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
• Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis

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

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.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 422-830265-1 3
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, except STERLING, A2 stamped): 422-830-265-1-A -RCA I STERLING A2
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, except STERLING, A1 stamped): 422-830-265-1-B-RCA I STERLING I A1
• Other (Pressing Plant): 53
• Other (Polygram pressing plant code): 70

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

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