Cardiac Arrest (album)

Cardiac Arrest
Studio album by
Cameo
ReleasedJanuary 1977 (1977-01)
Recorded1975–1976
StudioMusic Farm Studios, New York City
GenreFunk[1][2]
Length35:33
LabelChocolate City[3]
ProducerLarry Blackmon
Cameo chronology
Cardiac Arrest
(1977) 		We All Know Who We Are
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Cardiac Arrest is the debut album by American funk band Cameo.[5][6]

The album reached number 16 on the R&B charts.[7] It contains the hit singles "Rigor Mortis" and "Funk Funk".[8][9]

Critical reception

Rickey Vincent, in Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One, deemed the album an "exquisite [example] of the fertile, erotic realm of R&B-based funk at its most stretched out."[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Larry Blackmon, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Still Feels Good" 4:14
2."Post Mortem"Larry Blackmon, Gregory Johnson4:17
3."Smile" 3:48
4."Funk Funk" 4:44
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Find My Way"Johnny Melfi3:23
6."Rigor Mortis"Larry Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant, Arnett Leftenant5:18
7."Good Times" 4:59
8."Stay by My Side" 4:23

Personnel

  • Larry Blackmon – lead vocals, drums, percussion
  • Gregory Johnson – keyboards, piano, vocals
  • William Revis – bass guitar
  • Eric Durham – guitar
  • Arnett Leftenant – saxophone
  • Nathan Leftenant – trumpet
  • Tomi Jenkins, Kurt Jetter – vocals

Charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[10] 116
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 16

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions
US R&B
[8] 		US Dance
[11]
"Find My Way" 1975 — 3
"Rigor Mortis" 1977 33 —
"Post Mortem" 70 —
"Funk Funk" 20 —

References

  1. ^ a b "Cardiac Arrest - Cameo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ a b Vincent, Rickey (November 4, 2014). "Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One". St. Martin's Publishing Group – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 144.
  4. ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 132.
  5. ^ "Cameo | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Himes, Geoffrey (November 29, 1996). "A LONG-TERM CAMEO APPEARANCE" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  7. ^ a b "Cameo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Cameo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "CAMEO LEADER DOESN'T LIKE TO BE LUMPED IN WITH FUNK". Sun-Sentinel.com.
  10. ^ "Cameo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  11. ^ "Cameo Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.