Cameo - In the Face of Funk

Today Marks The 31st Anniversary of Cameo's 16th Studio Album "In the Face of Funk" Originally Released October 18, 1994.

In the Face of Funk is the sixteenth studio album by New York City funk band Cameo, released in 1994 on Way 2 Funky Records.

The album peaked at #83 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

The album released two singles "Slyde" and "You Are My Love".

"Slyde" peaked at #57 Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

 "Slyde" is a remake of Dayton Ohio's funk band Slave's classic song "Slide". They slowed the tempo down a bit and kicked things off with The Ohio Players classic horns of the classic songs "Skin Tight."

"You Are My Love" reached #99 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

The album "In the Face of Funk" was their first album of newly written material since 1992's Emotional Violence.

Apart from two new studio tracks on the 1996 live album, Nasty, Cameo did not release another album of new material until 2000.

Track-listing:

1. In the Face of Funk

2. Slyde

3. You Are My Love

4. Desire

5. Don't Say It's Over

6. BSU

7. The Man

8. A Special Love

9. We Can Make It Happen

10. Where

By Romie Rome for Musique Funkology.©