Machismo is the funk group Cameo's 1988 follow up to their album Word Up!. It includes the hits "You Make Me Work" and "Skin I'm In". The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard R&B chart, No. 56 on the Billboard 200 Pop Albums chart, and No. 86 on the UK albums chart. It was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.

Machismo
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 17, 1988
Recorded1987–1988
GenreFunk[1][2]
Length44:56
LabelAtlanta Artists
ProducerLarry Blackmon
Cameo chronology
Word Up!
(1986)
Machismo
(1988)
Real Men... Wear Black
(1990)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [1]
Los Angeles Times    [2]
Chicago Tribune(favourable)[3]

Chris Heim of the Chicago Tribune placed Machismo at No. 6 on his list of the top 10 albums of 1988.[4]

Track listing

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  1. "You Make Me Work" – 6:08
  2. "I Like the World" – 6:14
  3. "Promiscuous" – 4:33
  4. "In the Night" – (with Miles Davis) – 4:43
  5. "Skin I'm In" – 6:25
  6. "Pretty Girls" – 4:59
  7. "Honey" – 2:07
  8. "Soul Tightened" – 4:39
  9. "DKWIG" – 4:37

Personnel

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Chart positions

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Year Chart Peak Position
1988 US Billboard Top Soul Albums 10[6]
US Billboard 200 56
UK Pop Albums 83

Singles

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  • "You Make Me Work" – released September 1988
  • "Skin I'm In" – released December 1988
  • "Pretty Girls" - released May 1989

References

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  1. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Cameo: Machismo". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ^ a b Hochman, Steve (October 16, 1988). "Cameo Communalism". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ Heim, Chris (December 9, 1988). "FLEETWOOD MAC'S 'GREATEST HITS' IS SUITABLE TIME TRAVEL". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
  4. ^ Heim, Chris (January 6, 1988). "A YEAR WITHOUT TREND LEFT ROOM FOR ADVENTURE". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
  5. ^ Cameo: Machismo. Atlanta Artists. 1988.
  6. ^ "Cameo: Machismo (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.