Alligator Woman

Alligator Woman
Alligator Woman
Studio album by Cameo
Released	March 22, 1982
Recorded	1981
Studio	Cheshire Sound Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	Funk
Length	30:12
Label	Chocolate City
Producer	Larry Blackmon
Cameo chronology
Singles from Alligator Woman
	"Flirt"; Released: February 6, 1982; "Alligator Woman"; Released: March 10, 1982;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Village Voice	B^[2]

Alligator Woman is a 1982 album by the American funk band Cameo, released by Casablanca Records. It is the group's eighth studio album, and the first released after group leader Larry Blackmon reduced the band from 11 members to 5 (himself, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant, Charlie Singleton, and Gregory Johnson (who would leave the band prior to their next album). Alligator Woman combined Cameo's traditional funk with elements of rock and new wave, and was the band's fifth consecutive album to be certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.^[1] The cover artwork model is the Canadian singer/model Vanity (Denise Matthews).^[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Be Yourself"	Charlie Singleton, Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins	4:06
2.	"Soul Army"	Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins	4:13
3.	"Flirt"	Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins	4:15
4.	"Enjoy Your Life"	Larry Blackmon	4:33
Total length:			17:07

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Alligator Woman"	Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Charlie Singleton	3:42
6.	"Secrets of Time"	Tomi Jenkins, Larry Blackmon, Charlie Singleton	2:52
7.	"I Owe It All to You"	Larry Blackmon	2:52
8.	"For You"	Charlie Singleton	3:39
Total length:			13:05

Personnel

Cameo

Larry Blackmon – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
Tomi Jenkins – lead and backing vocals
Gregory B. Johnson – Fender Rhodes, Moog synthesizer, bells, backing vocals
Charlie Singleton – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, lead guitars
Nathan Leftenant – trumpet, backing vocals, horn arrangements

Additional musicians

Kevin Kendricks – Fender Rhodes, Minimoog, Prophet-5, Roland Jupiter-8
Randy Stern – Yamaha CS-80
Michael Burnett – bass guitar
Webster Jackson – saxophones
Lloyd Oby – trombone, backing vocals
Stacey Cole – trumpet
Walter Perry – trumpet
Tina Jackson – backing vocals
Anita Robinson – backing vocals
Vickie Smith – backing vocals
Sheila Weaver – backing vocals

Production

Larry Blackmon – producer, mixing
Tom Race – engineer, mixing
Jack Skinner – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
Bob Heimall – art direction
Bill Levy – art direction
Mo Ström – design
Anthony Barboza – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	23
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	29

References

^ a b c AllMusic review
^ Christgau, Robert (August 31, 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
^ "Funk pioneers Cameo start residency in Las Vegas, working on new album". New Pittsburgh Courier. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

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[AM-1] AllMusic review

[2] Christgau, Robert (August 31, 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 12, 2016.

[3] "Funk pioneers Cameo start residency in Las Vegas, working on new album". New Pittsburgh Courier. Retrieved January 4, 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_Cameo-4] "Cameo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Cameo-5] "Cameo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

[6] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

v t e Cameo
Larry Blackmon Anthony Lockett Aaron Mills Tomi Jenkins Charlie Singleton Jeryl Bright Michael Burnett Thomas Campbell Wayne Cooper Merve de Peyer Gary Dow Eric Durham Gregory Johnson Kurt Jeter John Kellogg Kevin Kendrick Arnett Leftenant Nathan Leftenant Damon Mendes Stephen Moore William Morris Eric Nelson Jeff Nelson William Revis Charles Sampson Robert L. Smith Billy Allen Jr Melvin Wells Gregory B. Johnson
Studio albums	Cardiac Arrest (1977) We All Know Who We Are (1978) Ugly Ego (1978) Secret Omen (1979) Cameosis (1980) Feel Me (1980) Knights of the Sound Table (1981) Alligator Woman (1982) Style (1983) She's Strange (1984) Single Life (1985) Word Up! (1986) Machismo (1988) Real Men... Wear Black (1990) Emotional Violence (1991) In the Face of Funk (1994) Sexy Sweet Thing (2000)
Live albums	Nasty (1996) Live: Word Up (1998) Original Artist Hit List (2003) Nasty, Live & Funky (2007) Word Up! Greatest Hits – Live (2007) Keep It Hot (2007)
Compilation albums	Shake Your Pants (1992) The Best of Cameo (1993) The Best of Cameo, Volume 2 (1996) Best of Cameo (1998) The Ballads Collection (1998) Greatest Hits (1998) Anthology/Gold (2002/2005) Classic Cameo (2003) The Best of Cameo (2004) The Definitive Collection (2006)
Singles	"Rigor Mortis" "Shake Your Pants" "She's Strange" "Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck" "Attack Me with Your Love" "Word Up!" "Candy" "Back and Forth" "I Want It Now" "Loverboy"
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