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Word Up!
R&B / Soul · 1986 · 5 tracks

Word Up!

Cameo

The definitive document of skeletal synth-funk. Aggressive drum machines, rubbery basslines, and a signature nasal snarl that reshaped the 1980s urban soundscape.

August 29, 1986 · Club

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Aggressive, confrontational synth-funk with a high-gloss urban sheen.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
03
Back and Forth
6:30
04
Don’t Be Lonely
5:12
05
She’s Mine
4:34
06
Fast, Fierce & Funny
4:07
07
You Can Have the World
4:36
Moments Worth Waiting For
the iconic snare crack that opens the title track and defines the 80s drum sound
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Word Up! sound next to the rest of Cameo's catalogue?

Drum Machine+1.0σ

The production is pushed a touch harder into drum machine than this artist usually allows.

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