She's Strange
1984 studio album by Cameo
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She's Strange is the tenth studio album by the American funk band Cameo, released in 1984. It reached number 1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart, number 27 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.
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| Released | January 16, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Unique Recording Studios (New York City)[1] | |||
| Genre | Funk[2] | |||
| Length | 36:44 | |||
| Label | Atlanta Artists | |||
| Producer | Larry Blackmon | |||
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This album is dedicated to the late PolyGram A&R representative Bill Haywood; as Cameo mentions in the liner-notes of the album, "The album which he always wanted". The track "Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck" is a commonly performed arrangement among marching bands, especially those from HBCUs.[3] The titular track became the group's first number one single on the R&B charts, topping the charts for four weeks in April 1984.
Track listing
- "She's Strange" – 7:12 (Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant/Charlie Singleton)
- "Love You Anyway" – 5:01 (Singleton, Melvin Wells)
- "Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck" – 4:04 (Blackmon, Jenkins, Leftenant/Singleton)
- "Tribute to Bob Marley" – 5:20
- "Groove With You" – 5:10
- "Hangin' Downtown" – 5:07 (Kenni Hairston)
- "Lé Ve Toi!" – 4:50
Personnel
- Rod Antoon – keyboards
- Anthony Barboza – photography
- Larry Blackmon – percussion, arranger, drums, bass guitar, vocals, producer, horn arrangements, mixing
- Michael Burnett – bass guitar
- Glen Christensen – graphic design
- Mac James – artwork
- Tomi Jenkins – vocals
- Steve Jerome – mixing
- Kevin Kendrick – synthesizer, keyboards
- Nathan Leftenant – backing vocals, horn arrangements
- Bill Levy – art direction
- Wesley Phillips – trumpet
- Alan "Funt" Prater – trombone
- Tom Race – engineer, mixing
- Charlie Singleton – synthesizer, guitar, percussion, arranger, keyboards, vocals
- Jack Skinner – mastering
- Melvin Wells – bass guitar, alto saxophone, backing vocals, horn arrangements
Charts
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[4] | 27 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Later samples
- "She's Strange"
- "Young Niggaz" by 2Pac from the album Me Against the World
- "She's Strange" by Nate Dogg from the album G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2
- "We Want Yo Hands Up" by Mr. Malik featuring Warren G and Hershey Locc
- "The Party Continues" by Jermaine Dupri featuring Da Brat and Usher from the album Life in 1472
- "Kill 'em with the Shoulders" by Snoop Dogg featuring Lil Duval