Word Up!

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Word Up!
Word Up! cover
Studio album by Cameo
Released October 30, 1986
Recorded 1986
Genre R&B
Length 34:46
Label Casablanca Records
Producer(s) Larry Blackmon
Professional reviews
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.


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It was later covered by Scottish rock band Gun, was a UK hit for pop star Melanie B (See this article) in 1999 and the US nu metal band KoЯn (See this article) in 2004. It was also covered by the band The BossHoss in 2005 for the album Internashville Urban Hymns. Country-soul singer Willis did a cover (on her 2004 single "Take You High") that was featured on the Season Seven CSI episode Post Mortem, with trace analyst Hodges dancing to the music.

The song is also featured in the Euromix version of the popular arcade game "Dance Dance Revoloution".

  • 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

  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/D.Leftenant/A.Matthews
  6. "Fast, Fierce & Funny" – 4:09
  7. "You Can Have the World" – 4:38


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