''Emotional Violence'' is an album by the American band Cameo, released in 1992. The album was produced by

Larry Blackmon Larry Ernest Blackmon (born May 29, 1956) is an American vocalist and musician, known as the lead singer, founder and frontman of the funk and R&B band Cameo. Musical career Starting the band "East Coast", Blackmon formed the "New York Ci ...

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "the album's rhythmic content is as rich as ever." The ''

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'' opined that Cameo goes "through the motions in a set of songs so spare and similar that they blur together into one big boring bass line." The ''

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'' determined that "Cameo's arrangements are spacious and funky, the dance beats are compelling, and Blackmon even manages to sneak in worthwhile messages without putting a damper on the party he's starting."

Track listing

All songs written by Larry Blackmon, except where noted. # "Emotional Violence" (Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins) - 4:40 # "Money" (Blackmon, Charlie Singleton) - 5:33 # "Raw but Tasty" - 4:39 # "Front Street" (Blackmon, Jenkins, Kevin Kendricks) - 5:19 # "Kid Don't Believe It" (Blackmon, Kendricks) - 3:48 # "Another Love" (Blackmon, Jenkins) - 4:44 # "Don't Crash" - 3:57 # "Love Yourself" (Blackmon, Jenkins) - 4:43 # "Nothing Less Than Love" - 5:05 # "That Kind of Guy" (Blackmon, Kendricks) - 4:55

Personnel

Cameo *

– lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, drums, vocal arrangements * Tomi Jenkins – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, drums * Charlie Singleton – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, guitars, drums With: * Kevin Kendricks – keyboards, drums, backing vocals, additional vocals (1) * Aaron Mills – bass guitar, backing vocals, additional vocals (1) Additional musicians * Jeff Nelson – keyboards * Jerrold Harris – bass guitar * Buffalo Soldiers – rap (3)

Production

* Larry Blackmon – producer, art direction * Chris Rutherford – recording * Barney Perkins – mixing * José Blanco – assistant engineer * Milton Chen – assistant engineer *

Bernie Grundman Mastering Bernie Grundman (born 16 December 1943, Minneapolis) is an American audio engineer. He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chri ...

(Hollywood, California) – mastering location * Janet Levinson – art direction, design * Tracey Landworth – photography * Fleur Thiemeyer – fashion * Anderson Phillips – hair

References

{{Authority control Cameo (band) albums 1992 albums Reprise Records albums