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Cardiac Arrest
Studio album by Cameo
Released	January 1977 (1977-01)
Recorded	1975–1976
Studio	Music Farm Studios, New York City
Genre	Funk
Length	35:33
Label	Chocolate City
Producer	Larry Blackmon
Cameo chronology
Cardiac Arrest (1977) We All Know Who We Are (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide

Cardiac Arrest is the debut album by American funk band Cameo.

The album reached number 16 on the R&B charts. It contains the hit singles "Rigor Mortis" and "Funk Funk".

Critical reception

Rickey Vincent, in Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One, deemed the album an "exquisite of the fertile, erotic realm of R&B-based funk at its most stretched out."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Larry Blackmon, except where noted

Personnel

• Larry Blackmon – lead vocals, drums, percussion
• Gregory Johnson – keyboards, piano, vocals
• William Revis – bass guitar
• Eric Durham – guitar
• Arnett Leftenant – saxophone
• Nathan Leftenant – trumpet
• Tomi Jenkins, Kurt Jetter – vocals

Charts

Singles

References

1. ^ "Cardiac Arrest - Cameo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. ^ Vincent, Rickey (November 4, 2014). "Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One". St. Martin's Publishing Group – via Google Books.
3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 144.
4. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 132.
5. "Cameo | Biography & History". AllMusic.
6. Himes, Geoffrey (November 29, 1996). "A LONG-TERM CAMEO APPEARANCE" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
7. ^ "Cameo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
8. ^ "Cameo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
9. "CAMEO LEADER DOESN'T LIKE TO BE LUMPED IN WITH FUNK". Sun-Sentinel.com.
10. "Cameo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
11. "Cameo Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

External links

• Cardiac Arrest at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1977 debut albums
• Cameo (band) albums