Secret Omen
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 1979
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
Allmusic[1]

Secret Omen is the fourth album by the funk band Cameo, released in 1979. It was their first of 9 albums, and first of 5 consecutive albums, to be certified gold in the US for sales of over 500,000 copies.

Track listing

  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

  • 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

Year Album Chart positions[2]
US US
R&B
1979 Secret Omen 46 4

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
US
Dance
1979 "I Just Want to Be" 3 52
1980 "Sparkle" 10

References

  1. 1 2 link
  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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