Alligator Woman

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Alligator Woman
Alligator woman album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Cameo
ReleasedMarch 22, 1982
StudioCheshire Sound Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre Funk [1]
Length30:12
Label Chocolate City
Producer Larry Blackmon
Cameo chronology
Knights of the Sound Table
(1981)		Alligator Woman
(1982)		 Style
(1983)
Singles from Alligator Woman
  1. "Flirt"
    Released: February 6, 1982
  2. "Alligator Woman"
    Released: March 10, 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Village Voice B [2]

Alligator Woman is a 1982 album by the American funk band Cameo, released by Casablanca Records. It is the group's eighth studio album, and the first released after group leader Larry Blackmon reduced the band from 11 members to 5 (himself, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant, Charlie Singleton, and Gregory Johnson (who would leave the band prior to their next album). Alligator Woman combined Cameo's traditional funk with elements of rock and new wave, and was the band's fifth consecutive album to be certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. [1] The cover artwork model is the Canadian singer/model Vanity (Denise Matthews). [3]

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Be Yourself"Charlie Singleton, Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins4:06
2."Soul Army"Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins4:13
3."Flirt"Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins4:15
4."Enjoy Your Life"Larry Blackmon4:33
Total length:17:07
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Alligator Woman"Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Charlie Singleton3:42
6."Secrets of Time"Tomi Jenkins, Larry Blackmon, Charlie Singleton2:52
7."I Owe It All to You"Larry Blackmon2:52
8."For You"Charlie Singleton3:39
Total length:13:05

Personnel

Cameo

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 3 AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (August 31, 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Funk pioneers Cameo start residency in Las Vegas, working on new album". New Pittsburgh Courier. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cameo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Cameo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.


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