Knights of the Sound Table
Studio album by
Cameo
ReleasedMay 18, 1981
Recorded1980–1981
H&L Studios
(Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey)
Power Station
(New York City, New York)
GenreFunk[1]
Length33:31
LabelChocolate City Records
ProducerLarry Blackmon
Cameo chronology
Feel Me
(1980)		 Knights of the Sound Table
(1981)		 Alligator Woman
(1982)

Knights of the Sound Table is the seventh album by the funk band Cameo, released in 1981. It reached number 2 for 3 weeks on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 44 on the Billboard 200 chart), and was the band’s fourth consecutive album to be certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. The album spawned two hit singles: "Freaky Dancin'" (which reached number 3 R&B) and "I Like It" (which reached number 25 R&B. The track “Don’t Be So Cool” featured a guest appearance by former Labelle member Nona Hendryx and also received airplay on R&B stations at the time. Hendryx joined Cameo for a performance of the song on Soul Train that first aired on June 20, 1981.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Amy Hanson of AllMusic called it "the sound of a band keeping their past alive while stretching their wings to the future."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Knights by Nights"Larry Blackmon, Aaron Mills, Thomas 'T.C.' Campbell3:31
2."Freaky Dancin'"Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins5:23
3."I Never Knew"Blackmon, Anthony Lockett4:40
4."Use It or Lose It"Blackmon4:11
5."The Sound Table"Blackmon, Lockett, Mills3:41
6."Don't Be So Cool"Blackmon, Mills4:14
7."I'll Always Stay"Blackmon, Lockett3:54
8."I Like It"Blackmon, Lockett, Campbell4:12

Personnel

  • Larry Blackmon - lead vocals, drums, percussion
  • Gregory Johnson - Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, vocals
  • Aaron Mills - bass guitar, vocals
  • Thomas 'T.C.' Campbell - keyboards
  • Anthony Lockett - guitar, vocals
  • Arnett Leftenant - saxophone, vocals
  • Nathan Leftenant - trumpet, vocals
  • David Webber - trumpet
  • Jeryl Bright - trombone, vocals
  • Clifford Adams - trombone
  • Jose Rossy - percussion
  • Tomi Jenkins, Steve Moore, Charlie Singleton - vocals
  • Nona Hendryx - backing vocals

Charts

Year Album Chart positions[2]
US US
R&B
1981 Knights of the Sound Table 44 2

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B		 US
Dance
1981 "Freaky Dancin'" — 3 45
"I Like It" — 25 —

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hanson, Amy. "Knights of the Sound Table - Cameo". AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Cameo US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Cameo US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
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