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Cameosis is a 1980 studio album by the American funk band Cameo, released by Chocolate City Records. It includes "Shake Your Pants," an extended dance-funk track that became a recurring part of the group's live repertoire. The album combines horns, layered vocals, bass-driven rhythms, and synthesizers, documenting the period when Cameo was refining the theatrical, dance-oriented style associated with bandleader Larry Blackmon.
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Cameosis ranks #120 of 204 in the Funk Album ranking, behind Soul Finger, ahead of Gap Band V – Jammin'.
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Which Cameo album includes "Shake Your Pants"?
"Shake Your Pants" appears on Cameosis, released in 1980 through Chocolate City Records. The extended dance-funk track became one of Cameo's recurring concert numbers.
What does the title Cameosis mean?
Cameosis is a coined word built from the band's name, suggesting a state of being transformed by Cameo's music. The playful title fits the group's increasingly theatrical identity around the start of the 1980s.
Does Cameosis sound like Cameo's later hit "Word Up!"?
Cameosis relies more heavily on horns, layered vocals, and ensemble funk than the stripped-down electronic attack of "Word Up!" The latter became the title track of Cameo's 1986 album, six years after Cameosis.
Who was Cameo's lead figure on Cameosis?
Larry Blackmon was Cameo's founder, drummer, vocalist, and principal frontman. His rhythmic direction and distinctive vocal personality helped carry the group from horn-driven 1970s funk into its electronic 1980s sound.
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