Machismo (album)

Machismo
Machismo
Studio album by Cameo
Released	October 17, 1988
Recorded	1987–1988
Genre	Funk
Length	44:56
Label	Atlanta Artists
Producer	Larry Blackmon
Cameo chronology

Machismo is the funk group Cameo's 1988 follow up to their album Word Up!. It includes the hits "You Make Me Work" and "Skin I'm In". The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard R&B chart, No. 56 on the Billboard 200 Pop Albums chart, and No. 86 on the UK albums chart. It was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Los Angeles Times	^[2]
Chicago Tribune	(favourable)^[3]

Chris Heim of the Chicago Tribune placed Machismo at No. 6 on his list of the top 10 albums of 1988.^[4]

Track listing

"You Make Me Work" – 6:08
"I Like the World" – 6:14
"Promiscuous" – 4:33
"In the Night" – (with Miles Davis) – 4:43
"Skin I'm In" – 6:25
"Pretty Girls" – 4:59
"Honey" – 2:07
"Soul Tightened" – 4:39
"DKWIG" – 4:37

Personnel

Backing vocals – Charlie Singleton, Larry Blackmon, Michael Burnett, Nathan Leftenant, Tomi Jenkins, Willie Morris
Bass guitar – Aaron Mills, Kenny Burke, Larry Blackmon, Michael Burnett
Drum programming – Merv De Peyer, Sammy Merendino
Drums – Larry Blackmon
Guitar – Charlie Singleton, Jean Beauvoir, Lenny Williams, Little Steven, Mike Dino Campbell
Horn – Uptown Horns
Keyboards – Bernard Wright, Eric Rehl, Kevin Kendricks, Merv De Peyer, Randy Stern
Lead vocals – Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins
Percussion – Larry Blackmon
Producer – Larry Blackmon
Saxophone – Arnett Leftenant, Dave Tofani, Kenny Garrett, Maceo Parker, Michael Brecker
Trombone – Fred Wesley
Trumpet – Alan Rubin, Randy Brecker, Miles Davis
Recording engineer – Craig Vogel^[5]

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1988	US Billboard Top Soul Albums	10^[6]
	US Billboard 200	56
	UK Pop Albums	83

Singles

"You Make Me Work" – released September 1988
"Skin I'm In" – released December 1988
"Pretty Girls" - released May 1989

References

^ ^a ^b Henderson, Alex. "Cameo: Machismo". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
^ ^a ^b Hochman, Steve (October 16, 1988). "Cameo Communalism". Los Angeles Times.
^ Heim, Chris (December 9, 1988). "FLEETWOOD MAC'S 'GREATEST HITS' IS SUITABLE TIME TRAVEL". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
^ Heim, Chris (January 6, 1988). "A YEAR WITHOUT TREND LEFT ROOM FOR ADVENTURE". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
^ Cameo: Machismo. Atlanta Artists. 1988.
^ "Cameo: Machismo (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.

[AM-1] Henderson, Alex. "Cameo: Machismo". allmusic.com. Allmusic.

[LAT-2] Hochman, Steve (October 16, 1988). "Cameo Communalism". Los Angeles Times.

[3] Heim, Chris (December 9, 1988). "FLEETWOOD MAC'S 'GREATEST HITS' IS SUITABLE TIME TRAVEL". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.

[4] Heim, Chris (January 6, 1988). "A YEAR WITHOUT TREND LEFT ROOM FOR ADVENTURE". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.

[Album-5] Cameo: Machismo. Atlanta Artists. 1988.

[6] "Cameo: Machismo (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.

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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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