Single Life

Single Life
Single Life
Studio album by Cameo
Released	June 17, 1985
Recorded	1984–1985
Genre	Funk, rap, reggae
Length	34:08
Label	Atlanta Artists, Mercury
Producer	Larry Blackmon
Cameo chronology

Single Life is a 1985 album by the funk group Cameo. The album reached No. 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 58 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. It contained the hit singles "Attack Me With Your Love", which reached No. 3 R&B, and the title track, "Single Life", which reached No. 2 R&B (it also reached No. 15 in the UK charts). "Urban Warrior" was the group's foray into the emerging Hip-hop scene. The videos for both singles included appearances from popular television soap opera actors and were tied together by a particular storyline; with the title track’s video being a continuation of the story that started in the "Attack Me With Your Love" video. The album was Cameo’s seventh to be certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Attack Me With Your Love"	L. Blackmon, Kendrick	4:30
2.	"Single Life"	L. Blackmon, Jenkins	6:30
3.	"I've Got Your Image"	L. Blackmon, Kendrick	4:45
4.	"A Good-Bye"	L. Blackmon, Leftenant	5:40
5.	"I'll Never Look for Love"	L. Blackmon, Kendrick	4:53
6.	"Urban Warrior"	L. Blackmon, Leftenant, Bruno Blackmon	4:55
7.	"Little Boys – Dangerous Toys"	L. Blackmon, Leftenant	4:55

Personnel

Backing vocals - Charlie Singleton, Larry Blackmon, Michael Burnett, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant
Bass guitar - Barry Johnson, Kevin Kendrick, Larry Blackmon, Michael Burnett
Drum programmer - Sammy Merendino
Drums, percussion - Larry Blackmon
Guitar - Charlie Singleton, Fred Wells, Pat Buchanan
Keyboards - Eric Rehl, Kevin Kendrick
Lead vocals - Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Barbara Mitchell
Mixed by - Dave Ogrin, Larry Blackmon
Producer - Larry Blackmon
Saxophone (Alto) - Melvin Wells
Timbales - Roy Leftenant
Trombone - Keith O'Quinn
Trumpet - John Gatchell

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[3]	66
US Billboard 200^[4]	58
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	26

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Singles

"Attack Me With Your Love" - released February 15, 1985
"Single Life" - released June 7, 1985
" A Good-Bye" - released Dec. 1985

References

^ Feely, Marty. "June Hot Album Releases." Billboard 01 June 1985: 74. Print.
^ ^a ^b "Single Life - Cameo | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
^ "Cameo | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Cameo – Single Life". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

External links

Single Life at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

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[1] Feely, Marty. "June Hot Album Releases." Billboard 01 June 1985: 74. Print.

[AM-2] "Single Life - Cameo | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.

[ac_UK_Cameo-3] "Cameo | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Cameo-4] "Cameo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Cameo-5] "Cameo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[6] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[United_StatesCameoSingle_LifealbumCertRef-7] "American album certifications – Cameo – Single Life". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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