Cameo - Greatest Hits

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Cameo started out playing a stiffer variation on Parliament's cartoon funk, but it took a relocation to Atlanta, a decade of cranking out albums that didn't go far beyond a dance-floor cult, and frontman Larry Blackmon's discovery of codpieces before they hit the mark with the inescapable "Word Up." Front-loaded with that massive hit, the 1985 radio favorite "Single Life," and the memorably sexy "Candy," Greatest Hits goes on to wander through their commercial high points--most of which include the band's signature The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly five-note synth whistle. A couple of later tracks are egregious "Word Up" knockoffs, but if you're curious about the brittle funk that made their name early on, this is a good place to start. --Douglas Wolk

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Cameo - Greatest Hits

Cameo - Greatest Hits
Cameo Parkway: The Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Class of 62 Rules!
  • It's about time! A treasure for early boomers!
 Cameo Parkway: The Greatest Hits
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Abkco
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000ICLT46
Release Date: 2006-10-17

Tracks:

  1. Twist - Chubby Checker
  2. Bristol Stomp - The Dovells
  3. Wild One - Bobby Rydell
  4. Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp
  5. Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) - Dee Dee Sharp
  6. Wah-Watusi - Orlons
  7. Slow Twistin' - Chubby Checker, Dee Dee Sharp
  8. Swingin' Scool - Bobby Rydell
  9. We Got Love - Bobby Rydell
  10. Butterfly - Charlie Gracie
  11. Silhouettes - The Rays
  12. So Much in Love - The Tymes
  13. Limbo Rock - Chubby Checker
  14. Dinner with Drac, Pt. 1 - John "Cool Ghoul" Zacherle,
  15. Don't Hang Up - Orlons
  16. South Street - Orlons
  17. You Can't Sit Down - The Dovells
  18. Ride! - Dee Dee Sharp
  19. Pony Time - Chubby Checker
  20. Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker
  21. Cha-Cha-Cha - Bobby Rydell
  22. Volare - Bobby Rydell
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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Class of 62 Rules!.......2007-05-14

Good compilation of Philly area hits of the rock era. It nicely filled a
gap in my oldies collection. Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker, Orlons,
and what a nice surprise: Charlie Gracie doing "Butterfly"! This is
a collection worth having, Only question I have, why did they take so long releasing it?

5 out of 5 stars It's about time! A treasure for early boomers!.......2006-12-01

I know Cameo/Parkway released a box set of all their hits earlier. But that cost at least $50 and featured many obscure recording that most folks never heard of unless you lived in Philly. This best of set captures the essence of those great Cameo/Parkway records that were never released on CD until now. For any kid who grew up during the late 50's and 60's, this CD is a treasure of all the great hits, Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker, The Orlons, Dee Dee Sharp, The Dovells, The Tymes (featuring one of the most beautiful pop records ever "So Much In Love",The Rays (Sillouettes),Charlie Gracie (Butterfly) "Dinner With Drac" etc. It takes me back to high school when these songs jumped out of your transistor or car radio. Most of these songs were recorded between 1957 and 1964 and they were all huge hits. I can't understand why they were never available until now. So kick back and relax and hear these hits for the first time in new improved sound. A must for early boomers!
Cameo - Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • FUNKY
  • "D" Funkman
 Cameo - Greatest Hits
Cameo
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000AFCK
Release Date: 1998-09-15

Tracks:

  1. Word Up
  2. Single Life
  3. Candy
  4. She's Strange
  5. Attack Me With Your Love
  6. Back And Forth
  7. You Make Me Work
  8. I just Want To Be
  9. Sparkle
  10. Skin I'm In
  11. Freaky Dancin'
  12. Keep It Hot

Amazon.com

Cameo started out playing a stiffer variation on Parliament's cartoon funk, but it took a relocation to Atlanta, a decade of cranking out albums that didn't go far beyond a dance-floor cult, and frontman Larry Blackmon's discovery of codpieces before they hit the mark with the inescapable "Word Up." Front-loaded with that massive hit, the 1985 radio favorite "Single Life," and the memorably sexy "Candy," Greatest Hits goes on to wander through their commercial high points--most of which include the band's signature The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly five-note synth whistle. A couple of later tracks are egregious "Word Up" knockoffs, but if you're curious about the brittle funk that made their name early on, this is a good place to start. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars FUNKY.......2000-05-18

Cameo Has always Grooved.So Many Great Jams here.Attack Me with Your Love,Back&Forth,I Just want to Be.The Funk is Super Thick Here.Horns,Synths,Guitars&Alot Funky Vocals.Very Essential.

4 out of 5 stars "D" Funkman.......2000-05-11

hey...if you are a true Cameo fan, which I am, then this was one that you need to have...every song on this cd was the one that "brought back them good memories" and when you use to hear them come on at parties or on the radio, you would turn it up...but hearing them "live" was the ultimate...with me being a drummer, you know i always loved those funky drums and syncopated rythms...booya....one of the funkest introduction beats i have heard gots to be the opening drum tracks on She's Strange, "nasty to the Bone"...and that straight driving beat on "shake your pants"...like i said, i crave funk like that and these cats today can't even come up with nothing close...all they want to do is remix the funk with some tired ass rap lines over the top...i say, get your own funk and leave Cameo's funk alone....cause you just ain't gonna get it!
Word Up: Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Word Up: Greatest Hits
    Cameo
    Manufacturer: Zyx
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music
    R&BR&B | Imports | Stores | Music
    ASIN: B000Q6ZMH4
    Release Date: 2007-06-25

    Tracks:

    1. Intro
    2. Flirt
    3. She's Strange
    4. Back and Forth
    5. Skin I'm In
    6. Why Have I Lost You
    7. Sparkle
    8. Candy
    9. Shake Your Pants (Intro)
    10. Shake Your Pants
    11. I Just Want to Be
    12. Keep It Hot
    13. Word Up
    14. Come Fly with Me
    15. Nasty
    16. Megamix: I Just Want to Be Me/Back and Forth/Keep It Hot/Shake Your Pan
    Yo! Frankie: DooWop Rarities, Vol. 1
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Yo! Frankie: DooWop Rarities, Vol. 1
      Various Doo Wop Rarities
      Manufacturer: Vulture
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000UMYL62

      Product Description

      Song list: 1. Most Of All - Jamecos, 2. Last Year About This Time - Symbols, 3. Romance In The Dark - Lonnie Heard, 4. Sunday Kind Of Love - Lonnie Heard, 5. It's Been So Long - Five Majors, 6. Playboy - Leroy Griffin And The Lears, 7. Only The Angels Know - Esquires, 8. For Sentimental Reasons - Hi-Lites, 9. Pleasing You - The Delroys, 10. Magic Genie - Cincinnatians, 11. It's Our Wedding Day - Concords, 12. Flamingo - Charades, 13. Let Me Come Home - Dave 'Baby' Cortez, 14. I'm True - Sammy Cotton, 15. My Offering - Gallahads, 16. Don't Release Me - Jimmy Soul And The Shieks, 17. Yes, It's True - Tuxedos, 18. Echoes Of November - Ebonistics, 19. I Don't Know - Hal Davis, 20. Can You Remember? - Cameo's, 21. I'm Tired - Ohio Untouchables, 22. Wedding Bells - Blue Sky Boys, 23. House Of Heartaches - Neptunes, 24. The Love I Lost - The Philadelphians, 25. One Little Teardrop - Castelles

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