Word Up!

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Word Up!
Studio album by Cameo
Released	October 30, 1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	R&B Funk
Length	34:46
Label	Casablanca Records
Producer	Larry Blackmon
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B) link
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.

This song was later covered by a number of bands, among them Gun (who had a top 10 hit in the UK with their version) and KoЯn (for their Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Album).

[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

[edit] Track listing

1. "Word Up!" – 4:21 - L.Blackmon/T.Jenkins
2. "Candy" – 5:39 - L.Blackmon/T.Jenkins
3. "Back and Forth" – 6:33 - L.Blackmon/T.Jenkins/K.Kendrick/N.Leftenant
4. "Don't Be Lonely" – 5:19 - L.Blackmon/T.Jenkins/K.Kendrick/G.Morris
5. "She's Mine" – 4:37 - L.Blackmon/N.Leftenant/Ray Malloy/A.Matthews
6. "Fast, Fierce & Funny" – 4:09
7. "You Can Have the World" – 4:38

[edit] Chart positions

• No.12 - The Billboard 200
• No.1 - Top R&B Albums