Real Men... Wear Black

Real Men... Wear Black is a studio album by the funk/R&B group Cameo released in 1990 on Atlanta Artists/Mercury Records.[1] The album reached No. 18 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[2]

Real Men... Wear Black
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 11, 1990
Recorded1989–1990
GenreR&B, funk
LabelAtlanta Artists/Polygram Records
ProducerLarry Blackmon
Cameo chronology
Machismo
(1988)
Real Men... Wear Black
(1990)
Emotional Violence
(1991)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Chicago Tribune[5]
New York Times(favourable)[6]
USA Today(favourable)[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
People(favourable)[9]

Jon Pareles of the New York Times stated that "Larry Blackmon's cracked nasal voice keeps the band funny and unpretentious, especially when kicking up its well honed midtempo funk".[6] Allmusic gave the album a three out of five star rating.[3] Chris Heim of the Chicago Tribune noted that Real Men is another solid example of Cameo`s approach to the sound" of "black rock."[5] Don Waller of the Los Angeles Times also proclaimed "using a krazee-quilt combination of synthetic/organic keyboards ‘n’ hipshot! percussion, greazy basslines and goofbawl vocals, (heavy on the minor sevenths), Cameo rolls back the rug for a wall-to-off-the-wall dance party".[4]

Singles

I Want It Now reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart.[10] Close Quarters also reached No. 38 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart.[11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Close Quarters"Larry Blackmon, Robert Smith, Billy Allen6:11
2."I Want It Now"Larry Blackmon, Robert Smith, Billy Allen4:32
3."Me"Larry Blackmon, Robert Smith, Billy Allen4:31
4."Attitude"Larry Blackmon3:44
5."Get Paid"Larry Blackmon, Robert Smith, Billy Allen4:58
6."Am I Bad Enough"Larry Blackmon, Robert Smith, Tomi Jenkins, Billy Allen5:25
7."Time, Fire & Space"Kevin Kendricks, Tomi Jenkins, Larry Blackmon3:40
8."Nan-Yea"Jemeal Leftenant, Larry Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant4:36
9."Just a Broken Heart"Larry Blackmon, Robert Smith, Tomi Jenkins, Billy Allen4:34

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Credits

  • Backing Vocals – Charlie Singleton, Larry Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant, Tomi Jenkins, Willie Morris
  • Bass – Aaron Mills
  • Design – Reiner Design Consultants, Inc.
  • Drums, Percussion – Larry Blackmon
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Milton Chan, Paul Speck
  • Engineer [Mixing] – Barney Perkins
  • Engineer [Recording] – Barney Perkins, Christopher Rutherford
  • Guitar – Charlie Singleton
  • Keyboards – Charlie Singleton, Kevin Kendricks, Robert Smith, Billy Allen
  • Lead Vocals – Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Willie Morris

Photography By – David Vance

  • Producer – Larry Blackmon
  • Programmed By – Kevin Kendricks, Robert Smith, Billy Allen
  • Saxophone – Melvin Wells
  • Scratches – Smoove & Konduko
  • Trombone – Jeryl Bright
  • Trumpet – Nathan Leftenant[1]

Charts

Year Chart Peak
position
1990 US Billboard Top Soul Albums 18[2]
US Billboard 200 84

References

  1. Cameo: Real Men... Wear Black. Atlanta Artists/Mercury Records. 1990.
  2. "Cameo: Real Men... Wear Black (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  3. "Cameo: Real Men... Wear Black". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  4. Waller, Don (July 1, 1990). "CAMEO "Real Men Wear Black"". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times.
  5. Heim, Chris (July 1, 1990). "CAMEO "Real Men Wear Black"". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
  6. Pareles, Jon (August 19, 1990). "HOME ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDINGS: AND KEEP IN MIND". nytimes.com. New York Times.
  7. Jones, James T, IV (July 9, 1990). "Rap works its way into vets' R&B". proquest.com. USA Today. ProQuest 306386869.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Linden, Amy (September 6, 1990). Cameo: Real Men Wear Black. Rolling Stone.
  9. "Picks and Pans Review: Real Men Wear Black". people.com. People. July 16, 1990.
  10. "Cameo: I Want It Now (Hot R&B Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  11. "Cameo: Close Quarters (Hot R&B Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.



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