The Ballads Collection

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The Ballads Collection
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Compilation album by
Cameo
ReleasedMay 19, 1998 (1998-05-19)
Length57:35
Label Polygram
Producer Larry Blackmon
Cameo chronology
Live: Word Up
(1998)		The Ballads Collection
(1998)		 Greatest Hits
(1998)
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The Ballads Collection is a compilation album released by the funk group Cameo in 1998. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Track listing

  1. "Why Have I Lost You" – 4:43 - Blackmon
  2. "Sparkle" – 4:51 - Blackmon, Lockett
  3. "It's Over" – 4:16 - Blackmon, Jenkins, Leftenant
  4. "Feel Me" – 6:08 - Blackmon, Lockett
  5. "We All Know Who We Are" – 5:52 - Blackmon
  6. "Hangin' Downtown" – 5:06 - Hairston
  7. "Love You Anyway" – 4:49 - Singleton, Wells
  8. "Don't Be Lonely" – 5:14 - Blackmon, Jenkins, Kendrick, Morris
  9. "I Owe It All to You" – 2:54 - Blackmon
  10. "I'll Always Stay" – 3:52 - Blackmon, Lockett
  11. "I Never Knew" – 4:36 - Blackmon, Lockett
  12. "Why Have I Lost You" – 5:14 - Blackmon

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References

  1. ↑ "The Ballads Collection: Cameo". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Ballads Collection - Cameo". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ballad Collection". Amazon. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Cameo– The Ballads Collection". dsicogs.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
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