Best of Cameo
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Best of Cameo is a compilation album
released by funk
/R&B group Cameo
in 1998. It is not to be confused with 1993's The Best of Cameo
. Oddly, their biggest hits (Word Up!, etc.) are not included in this 11-track release. This title was re-released under the Collectables Records
label on November 23, 2004 under the slightly different title, The Best of Cameo, further adding to the confusion.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released by funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
/R&B group Cameo
Cameo (band)
Cameo is an American soul-influenced funk group that formed in the early 1970s. Cameo was initially a 13-member group known as the New York City Players; this name was later changed to Cameo to avoid a lawsuit from Ohio Players, another group from that era. Since then, Cameo has recorded several...
in 1998. It is not to be confused with 1993's The Best of Cameo
The Best of Cameo
The Best of Cameo is a greatest hits album by released by funk/R&B group Cameo in 1993. Following on the heels of the generally subpar Shake Your Pants from the previous year, this superior collection is a proper intro to the group's most well-known hits. In total, 9 albums are represented by the...
. Oddly, their biggest hits (Word Up!, etc.) are not included in this 11-track release. This title was re-released under the Collectables Records
Collectables Records
Collectables is a reissue record label founded in 1980 by Jerry Greene. Greene was previously associated with New York City's Times Square Record Shop, Philadelphia's Record Museum retail chain, and the Lost Nite and Crimson record labels....
label on November 23, 2004 under the slightly different title, The Best of Cameo, further adding to the confusion.
Track listing
- "She's Strange" – 3:48 - Blackmon, Jenkins, Leftenant, Singleton
- "I Just Want to Be" – 5:20 - Blackmon, Johnson
- "Shake Your Pants" – 4:22 - Blackmon
- "I'll Always Stay" – 3:54 - Blackmon, Lockett
- "Flirt" – 4:09 - Blackmon, Jenkins
- "I Like It" – 4:14 - Blackmon, Campbell, Lockett, Mills
- "Be Yourself" – 4:36 - Blackmon, Jenkins
- "I Care for You" – 4:10 - Blackmon, Jenkins, Singleton
- "Feel Me" – 5:06 - Blackmon, Lockett
- "Keep It Hot" – 5:12 - Blackmon, Lockett
- "The Rock" – 3:54 - Blackmon
See also
- The Best of CameoThe Best of CameoThe Best of Cameo is a greatest hits album by released by funk/R&B group Cameo in 1993. Following on the heels of the generally subpar Shake Your Pants from the previous year, this superior collection is a proper intro to the group's most well-known hits. In total, 9 albums are represented by the...
- The Best of Cameo, Volume 2The Best of Cameo, Volume 2The Best of Cameo, Volume 2 is a followup greatest hits album released by funk/R&B group Cameo in 1996. Complimenting the first volume from 1993, this collection focuses on Cameo's lesser hits, but combined with the first volume, it spans nearly their entire career and offers a true presentation...
- The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cameo
- The Best of Cameo (2004)The Best of Cameo (2004)The Best of Cameo is a compilation album released by funk/R&B group Cameo in 1998. It is not to be confused with 1993's The Best of Cameo. However, it is a repackaging of 1998's Best of Cameo, only with "The" added to the album's title, even using the same cover art...