Machismo (album)

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Machismo
Studio album by Cameo
Released	October 17, 1988
Recorded	???
Genre	R&B/Funk
Length	44:56
Label	Atlanta Artists
Producer	Larry Blackmon
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Cameo chronology
Word Up! (1986) Machismo (1988) Real Men... Wear Black (1990)

Machismo is funk/R&B group Cameo's 1988 followup to their smash album Word Up!. The album featured R&B hits "You Make Me Work" and "Skin I'm In", both of which have been issued on various compilation albums. Despite these hits and the Miles Davis collaboration "In the Night", the album makes blatant attempts to cash in on the popularity of its predecessor. "Pretty Girls" uses the same delivery and style of "Word Up!" and "Honey" is so close to "Candy", it approaches parody. The album still performed fairly well, reaching #10 on the R&B charts, but this album marked the beginning of the steady decline in Cameo's popularity after their apex of Word Up!.

[edit] Credits

• Backing Vocals - Charlie Singleton, Larry Blackmon, Michael Burnett, Nathan Leftenant, Tomi Jenkins, Willie Morris
• Bass - Aaron Mills, Kenny Burke, Larry Blackmon, Michael Burnett
• Drum Programming - Merv De Peyer, Sammy Merendino
• Drums - Larry Blackmon
• Guitar - Charlie Singleton, Jean Beauvoir, Lenny Williams, Little Steven, Mike Dino Campbell
• Horn - Uptown Horns
• Keyboards - Bernard Wright, Eric Rehl, Kevin Kendricks, Merv De Peyer, Randy Stern
• Lead Vocals - Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins
• Percussion - Larry Blackmon
• Producer - Larry Blackmon
• Saxophone - Arnett Leftenant, Dave Tofani, Kenny Garrett, Maceo Parker, Michael Brecker
• Trombone - Fred Wesley
• Trumpet - Alan Rubin, Randy Brecker, Miles Davis
• Recording Engineer - Craig Vogel

[edit] Track listing

1. "You Make Me Work" – 6:08
2. "I Like the World" – 6:14
3. "Promiscuous" – 4:33
4. "In the Night" - (with Miles Davis) – 4:43
5. "Skin I'm In" – 6:25
6. "Pretty Girls" – 4:59
7. "Honey" – 2:07
8. "Soul Tightened" – 4:39
9. "DKWIG" – 4:37

[edit] Chart positions

• No.56 - The Billboard 200
• No.10 - Top R&B/Hip-hop Albums