Secret Omen
1979 studio album by Cameo
Secret Omen | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by Cameo | ||||
Released | June 25, 1979 (1979-06-25) | |||
Recorded | 1978–1979 | |||
Studio | H&L Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Funk[1] | |||
Length | 37:41 | |||
Label | Chocolate City | |||
Producer | Larry Blackmon | |||
Cameo chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [2] |
Secret Omen is the fourth studio album by American funk band Cameo, released in June 1979. It was their first of nine albums, and the first of five consecutive albums to be certified gold in the US for sales of over 500,000 copies.
Track listing
- "Energy" – 4:21 (Larry Blackmon)
- "I Just Want to Be" – 5:16 (Larry Blackmon, Gregory Johnson)
- "Find My Way" – 9:18 (Johnny Melfi)
- "Macho" – 5:04 (Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant)
- "The Rock" – 3:56 (Larry Blackmon)
- "Sparkle" – 4:49 (Larry Blackmon, Anthony Lockett)
- "New York" – 4:57 (Larry Blackmon, Anthony Lockett, Aaron Mills)
Personnel
- Larry Blackmon – lead vocals, drums, percussion
- Gregory Johnson – keyboards, piano, vocals
- Aaron Mills – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Damon Mendes – percussion
- Anthony Lockett – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, percussion, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Fred Wells – guitar
- Randy Stern – keyboards
- Arnett Leftenant – tenor saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
- Nathan Leftenant, Arthur Young – trumpet
- Carl Harleston – trombone
- Seldon Powell, George Marge – flute
- Angel Allende – conga
- Tomi Jenkins, Wayne Cooper – vocals
- Irving Spice's Strings – strings
Charts
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
---|---|
US Billboard 200[3] | 46 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 4 |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |
---|---|---|---|
US R&B [5] | US Dance [6] | ||
"I Just Want to Be" | 1979 | 3 | 52 |
"Sparkle" | 1980 | 10 | — |
References
- ^ a b AllMusic review
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 50.
- ^ "Cameo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Cameo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Cameo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Cameo Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
External links
- Secret Omen at Discogs (list of releases)
- v
- t
- e
Cameo
- Larry Blackmon
- Anthony Lockett
- Aaron Mills
- Tomi Jenkins
- Charlie Singleton
- Jeryl Bright
- Michael Burnett
- Thomas Campbell
- Wayne Cooper
- Merve de Peyer
- Gary Dow
- Eric Durham
- Gregory Johnson
- Kurt Jeter
- John Kellogg
- Kevin Kendrick
- Arnett Leftenant
- Nathan Leftenant
- Damon Mendes
- Stephen Moore
- William Morris
- Eric Nelson
- Jeff Nelson
- William Revis
- Charles Sampson
- Robert L. Smith
- Billy Allen Jr
- Melvin Wells
- Gregory B. Johnson
- Cardiac Arrest (1977)
- We All Know Who We Are (1978)
- Ugly Ego (1978)
- Secret Omen (1979)
- Cameosis (1980)
- Feel Me (1980)
- Knights of the Sound Table (1981)
- Alligator Woman (1982)
- Style (1983)
- She's Strange (1984)
- Single Life (1985)
- Word Up! (1986)
- Machismo (1988)
- Real Men... Wear Black (1990)
- Emotional Violence (1991)
- In the Face of Funk (1994)
- Sexy Sweet Thing (2000)
- Nasty (1996)
- Live: Word Up (1998)
- Original Artist Hit List (2003)
- Nasty, Live & Funky (2007)
- Word Up! Greatest Hits – Live (2007)
- Keep It Hot (2007)
- Shake Your Pants (1992)
- The Best of Cameo (1993)
- The Best of Cameo, Volume 2 (1996)
- Best of Cameo (1998)
- The Ballads Collection (1998)
- Greatest Hits (1998)
- 12" Collection and More (1999)
- Anthology/Gold (2002/2005)
- Classic Cameo (2003)
- The Best of Cameo (2004)
- The Definitive Collection (2006)
- "Rigor Mortis"
- "Shake Your Pants"
- "She's Strange"
- "Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck"
- "Attack Me with Your Love"
- "Word Up!"
- "Candy"
- "Back and Forth"
- "I Want It Now"
- "Loverboy"