http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6487&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rssThe tale of "Word up!" begins with Cameo, a funk group that, in the mid-'70s, had an obsession with all things George Clinton. Their early records had the requisite sweat-soaked, bare-skinned record covers, while the inner sleeves showed a band with as many members as a small city and with more horns than a gridlocked Manhattan boulevard. As the '80s appeared, the Cameo sound grew to become more streamlined, focusing on slow jams and electro-based Funk. Finally, 1985 saw the release of the definitive Cameo track. An exercise in urban studio magic, "Word Up" became a massive hit and introduced a phrase into our vernacular that is still in use today...although its true meaning has never been fully explained. Word to your mother, indeed. - Jon PruettFunken720Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:23:08 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6487&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss The tale of "Word up!" begins with Cameo, a funk group that, in the mid-'70s, had an obsession with all things George Clinton. Their early records had the requisite sweat-soaked, bare-skinned record covers, while the inner sleeves showed a band with as many members as a small city and with more horns than a gridlocked Manhattan boulevard. As the '80s appeared, the Cameo sound grew to become more streamlined, focusing on slow jams and electro-based Funk. Finally, 1985 saw the release of the definitive Cameo track. An exercise in urban studio magic, "Word Up" became a massive hit and introduced a phrase into our vernacular that is still in use today...although its true meaning has never been fully explained. Word to your mother, indeed. - Jon Pruett http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2971619&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 29 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 2971619 tra.2971619 Cameo art.6487 1.29 Hit Me With Your 80's alb.263148 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/3/3/1323367_170x170.jpg 2002-01-29 00:00:00.0 2002-01-29 00:00:00.0 true Word Up tra.2971619 259000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2971619&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2971619&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1889943&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 1889943 tra.1889943 Cameo art.6487 0.99 The Best Of Cameo alb.220029 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/2/2/1082278_170x170.jpg 1993-05-18 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Single Life tra.1889943 398000 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http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/0/0/1230071_170x170.jpg 1998-05-19 00:00:00.0 1998-05-19 00:00:00.0 true Hangin' Downtown tra.551127 309000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.551127&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.551127&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1889949&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 1889949 tra.1889949 Cameo art.6487 0.99 The Best Of Cameo alb.220029 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/2/2/1082278_170x170.jpg 1993-05-18 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Sparkle tra.1889949 294000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1889949&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1889949&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.551125&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 19 May 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 551125 tra.551125 Cameo art.6487 0.99 The Ballads Collection alb.165098 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/0/0/1230071_170x170.jpg 1998-05-19 00:00:00.0 1998-05-19 00:00:00.0 true Why Have I Lost You - (version 1) tra.551125 286000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.551125&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.551125&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1890206&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 1890206 tra.1890206 Cameo art.6487 0.99 The Best Of Cameo alb.220029 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/2/2/1082278_170x170.jpg 1993-05-18 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Skin I'm In tra.1890206 388000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1890206&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1890206&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2707739&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Wed, 1 Jan 1986 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 2707739 tra.2707739 Cameo art.6487 1.29 Word Up alb.112633 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/1/0/1080172_170x170.jpg 2006-03-21 00:00:00.0 1986-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Word Up tra.2707739 260000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2707739&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2707739&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1889942&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 1889942 tra.1889942 Cameo art.6487 1.29 The Best Of Cameo alb.220029 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/2/2/1082278_170x170.jpg 1993-05-18 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Word Up tra.1889942 262000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1889942&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1889942&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2169107&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 19 May 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 2169107 tra.2169107 Cameo art.6487 0.99 The Ballads Collection alb.165098 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/0/0/1230071_170x170.jpg 1998-05-19 00:00:00.0 1998-05-19 00:00:00.0 true Sparkle tra.2169107 294000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2169107&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2169107&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7497690&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 7497690 tra.7497690 Cameo art.6487 0.99 Gold alb.7496297 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/1/8/1108178_170x170.jpg 2005-07-26 00:00:00.0 2005-07-26 00:00:00.0 true Alligator Woman/Secrets Of Time tra.7497690 397000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7497690&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7497690&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2707741&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Wed, 1 Jan 1986 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 2707741 tra.2707741 Cameo art.6487 0.99 Word Up alb.112633 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/1/0/1080172_170x170.jpg 2006-03-21 00:00:00.0 1986-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Back & Forth tra.2707741 393000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2707741&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2707741&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9423743&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 9423743 tra.9423743 Cameo art.6487 0.99 The Definitive Collection alb.9422770 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/5/1/1081505_170x170.jpg 2006-03-14 00:00:00.0 2006-03-14 00:00:00.0 true She's Strange tra.9423743 228000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9423743&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9423743&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2707740&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Wed, 1 Jan 1986 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 2707740 tra.2707740 Cameo art.6487 0.99 Word Up alb.112633 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/1/0/1080172_170x170.jpg 2006-03-21 00:00:00.0 1986-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Candy tra.2707740 340000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2707740&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2707740&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2707742&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Wed, 1 Jan 1986 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 2707742 tra.2707742 Cameo art.6487 0.99 Word Up alb.112633 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/1/0/1080172_170x170.jpg 2006-03-21 00:00:00.0 1986-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Don't Be Lonely tra.2707742 320000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2707742&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2707742&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1889945&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 1889945 tra.1889945 Cameo art.6487 0.99 The Best Of Cameo alb.220029 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/2/2/1082278_170x170.jpg 1993-05-18 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Shake Your Pants tra.1889945 263000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1889945&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1889945&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2111232&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Thu, 1 Jan 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 2111232 tra.2111232 Cameo art.6487 1.29 Pure Funk alb.301421 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/3/3/1323333_170x170.jpg 1998-05-05 00:00:00.0 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Word Up tra.2111232 259000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2111232&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2111232&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2710393&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 2710393 tra.2710393 Cameo art.6487 0.99 We All Know Who We Are alb.112536 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/2/2/1082299_170x170.jpg 1998-05-19 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Stand Up tra.2710393 213000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2710393&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2710393&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3059852&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 3059852 tra.3059852 Cameo art.6487 0.99 Anthology alb.112484 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/9/1109025_170x170.jpg 2002-06-18 00:00:00.0 2002-06-18 00:00:00.0 true Feel Me tra.3059852 369000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3059852&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3059852&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839024&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 2839024 tra.2839024 Cameo art.6487 0.99 Anthology alb.112484 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/9/1109025_170x170.jpg 2002-06-18 00:00:00.0 2002-06-18 00:00:00.0 true She's Strange tra.2839024 432000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839024&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839024&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2716853&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 1 Jan 1980 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 2716853 tra.2716853 Cameo art.6487 0.99 Cameosis alb.212818 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/7/1/0/1080173_170x170.jpg 1993-04-06 00:00:00.0 1980-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Shake Your Pants tra.2716853 384000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2716853&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2716853&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.551126&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 19 May 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 551126 tra.551126 Cameo art.6487 0.99 The Ballads Collection alb.165098 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/0/0/1230071_170x170.jpg 1998-05-19 00:00:00.0 1998-05-19 00:00:00.0 true Feel Me tra.551126 371000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.551126&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.551126&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.551131&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 19 May 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cameo on Rhapsody Online 551131 tra.551131 Cameo art.6487 0.99 The Ballads Collection alb.165098 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/0/0/1230071_170x170.jpg 1998-05-19 00:00:00.0 1998-05-19 00:00:00.0 true Why Have I Lost You - (version 2) tra.551131 314000 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http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/2/2/1082299_170x170.jpg 1998-05-19 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true It's Serious tra.2710395 485000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2710395&variant=play&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2710395&variant=data&rws=%2Fcameo%2Ftop-tracks.rss