Secret Omen

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Secret Omen
File:Cameo-secret.jpg
Studio album by
Cameo
ReleasedJune 25, 1979 (1979-06-25)
Recorded1978–1979
StudioH&L Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreFunk[1]
Length37:41
LabelChocolate City
ProducerLarry Blackmon
Cameo chronology
Ugly Ego
(1978) 		Secret Omen
(1979) 		Cameosis
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]
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Secret Omen is the fourth studio album by American funk band Cameo, released in June 1979. It was their first of nine albums, and the first of five consecutive albums to be certified gold in the US for sales of over 500,000 copies.

Track listing

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  1. "Energy" – 4:21 (Larry Blackmon)
  2. "I Just Want to Be" – 5:16 (Larry Blackmon, Gregory Johnson)
  3. "Find My Way" – 9:18 (Johnny Melfi)
  4. "Macho" – 5:04 (Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant)
  5. "The Rock" – 3:56 (Larry Blackmon)
  6. "Sparkle" – 4:49 (Larry Blackmon, Anthony Lockett)
  7. "New York" – 4:57 (Larry Blackmon, Anthony Lockett, Aaron Mills)

Personnel

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  • Larry Blackmon – lead vocals, drums, percussion
  • Gregory Johnson – keyboards, piano, vocals
  • Aaron Mills – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Damon Mendes – percussion
  • Anthony Lockett – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, percussion, lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Fred Wells – guitar
  • Randy Stern – keyboards
  • Arnett Leftenant – tenor saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
  • Nathan Leftenant, Arthur Young – trumpet
  • Carl Harleston – trombone
  • Seldon Powell, George Marge – flute
  • Angel Allende – conga
  • Tomi Jenkins, Wayne Cooper – vocals
  • Irving Spice's Strings – strings

Charts

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 46
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 4

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions
US R&B
[5] 		US Dance
[6]
"I Just Want to Be" 1979 3 52
"Sparkle" 1980 10 —

References

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  1. ^ a b AllMusic review
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  3. ^ "Cameo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Cameo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
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