Cardiac Arrest | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1975–1976 | |||
Studio | Music Farm Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Funk [1] [2] | |||
Length | 35:33 | |||
Label | Chocolate City [3] | |||
Producer | Larry Blackmon | |||
Cameo chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Cardiac Arrest is the debut album by American funk band Cameo. [5] [6]
The album reached number 16 on the R&B charts. [7] It contains the hit singles "Rigor Mortis" and "Funk Funk". [8] [9]
Rickey Vincent, in Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One, deemed the album an "exquisite [example] of the fertile, erotic realm of R&B-based funk at its most stretched out." [2]
All tracks are written by Larry Blackmon, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Still Feels Good" | 4:14 | |
2. | "Post Mortem" | Larry Blackmon, Gregory Johnson | 4:17 |
3. | "Smile" | 3:48 | |
4. | "Funk Funk" | 4:44 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Find My Way" | Johnny Melfi | 3:23 |
6. | "Rigor Mortis" | Larry Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant, Arnett Leftenant | 5:18 |
7. | "Good Times" | 4:59 | |
8. | "Stay by My Side" | 4:23 |
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [10] | 116 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] | 16 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |
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US R&B [8] | US Dance [11] | ||
"Find My Way" | 1975 | — | 3 |
"Rigor Mortis" | 1977 | 33 | — |
"Post Mortem" | 70 | — | |
"Funk Funk" | 20 | — |
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