Cardiac Arrest (album)
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Reception
The album performed reasonably well, reaching #16 on the R&B charts and contained the hit single "Rigor MortisRigor Mortis (song)
"Rigor Mortis" is a song by the funk band Cameo, released on their debut album Cardiac Arrest. The song's title is a euphemism for being lonesome on the dance floor.-In the media:* "Rigor Mortis" was sampled in Brand Nubian's song '"Brand Nubian"....
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Larry Blackmon; except where indicated- "Still Feels Good" – 4:17
- "Post Mortem" – 4:19 (Blackmon, Greg "Doc" Johnson)
- "Smile" – 3:51
- "Funk, Funk" – 4:47
- "Find My Way" – 3:35 (Johnny Melfi)
- "Rigor MortisRigor Mortis (song)"Rigor Mortis" is a song by the funk band Cameo, released on their debut album Cardiac Arrest. The song's title is a euphemism for being lonesome on the dance floor.-In the media:* "Rigor Mortis" was sampled in Brand Nubian's song '"Brand Nubian"....
" – 5:21 (Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant, Arnett Leftenant) - "Good Times" – 4:59
- "Stay by My Side" – 4:24
Personnel
- Larry BlackmonLarry BlackmonLarry Ernest Blackmon is the lead singer and frontman for the funk and R&B band, Cameo. He came to Cameo from the band, Black Ivory....
- Lead Vocals, Drums, Percussion - Gregory JohnsonGregory B. JohnsonGregory B. Johnson is an United States musician and pianist. He is a former member of the R&B group Cameo.-Early years:...
- Keyboards, Piano, Vocals - William Revis - Bass
- Eric Durham - Guitar
- Arnett Leftenant - Saxophone
- Nathan Leftenant - Trumpet
- Tomi Jenkins, Kurt Jetter - Vocals
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1977 | Cardiac Arrest Cardiac Arrest (album) -Reception:The album performed reasonably well, reaching #16 on the R&B charts and contained the hit single "Rigor Mortis".-Track listing:All tracks composed by Larry Blackmon; except where indicated# "Still Feels Good" – 4:17... |
116 | 16 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1976 | "Find My Way" | — | — | 3 |
| 1977 | "Funk, Funk" | — | 20 | — |
| "Post Mortem" | — | 70 | — | |
| "Rigor Mortis" | — | 33 | — | |