Feel Me (album)
| Feel Me | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1979–1980 | |||
| Studio | H&L Studios (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 37:51 | |||
| Label | Chocolate City | |||
| Producer | Larry Blackmon | |||
| Cameo chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s | B−[2] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [3] |
Feel Me is the sixth album by the funk band Cameo, released in 1980.[3]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Anthony Lockett and Larry Blackmon; except where indicated
- "Throw It Down" - 5:44
- "Your Love Takes Me Out" - 6:39
- "Keep It Hot" - 4:42
- "Feel Me" - 5:56
- "Is This the Way" - 5:58
- "Roller Skates" - (Aaron Mills, Nathan Leftenant, Larry Blackmon) 4:40
- "Better Days" - 4:12
Personnel
Cameo
- Larry Blackmon – lead vocals, backing vocals, drums, percussion
- Tomi Jenkins – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Anthony Lockett – lead vocals, backing vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Stephen Moore – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Thomas 'T.C.' Campbell – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Minimoog, Prophet-5
- Gregory Johnson – Fender Rhodes, Moog synthesizer, backing vocals
- Aaron Mills – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Arnett Leftenant – tenor saxophone, backing vocals
- Jeryl Bright – trombone, backing vocals
- Nathan Leftenant – trumpet, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Randy Stern – Yamaha CS-80, string synthesizer
- Jose Rossy – congas, percussion
- Denny Morouse – baritone saxophone
- Lou Marini – tenor saxophone
- Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone
- James E. Pugh – trombone
- Dave Taylor – trombone
- Randy Brecker – trumpet
- Jon Faddis – trumpet
- Arthur Young – trumpet
- Sephra Herman – horn contractor
Arrangements
- Larry Blackmon – horn arrangements, vocal arrangements, additional horn arrangements (4, 5, 7)
- Cameo – horn arrangements, vocal arrangements, additional horn arrangements (4, 5, 7)
- The Tity Brothers (Arnett and Nathan Leftenant) – horn arrangements
- Leon Pendarvis – additional horn arrangements (4, 5, 7)
Production
- Larry Blackmon – producer, mixing
- Steve Jerome – engineer, mixing
- Tracey Melvin – assistant engineer
- Nina Rhodes – assistant engineer
- Jack Skinner – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Phyllis Chotin – art direction
- Art Hotel – design
- Claude Mougin – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[7] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1980 | "Keep It Hot" | — | 4 | 77 |
| 1981 | "Feel Me" | — | 27 | — |
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "Cameo". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 067973015X.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 50.
- ^ "Cameo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Cameo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Cameo US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011.