[1] Still Feels Good (L.Blackmon) - 4:14
[2] Post Mortem (L.Blackmon/G.Johnson) - 4:17
[3] Smile (L.Blackmon) - 3:48
[4] Funk Funk (L.Blackmon) - 4:44
[5] Find My Way (J.Melfi) - 3:23
[6] Rigor Mortis (L.Blackmon/N.Leftenant/A.Leftenant) - 5:18
[7] Good Times (L.Blackmon) - 4:59
[8] Stay by My Side (L.Blackmon) - 4:23
We All Know Who We Are (1978):
[9] Inflation (L.Blackmon) - 4:40
[10] C On the Funk (L.Blackmon) - 4:25
[11] Why Have I Lost You (L.Blackmon) - 5:17
[12] Stand Up (L.Blackmon/E.Durham) - 3:34
[13] We All Know Who We Are (L.Blackmon/T.Jenkins) - 4:52
[14] It's Serious (L.Blackmon/G.Johnson) - 8:06
[15] It's Over (L.Blackmon/T.Jenkins/N.Leftenant) - 4:17
Larry Blackmon - Lead Vocals, Drums, Percussion
Gregory "Doc" Johnson - Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
William Revis - Bass Guitar
Eric Durham - Guitar
Arnett Leftenant - Saxophone
Nathan Leftenant - Trumpet
Tomi Jenkins - Vocals
Kurt Jetter - Vocals
Charles Sampson - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
John Kellogg - Backing Vocals
Eddie Youngblood - Engineer
Sanford R. Ross - Management
Allen Zentz - Mastering
Henry Vizcarra - Art Direction, Design
Scott Hensel - Photography
Raeanne Rubenstein - Photography
We All Know Who We Are (1978):
Larry Blackmon - Lead Vocals, Drums, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Producer
Gregory "Doc" Johnson - Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
Gary Dow - Bass Guitar
Eric Durham - Guitar
Arnett Leftenant - Saxophone, Percussion
Nathan Leftenant - Trumpet, Percussion
Wayne Cooper - Vocals, Percussion
Tomi Jenkins - Vocals, Timbales
Charles Sampson - Guitar
John Guess - Engineer
Eddie Youngblood - Engineer
Gary N. Mayo - Remixing
Tity Brothers - Arranger
Henry Vizcarra - Art Direction, Design
Mark Weinberg - Redesign
Sharleen Pederson - Illustrations
1977 LP Chocolate City - CCLP 2003
1992 CD Mercury - 314 518 006-2
Spoken word introduction to »Funk Funk« by Mary.
Recorded and mixed at Music Farm Studio, New York City.
Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering, Los Angeles.
Special thanks to our friends at Casablanca Records and FilmWorks, Sandy
Ross, Steve Ellis, Dave Jackson, Dwight Wallace and Jan Russle.
Cardiac Arrest is the first album by the funk/R&B band Cameo. The
album reached #16 on the R&B charts and contained the hit single
"Rigor Mortis".
In 1977, one of funk's most promising debuts came from Cameo, whose
first album, Cardiac Arrest, made it crystal clear that Larry Blackmon's
outfit was a force to be reckoned with. If you were into hard, tough
funk in 1977, it was impossible not to be excited by Cameo's debut. This
excellent LP contains a romantic soul ballad ("Stay By My Side") as
well as the original version of "Find My Way," which is the sort of
smooth yet funky disco-soul that groups like the Trammps and Double
Exposure were known for in the late '70s. But for the most part, this is
an album of aggressive, unapologetically gritty funk. On classics like
"Rigor Mortis," "Funk, Funk," and "Post Mortem," one can pinpoint
Cameo's influences -- namely, Parliament/Funkadelic, the Ohio Players,
and the Bar-Kays. But at the same time, these gems demonstrate that even
in 1977, Cameo had a recognizable sound of its own. And ultimately,
Cameo would become quite influential itself. For funk lovers, Cardiac
Arrest is essential listening. Period.
Alex Henderson - All Music Guide
We All Know Who We Are (1978):
Recorded between 1977-1978 at Music Farm Studios (New York City, New
York) and at Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, California).
We All Know Who We Are is the second album by the funk/R&B band Cameo, released early in 1978.
Cameo's second album, We All Know Who We Are, is uneven, but it has its
moments, both in the quiet storm field ("Why Have I Lost You") and the
disco-funk category ("It's Serious"). Much of the record sounds like
filler, but the best moments illustrate that Cameo is beginning to grow
and refine their own sound.
