Knights of the Sound Table
1981 studio album by Cameo
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 Source Rating 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
Title Writer(s) 1. "Knights by Nights" Larry Blackmon , Aaron Mills, Thomas 'T.C.' Campbell3:31 2. "Freaky Dancin' " Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins 5:23 3. "I Never Knew" Blackmon, Anthony Lockett 4:40 4. "Use It or Lose It" Blackmon 4:11 5. "The Sound Table" Blackmon, Lockett, Mills 3:41 6. "Don't Be So Cool" Blackmon, Mills 4:14 7. "I'll Always Stay" Blackmon, Lockett 3:54 8. "I Like It" Blackmon, Lockett, Campbell 4:12
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
External links
Tomi Jenkins
Charlie Singleton
Jeryl Bright
Michael Burnett
Thomas Campbell
Wayne Cooper
Merve de Peyer
Gary Dow
Eric Durham
Gregory Johnson
Kurt Jeter
John Kellogg
Kevin Kendrick
Arnett Leftenant
Nathan Leftenant
Damon Mendes
Stephen Moore
William Morris
Eric Nelson
Jeff Nelson
William Revis
Charles Sampson
Robert L. Smith
Billy Allen Jr
Melvin Wells
Gregory B. Johnson
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles Related