Real Men... Wear Black | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 11, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1989–1990 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 40:35 | |||
Label | Atlanta Artists/Polygram Records | |||
Producer | Larry Blackmon | |||
Cameo chronology | ||||
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Real Men... Wear Black is a studio album by the funk group Cameo released in 1990 on Atlanta Artists/Mercury Records.[3] The album reached No. 18 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[4]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [5] |
Los Angeles Times | [6] |
Chicago Tribune | [2] |
New York Times | (favourable)[1] |
USA Today | (favourable)[7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
People | (favourable)[9] |
Select | 2/5[10] |
Jon Pareles of the New York Times stated that "Larry Blackmon's cracked nasal voice keeps the band funny and unpretentious, especially when kicking up its well honed midtempo funk".[1] Allmusic gave the album a three out of five star rating.[5] Chris Heim of the Chicago Tribune noted that Real Men is another solid example of Cameo`s approach to the sound" of "black rock."[2] Don Waller of the Los Angeles Times also proclaimed "using a krazee-quilt combination of synthetic/organic keyboards ‘n’ hipshot! percussion, greazy basslines and goofbawl vocals, (heavy on the minor sevenths), Cameo rolls back the rug for a wall-to-off-the-wall dance party".[6]
I Want It Now reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart.[11] Close Quarters also reached No. 38 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart.[12]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Close Quarters" | Larry Blackmon, Robert Smith, Billy Allen | 6:11 |
2. | "I Want It Now" | Larry Blackmon, Robert Smith, Billy Allen | 4:32 |
3. | "Me" | Larry Blackmon, Robert Smith, Billy Allen | 4:31 |
4. | "Attitude" | Larry Blackmon | 3:44 |
5. | "Get Paid" | Larry Blackmon, Robert Smith, Billy Allen | 4:58 |
6. | "Am I Bad Enough" | Larry Blackmon, Robert Smith, Tomi Jenkins, Billy Allen | 5:25 |
7. | "Time, Fire & Space" | Kevin Kendricks, Tomi Jenkins, Larry Blackmon | 3:40 |
8. | "Nan-Yea" | Jemeal Leftenant, Larry Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant | 4:36 |
9. | "Just a Broken Heart" | Larry Blackmon, Robert Smith, Tomi Jenkins, Billy Allen | 4:34 |
Photography By – David Vance
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[4] | 84 |
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[4] | 18 |