The Best of Cameo | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | May 18, 1993 | |||
Genre | R&B, funk | |||
Length | 72:30 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Larry Blackmon | |||
Cameo chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | [2] |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
The Best of Cameo is a greatest hits album by the funk/R&B group Cameo, released in 1993. In total, nine albums are represented by 14 tracks. The Best of Cameo, Volume 2 was released three years later.
Single Life is a 1985 album by the funk/R&B group Cameo. The album reached No. 58 on the Billboard charts and the title track also reached No. 15 in the UK charts.
Cameosis is the fifth album by the funk/soul band Cameo, released in 1980. It is generally regarded by fans as the band's best album overall.
Feel Me is the sixth album by the funk/R&B band Cameo, released in 1980.
Alligator Woman is a 1982 album by the American Funk/R&B band Cameo, released by Casablanca Records. It is the group's eighth studio album. The cover artwork model is the Canadian singer/model Vanity.
Style is the ninth album by the funk/R&B band Cameo, released in 1983. It was their first album to introduce their "Atlanta Artists" label, with which they maintained their distribution through Polygram Records.
She's Strange is the tenth album by the funk/R&B band Cameo, released in 1984.
The Best of Cameo, Volume 2 is a follow-up greatest hits album released by the funk/R&B group Cameo in 1996. Complementing The Best of Cameo from 1993, this collection focuses on Cameo's lesser hits, but combined with the first volume, it spans nearly their entire career and offers a true presentation of the band.
Nasty is a live album released by the funk/R&B group Cameo in 1996. In addition to the live material, two new studio tracks were included: "Come Fly With Me" and the album's title track, both written by Larry Blackmon. The "Mega-Mix" is a remix of the album's live tracks. The new studio tracks on this release were the only newly written material released by the band for the next five albums.
Best of Cameo is a compilation album released by the funk/R&B group Cameo in 1998. It is not to be confused with 1993 release, The Best of Cameo. The band's biggest hits are not included in this 11-track release. This title was re-released under the Collectables Records label on November 23, 2004, under the slightly different title, The Best of Cameo.
Live: Word Up is the second live album by the funk/R&B group Cameo, released in 1998. Only two years since their last live release, Nasty, this album contains the same songs, minus three and is generally considered uninspired, which is echoed by the sparse packaging. The album is now out-of-print.
Greatest Hits is a compilation album released by the funk/R&B group Cameo. It was the fourth album to be released by the band in 1998.
12" Collection and More is compilation album released by the funk/R&B group Cameo in 1999. This 10-track collection represents Cameo's funkier side, and can be viewed as a companion piece to the previous year's The Ballads Collection. The album contains two versions of "She's Strange" and a previously unreleased mix of "Back and Forth".
The Hits Collection is compilation album released by the funk/R&B group Cameo as a German import in 2000.
Anthology is a 2-disc greatest hits album released by the funk/R&B group Cameo in 2002. The collection is arguably the best representation of Cameo released to date, containing 23 of their 26 Top-40 R&B hits, though the top 5 single "You Make Me Work" is not present. This collection was repackaged and retitled as Gold three years later.
Original Artist Hit List is a live album released by the funk/R&B group Cameo in 2003. In addition to the live material, two studio tracks were included: "Come Fly With Me", and "Nasty", both written by Larry Blackmon. The "Mega-Mix" is a remix of the album's live tracks. This album is a track for track re-release of Nasty from 1996. The album was simply retitled and given new cover art.
Classic Cameo is a compilation album released by the funk/R&B group Cameo in Europe in 2003. The album appears to focus on the band's hits from the 1980s, instead of a more comprehensive introspective.
The Definitive Collection is the latest of many greatest hits albums by the funk/R&B group Cameo. It emphasizes the band's hits from the 1980s, similar to the European release Classic Cameo. A more comprehensive collection can be found in the 2005 release, Gold.
Keep It Hot is a live album released by the funk/R&B group Cameo in 2007. In addition to the live material, two studio tracks were included: "Come Fly With Me" and "Nasty", both written by Larry Blackmon. The "Mega-Mix" is a remix of the album's live tracks. This album is the third album in 2007 to be a nearly track for track re-release of Nasty from 1996. However, Nasty's "Mega-Mix" was left off in favor of three new tracks.
Word Up! Greatest Hits – Live is a live album released by the funk/R&B group Cameo in 2007. In addition to the live material, two studio tracks were included: "Come Fly With Me" and "Nasty", both written by Larry Blackmon. The "Mega-Mix" is a remix of the album's live tracks.
Nasty, Live & Funky is a live album released by the funk/R&B group Cameo in 2007. In addition to the live material, two studio tracks were included: "Come Fly With Me", and "Nasty", both written by Larry Blackmon. The "Mega-Mix" is a remix of the album's live tracks. This album is a track for track re-release of Nasty from 1996, but with a new album title and cover.