Word Up!

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A1	Word Up Written-By – L. Blackmon*, T. Jenkins*	4:15
A2	Candy Written-By – L. Blackmon*, T. Jenkins*	5:32
A3	Back And Forth Written-By – K. Kendrick*, L. Blackmon*, N. Leftenant*, T. Jenkins*	6:30
B1	Don't Be Lonely Written-By – K. Kendrick*, N. Leftenant*, T. Jenkins*, W. Morris*	5:12
B2	She's Mine Written-By – A. Matthews*, L. Blackmon*, N. Leftenant*	4:34
B3	Fast, Fierce & Funny Written-By – L. Blackmon*, N. Leftenant*, T. Jenkins*	4:07
B4	You Can Have The World Written-By – L. Blackmon*, N. Leftenant*, T. Jenkins*	4:36

Companies, etc.

• Marketed By – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Produced For – Atlanta Artists Productions
• Produced For – Atlanta Artists Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Recorded At – Quad Recording Studios
• Recorded At – Counterpoint Studios
• Recorded At – Power Station
• Recorded At – Sound Ideas Studios
• Mixed At – Quad Recording Studios
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Distributed By – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Crispin Cloe*
• Arranged By [Horns, Vocals] – Cameo
• Arranged By [Horns, Vocals], Backing Vocals, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Producer, Lead Vocals – Larry Blackmon
• Art Direction – Bill Levy
• Backing Vocals – Nathan Leftenant, Willie Morris
• Backing Vocals, Bass, Guitar – Michael Burnett
• Backing Vocals, Guitar – Charlie Singleton
• Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals – Tomi Jenkins
• Backing Vocals, Saxophone – Melvin Wells
• Bass – Aaron Mills
• Coordinator [Direction] – David Krebs, Louis Levin , Steve Leber
• Design – Paula Scher
• Drum Programming – Sammy Merendino
• Engineer – Jerry Soloman*, Larry Alexander, Matthew "Krash" Kasha*, Michel Sauvage
• Engineer [Assistant] – Henry Falco
• Guitar – Patrick Buchanon*
• Keyboards – Bernard Wright, Eric Rehl, Kenni Hairston, Kevin Kendrick, Merv DePeyer*
• Mastered By – José Rodriguez
• Mixed By – Alan Myerson*, David Ogrin*, Eric Calvi, Matthew "Krash" Kasha*
• Other [Clothes] – Jean Paul Gaultier
• Other [Hair, Make-up] – John Dellaria
• Other [Stylist] – Toyce Anderson
• Percussion – Duduka Fonseca*, Giovanni Hidalgo
• Photography By – Chris Callas*
• Programmed By [Synclavier] – Peter Scherer
• Saxophone – Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker
• Tenor Saxophone – Arno Hecht
• Trombone – Robert Funk*
• Trumpet – Paul Litteral

Notes

Reissued post 1988.

Recorded at:
Quad City Recording Studios, N.Y. City
Counter Point Studio, N.Y. City
Power Station Studio, N.Y. City
Sounds Ideas Studio, N.Y. City

Mixed at:
Quad City Recording Studios, N.Y. City
Mastered at:
Sterling Sound, N.Y. City

Uptown Horns:
Crispin Cloe
Robert Funk
Arno Hecht
Paul Litteral
Bernard Wright

℗ © 1986 PolyGram Records, Inc.
Manufactured and marketed by PolyGram Records, Inc., 810 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
830 265-1 M-1, 422-830 265-1 M-1	Cameo	Word Up! ‎(LP, Album)	Atlanta Artists, Atlanta Artists	830 265-1 M-1, 422-830 265-1 M-1	US	1986
830 265-2	Cameo	Word Up! ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Mercury	830 265-2	US	Unknown
830 265-2 M-1, 830 265-2	Cameo	Word Up! ‎(CD, Album)	Mercury, Mercury	830 265-2 M-1, 830 265-2	Europe	1986
R28C-2005	Cameo	Word Up! ‎(LP, Album)	Atlanta Artists, Casablanca	R28C-2005	Japan	1986
830 265-1	Cameo	Word Up ‎(LP, Album)	Mercury, PolyGram Greece	830 265-1	Greece	1986