Word Up! is an album by the funk/R&B group Cameo released in 1986. The record made Cameo one of the most successful bands of that decade. Word Up! is an album by the funk/R&B group Cameo released in 1986. The record made Cameo one of the most successful bands of that decade. false 2024-04-02 00:17:16 Word Up! 8 1986 1986-08-29 1986-08-29 35 Contemporary R&B Dance-Pop Electronic Funk New Jack Swing Synth Funk 117497 2176955 943d6062-bc18-4738-9cb1-c0b08c5dcd41 ef4d808a-2113-44c3-9b44-1b31f026ef1e f581620f-2c1d-382a-8c7d-6470c1adf43d /media/data/media4/Music/Cameo/Word Up! (1986)/folder.jpg Cameo AlbumArtist Cameo Artist Cameo Cameo 1 Word Up 04:21 2 Candy 05:39 3 Back and Forth 06:33 4 Don't Be Lonely 05:19 5 She's Mine 04:37 6 Fast, Fierce & Funny 04:09 7 You Can Have the World 04:38 Cameo is an American funk band that formed in 1974. Cameo was initially a 14-member group known as the New York City Players; this name was later changed to Cameo. As of the first half of 2009, some of the original members continued to perform together. Two other original members were hired by the hip hop group Outkast. In 2015, Cameo announced a new residency show at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, opening in March 2016. On February 20, 2019, Larry Blackmon of Cameo announced "El Passo", the first new single from the band in 19 years.