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Cameo - Knights Of The Sound Table (1981) [1993, Remastered Reissue] Re-Up

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 9 Sep 2018 12:43:32

Cameo - Knights Of The Sound Table (1981) [1993, Remastered Reissue] *Re-Up*

"Knights of the Sound Table" is the seventh album by the funk/R&B band Cameo, released in 1981. It debuted at #2 and 44 on both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Billboard 200 charts respectively and spawned two singles: "Freaky Dancin'" and "I Like It".

~Wikipedia

As Cameo continued to hone their sound, they found themselves in the position not only of having to bridge a musical gap, but also needing to follow up a smash album. Following on the heels of 1980's massive Cameosis, which created a signature vibe and set the band up for truly massive early success, it's surprising that Knights of the Sound Table would lose strength. But it did. The band was exhausted, only coming off the road long enough to record the album before heading straight back out again. Knights of the Sound Table plays through like a transitional album and it falters at times because of it. Even though the band remained bound to their funk roots, they were tweaking them within a very different framework a 1980s pre-wave wave. The set is divided into two very distinct camps, then, booty shaking funk and saccharine ballads. When it's good, it's tremendous. "Knights by Night" is strong and very typically Cameo, while "Don't Be So Cool" leans more into an '80s frame of mind. The marvelous "Freaky Dancin'" pulled out ahead of the pack and was rewarded with a number three spot on the R&B charts for its efforts, while two other tracks, the funky "I Like It" and "Feel Me," would also chart. Where the band weakened was across their ballads. "I'll Always Stay" and "I Never Knew" feel more like filler than anything else, while "The Sound Table" is a poke at disco too long after the genre left the dancefloor. Despite such serious wobbles, though, the set is cohesive enough to forgive its failings, the sound of a band keeping their past alive while stretching their wings toward the future.

~Review by Amy Hanson

Release of the album: 1981, May, 18 [LP Chocolate City, Cat.# CCLP 2019, USA]
Release of this CD: 1993, April, 20 [CD Mercury / PolyGram Records, Inc. (USA), Cat.# 314 512 595-2 / UPC: 731451259524]
© ℗ 1981 PolyGram Records, Inc.
Mnufactured and Marketed by PolyGram Records, Inc.
Printed in USA

Note: Digitally remastered

Credits:

Arranged By – Arnett Leftenant, Jeryl Bright, Larry Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant, Tom Tom 84
Backing Vocals – Aaron Mills, Anthony Lockett, Arnett Leftenant, Charlie Singleton, Gregory Johnson, Jeryl Bright, Larry Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant, Stephen Moore, Tomi Jenkins
Bass – Aaron Mills
Drums – Larry Blackmon
Engineer – Jason Corsaro, Jeffrey Hendrickson, Larry Alexander, Steve Jerome, Tracey Melvin
Guitar – Anthony Lockett
Keyboards – Gregory Johnson, Thomas Campbell
Lead Vocals – Anthony Lockett, Charlie Singleton, Larry Blackmon, Stephen Moore, Tomi Jenkins
Mastered By – Jack Skinner
Percussion – Jose Rossy, Larry Blackmon
Producer – Larry Blackmon
Remastered By – Gary Mayo
Tenor Saxophone – Arnett Leftenant
Trombone – Clifford Adams, Jeryl Bright
Trumpet – David Webber, Nathan Leftenant
Written-By – L. Blackmon

Tracklist:

01. "Knights By Knights" (03:31)
(Larry Blackmon / Thomas Campbell / Aaron Mills)
02. "Freaky Dancin'" (05:23)
(Larry Blackmon / Tom Jenkins)
03. "I Never Knew" (04:40)
(Larry Blackmon / Anthony Lockett)
04. "Use It Or Lose It" (04:12)
(Larry Blackmon)
05. "The Sound Table" (03:41)
(Larry Blackmon / Anthony Lockett)
06. "Don't Be So Cool" (04:14)
(Larry Blackmon / Aaron Mills)
[Vocals - Nona Hendryx]
07. "I'll Always Stay" (03:55)
(Larry Blackmon / Anthony Lockett)
08. "I Like It" (04:13)
(Larry Blackmon / Thomas Campbell / Anthony Lockett)

EAC log

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EAC extraction logfile from 12. March 2010, 22:26

Cameo / Knights of the sound table

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Track 1

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Dynamic Range Meter log

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Analyzed: Cameo / Knights of the sound table
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 0.00 dB -16.08 dB 3:31 01-Knights By Night
DR14 -0.64 dB -16.83 dB 5:23 02-Freaky Dancin'
DR14 -0.11 dB -16.96 dB 4:40 03-I Never Knew
DR14 -0.20 dB -16.27 dB 4:12 04-Use It Or Lose It
DR15 -0.39 dB -17.60 dB 3:41 05-The Sound Table
DR15 0.00 dB -16.78 dB 4:14 06-Don't Be So Cool
DR14 0.00 dB -17.70 dB 3:55 07-I'll Always Stay
DR15 0.00 dB -16.86 dB 4:13 08-I Like It
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR15

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Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 894 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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