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Knights of the Sound Table

Knights of the Sound Table
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 1981
Recorded1980–1981
Studio
GenreFunk[1]
Length33:31
LabelChocolate City Records
ProducerLarry Blackmon
Cameo chronology
Feel Me
(1980)
Knights of the Sound Table
(1981)
Alligator Woman
(1982)

Knights of the Sound Table is the seventh album by the funk band Cameo, released in 1981. It reached number 2 for 3 weeks on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 44 on the Billboard 200 chart), and was the band’s fourth consecutive album to be certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. The album spawned two hit singles: "Freaky Dancin'" (which reached number 3 R&B) and "I Like It" (which reached number 25 R&B. The track “Don’t Be So Cool” featured a guest appearance by former Labelle member Nona Hendryx and also received airplay on R&B stations at the time. Hendryx joined Cameo for a performance of the song on Soul Train that first aired on June 20, 1981.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Amy Hanson of AllMusic called it "the sound of a band keeping their past alive while stretching their wings to the future."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Knights by Nights"Larry Blackmon, Aaron Mills, Thomas 'T.C.' Campbell3:31
2."Freaky Dancin'"Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins5:23
3."I Never Knew"Blackmon, Anthony Lockett4:40
4."Use It or Lose It"Blackmon4:11
5."The Sound Table"Blackmon, Lockett, Mills3:41
6."Don't Be So Cool"Blackmon, Mills4:14
7."I'll Always Stay"Blackmon, Lockett3:54
8."I Like It"Blackmon, Lockett, Campbell4:12

Personnel

Cameo

  • Larry Blackmon – lead vocals, backing vocals, drums, percussion, horn arrangements
  • Tomi Jenkins – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Stephen Moore – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Charlie Singleton – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Thomas 'T.C.' Campbell – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Moog synthesizer, Prophet-5
  • Gregory Johnson – Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, backing vocals
  • Anthony Lockett – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Aaron Mills – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Arnett Leftenant – tenor saxophone, backing vocals, horn arrangements
  • Jeryl Bright – trombone, backing vocals, horn arrangements
  • Nathan Leftenant – trumpet, backing vocals, horn arrangements

Additional musicians

  • Jose Rossy – percussion
  • Clifford Adams - trombone
  • David Webber – trumpet
  • Tom Tom 84 – horn and string arrangements
  • Nona Hendryx – backing vocals (6)


Production

  • Larry Blackmon – producer
  • Larry Alexander – engineer
  • Steve Jerome – engineer
  • Jason Corsaro – assistant engineer
  • Jeff Hendrickson – assistant engineer
  • Tracey Melvin – assistant engineer
  • Jack Skinner – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
  • Bob Heimall – art direction
  • Bill Levy – art direction
  • Anthony Barboza – photography
  • Ron Walotsky – illustration
  • Vicky Davis – fashion accessories
  • Bruce Keller – make-up
  • Lucinda Shankle – hair stylist

Charts

Year Album Chart positions[2]
US US
R&B
1981 Knights of the Sound Table 44 2

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
US
Dance
1981 "Freaky Dancin'" 3 45
"I Like It" 25

References

  1. ^ a b c Hanson, Amy. "Knights of the Sound Table - Cameo". AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  2. ^ "Cameo US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Cameo US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
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