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Word Up! is an 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".
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| Released | September 9, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1986 Quad Recording Studio Counter Point Studio Power Station Studio Sound Ideas Studio (all in New York City) | |||
| Genre | Funk[1] | |||
| Length | 34:46 | |||
| Label | Atlanta Artists | |||
| Producer | Larry Blackmon | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Village Voice | B[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Word Up" | Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Candy" | Blackmon, Jenkins | 5:39 |
| 3. | "Back and Forth" | Kevin Kendrick, Nathan Leftenant, Blackmon, Jenkins | 6:33 |
| 4. | "Don't Be Lonely" | Blackmon, Jenkins, Kendrick, Willlie Morris | 5:19 |
| 5. | "She's Mine" | Blackmon, Leftenant, Antonio Matthews, Ray Malloy | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Fast, Fierce & Funny" | Blackmon, Jenkins, Leftenant | 4:09 |
| 7. | "You Can Have the World" | Blackmon, Jenkins, Leftenant | 4:38 |
- Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6 & 7 published by All Seeing Eye Music-Better Days Music.
- Tracks 4 & 5 published by All Seeing Eye Music-Better Days Music-Better Nights Music.
Personnel
- Cameo
- Larry Blackmon – lead vocals, bass guitar, drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Tomi Jenkins – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Nathan Leftenant – backing vocals
- Other players
- Charlie Singleton – guitar, backing vocals
- 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
Critical reception
Accolades
Word Up! was ranked number 5 among the "Albums of the Year" by NME.[5]
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Certifications
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Singles
- "Word Up" – released July 1986
- "Candy" – released November 1986
- "Back and Forth" – released March 1987
- "She's Mine" - released June 1987
References
- AllMusic review
- Christgau, Robert (December 30, 1986). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- Henderson, Alex. "Cameo: Word Up! > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- O'Donnell, David (11 December 2008). "One of the most successful bands of the 80s". BBC. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Discografie Cameo - dutchcharts.nl".
- "charts.nz - Discography Cameo". charts.nz. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "Cameo - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "CAMEO - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- "Word Up! - Cameo". Billboard. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- "British album certifications – Cameo – Word Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- "American album certifications – Cameo – Word Up". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
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