar, backing vocals
Bernard Wright , Eric Rehl, Kenni Hairston, Kevin Kendrick, Merv de Peyer – keyboards
Duduka Fonseca, Giovanni Hidalgo, Steve Thornton – percussion
Melvin Wells – saxophone , backing vocals
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (solo on "Candy", "Don't Be Lonely" and "She's Mine")
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone
Crispin Cioe – alto saxophone , baritone saxophone
Robert Funk – trombone
Paul Litteral – trumpet
Sammy Merendino – drum programming
Pat Buchanan – guitars
Peter Scherer – Synclavier programming
Willie Morris – backing vocals
Word Up! was ranked number 5 among the "Albums of the Year" by NME .[5]
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 Live albums Compilation albums Singles Related