''Style'' is the ninth album by the funk band Cameo, released in 1983. It was their first album to introduce their

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label, with which they maintained their distribution through

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. At the time, Cameo was going through a transition, having gone from five members (''

Alligator Woman ''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, T ...

'', 1982) to four, with an extreme makeover in their sound. Their former big funk band sound was now being replaced by all the elements of the electronic age (i.e., keyboards, synthesizers and Simmons drums). Their music was self-proclaimed as "21st Century Bebop" and the band prided themselves on the use of non-conventional drums.

Track listing

# "Aphrodisiac" – 5:00 (L. Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.Jenkins) # "This Life Is Not for Me" - 3:30 (L. Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.Jenkins) # "You're a Winner" - 3:30 (L. Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.Jenkins) # "Can't Help Falling in Love" - 3:50 (L.Creatore, H.Peretti, G.D.Weiss) # "Interlude (Serenity)" - 1:30 (C.Singleton) # "Style" - 5:12 (L. Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.Jenkins) # "Cameo's Dance" - 3:23 (L. Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.Jenkins) # "Let's Not Talk Slot" - 3:31 (L. Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.Jenkins) # "Slow Movin'" - 3:24 (L. Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.Jenkins) # "Heaven Only Knows" - 3:37 (L. Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.Jenkins)

Personnel

Larry Blackmon Larry Ernest Blackmon (born May 24, 1956) is an American vocalist and musician who gained acclaim as the lead singer and founder frontman of the funk and R&B band Cameo. Musical career Starting the band "East Coast", Blackmon formed the " ...

- vocals, drums, p