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"Rigor Mortis"
Song by Cameo
from the album Cardiac Arrest
ReleasedApril 20, 1977
Recorded1977
GenreFunk
Length3:28
Songwriter(s)Larry Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant, Arnett Leftenant

"Rigor Mortis" is a song by the funk band Cameo, released on April 20, 1977 in their debut album Cardiac Arrest. In the US, the song peaked at #33 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.[1] In this instance "Rigor Mortis" is a euphemism for being lonesome on the dance floor.

Reception

Barry Michael Cooper of Spin wrote, "The first time I heard Cameo's song "Rigor Mortis", I knew there was something different about the guys that sang it. They didn’t have that West Coast studio glitz nor a midwestern twang in their vocals. They were gritty, raw, alley-honed, and street sharp."[2]

In the media

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 98.
  2. ^ Barry Michael Cooper (August 1985). "Spins". Spin. No. 4. p. 29.


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