Songs Written by Larry BlackmonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Larry Ernest Blackmon (born May 24, 1956) is an American vocalist and musician, known as the lead singer, founder and frontman of the funk and R&B band Cameo. == Musical career == Starting the band "East Coast", Blackmon formed the "New York City Players" as a complement to the Ohio Players. Having to rename the group because of a conflict, Blackmon later called the group Cameo. Blackmon lived in Harlem and played drums on several hits for the band Black... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Larry Blackmon first charted in 1977 with Rigor Mortis.The artist placed 8 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 15 UK Top‑75 entries, including 3 Top‑10 placements.On US Dance the artist achieved 4 Top‑10s, 1 of which went to number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 16 Top‑10s, 4 of which went to number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Word Up - #2: Loverboy - #3: Candy - #4: Back and Forth - #5: Word Up!
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  Cameo
1.
01/1977

Rigor Mortis
Cameo

from Cardiac Arrest   Cardiac Arrest
8 pts
103
US


33
R&B






[Chocolate City 005]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick, Nathan Leftenant & Arnett Leftenant
2.
06/1977

Post Mortem
Cameo

from Cardiac Arrest   Cardiac Arrest
1 pts




70
R&B






[Chocolate City 010]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Greg "Doc" Johnson
3.
09/1977

Funk, Funk
Cameo

from Cardiac Arrest   Cardiac Arrest
11 pts
104
US


20
R&B






[Chocolate City 011]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick
4.
02/1978

It's Serious
Cameo

from We All Know Who We Are   We All Know Who We Are
11 pts


29
dance
21
R&B






[Chocolate City 013]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Greg "Doc" Johnson
5.
07/1978

It's Over
Cameo

from We All Know Who We Are   We All Know Who We Are
2 pts




60
R&B






[Chocolate City 014]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick, Tomi Jenkins & Nathan Leftenant
6.
12/1978

Insane
Cameo

from Ugly Ego   Ugly Ego
8 pts




17
R&B






[Chocolate City 016]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick
7.
03/1979

Give Love a Chance
Cameo

from Ugly Ego   Ugly Ego
1 pts




76
R&B






[Chocolate City 018]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Anthony Lockett
8.
06/1979

I Just Want to Be
Cameo

from Secret Omen   Secret Omen
22 pts


52
dance
3
R&B






[Chocolate City 019]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Greg "Doc" Johnson
9.
10/1979

Sparkle
Cameo

from Secret Omen   Secret Omen
11 pts




10
R&B






[Chocolate City 3202]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Anthony Lockett
10.
05/1980

We're Goin' Out Tonight
Cameo

from Cameosis   Cameosis
11 pts




11
R&B






[Chocolate City 3206]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick, Tomi Jenkins & Nathan Leftenant
11.
05/1980

Shake Your Pants
Cameo

from Cameosis   Cameosis
15 pts


57
dance
8
R&B






[Chocolate City 3210]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick
12.
10/1980

Keep It Hot
Cameo

from Feel Me   
21 pts


77
dance
4
R&B






[Chocolate City 3219]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Anthony Lockett
Feel Me
13.
02/1981

Feel Me
Cameo

from Feel Me   
5 pts




27
R&B






[Chocolate City 3222]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Anthony Lockett
14.
05/1981

Freaky Dancin'
Cameo

from Knights of the Sound Table   Knights of the Sound Table
28 pts
102
US
45
dance
3
R&B






[Chocolate City 3225]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Tomi Jenkins
15.
08/1981

I Like It
Cameo

from Knights of the Sound Table   Knights of the Sound Table
6 pts




25
R&B






[Chocolate City 3227]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick, Tommy Campbell & Anthony Lockett
  Charles Earland
16.
02/1982

The Only One
Charles Earland

from Earland's Jam   
2 pts




65
R&B






instrumental
[Columbia 02710]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick
  Cameo
17.
03/1982

Just Be Yourself
Cameo

from Alligator Woman   Alligator Woman
14 pts
101
US


12
R&B






[Chocolate City 3231]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick, Tomi Jenkins & Charlie Singleton
18.
06/1982

Flirt
Cameo

from Alligator Woman   Alligator Woman
11 pts




10
R&B






[Chocolate City 3233]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Tomi Jenkins
19.
09/1982

Alligator Woman
Cameo

from Alligator Woman   Alligator Woman
2 pts




54
R&B






[Chocolate City 3235]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick, Tomi Jenkins & Charlie Singleton
20.
04/1983

Style
Cameo

from Style   
8 pts




14
R&B






[Atlanta Artists 812054]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick, Charlie Singleton, Nathan Leftenant & Tomi Jenkins
21.
08/1983

Slow Movin'
Cameo

from Style   
2 pts




47
R&B






[Atlanta Artists 814077]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick, Charlie Singleton, Nathan Leftenant & Tomi Jenkins
22.
02/1984

She's Strange
Cameo

from She's Strange   She's Strange
67 pts
47
US
25
dance
1
R&B




37
UK
[Atlanta Artists 818384]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant & Charlie Singleton
23.
06/1984

Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck
Cameo

from She's Strange   She's Strange
6 pts




21
R&B






[Atlanta Artists 818870]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant & Charlie Singleton
24.
06/1985

Attack Me with Your Love
Cameo

from Single Life   
33 pts


39
dance
3
R&B




65
UK
[Atlanta Artists 880744]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Kevin Kendricks
Single Life
25.
08/1985

Single Life
Cameo

from Single Life   
88 pts


26
dance
2
R&B




15
UK
[Atlanta Artists 884010]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Tomi Jenkins
26.
12/1985

She's Strange
Cameo

from She's Strange   She's Strange
42 pts










22
UK
R
written by Larry Blackmon greentick, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant & Charlie Singleton
27.
12/1985

A Goodbye
Cameo

from Single Life   
11 pts




76
R&B




65
UK
[Atlanta Artists 884270]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Nathan Leftenant
  Ca$hflow
28.
08/1986

Can't Let Love Pass Us By
Ca$hflow

from Ca$hflow   
6 pts










88
UK
written by Larry Blackmon greentick
  Cameo
Word Up
29.
08/1986

#1  Word Up
Cameo

from Word Up!   Word Up!
320 pts
6
US
1
dance
1
R&B




3
UK
[Atlanta Artists 884933 ]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Tomi Jenkins
Candy
30.
11/1986

#3  Candy
Cameo

from Word Up!   Word Up!
122 pts
21
US
10
dance
1
R&B




27
UK
[Atlanta Artists 888193 ]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Tomi Jenkins
31.
03/1987

#4  Back and Forth
Cameo

from Word Up!   Word Up!
116 pts
50
US
6
dance
3
R&B




11
UK
[Atlanta Artists 888385 ]
written by Kevin Kendrick, Nathan Leftenant, Larry Blackmon greentick & Tomi Jenkins
32.
09/1987

She's Mine
Cameo

from Word Up!   Word Up!
22 pts










35
UK
written by Larry Blackmon greentick, Nathan Leftenant, Antonio Matthews & Ray Malloy
33.
10/1988

You Make Me Work
Cameo

from Machismo   
39 pts
85
US
45
dance
4
R&B




74
UK
[Atlanta Artists 870587 ]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick
34.
12/1988

Skin I'm In
Cameo

from Machismo   
26 pts




5
R&B




79
UK
[Atlanta Artists 872314]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick
35.
06/1989

Pretty Girls
Cameo

from Machismo   
2 pts




52
R&B






[Atlanta Artists 874050]
written by Gregory Mangus & Larry Blackmon greentick
I Want It Now
36.
06/1990

I Want It Now
Cameo

from Real Men ... Wear Black   
17 pts




5
R&B






[Polygram 875588]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick, Robert Smith & Billy Allen
37.
09/1990

Close Quarters
Cameo

from Real Men ... Wear Black   
3 pts




38
R&B






[Polygram 878198]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick, Robert Smith & Billy Allen
38.
02/1992

Emotional Violence
Cameo

from Emotional Violence   Emotional Violence
2 pts




47
R&B






[Reprise 19054]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Tomi Jenkins
39.
05/1992

That Kind of Guy
Cameo

from Emotional Violence   Emotional Violence
2 pts




53
R&B






[Reprise 18926]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Kevin Kendricks
40.
06/1992

Money
Cameo

from Emotional Violence   Emotional Violence
20 pts


4
dance








written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Charlie Singleton
  Gun
Word Up
41.
07/1994

Word Up
Gun

from Swagger   Swagger
101 pts










8
UK
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Tomi Jenkins
  Cameo
42.
12/1994

Slyde
Cameo

from In the Face of Funk   In the Face of Funk
2 pts




57
R&B






[Way 2 Funky 3001]
written by Carter Bradley, Danny Webster, Floyd Miller, Larry Blackmon greentick, Mark Adam, Mark Hicks, Orion Wilhoite, Tom Dozer & Tom Lockett
43.
04/1995

You Are My Love
Cameo

from In the Face of Funk   In the Face of Funk
1 pts




99
R&B






[Way 2 Funky 3005]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick
  MC Hammer
44.
08/1995

Sultry Funk
MC Hammer

from Inside Out   Inside Out
6 pts
102
US


59
R&B






featuring VMF
[Giant 17791]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant, MC Hammer & Steven L. White
  Me & My Cousin
45.
03/1996

Smooth
Me & My Cousin

from International   
1 pts




112
R&B






written by Rhythm D, Kevin Saunders, Bryan Thompson & Larry Blackmon greentick
  Twice [US quatuor]
46.
04/1997

Sparkle
Twice [US quatuor]

1 pts




80
R&B






[Silas/MCA 55256]
written by Anthony Lockett & Larry Blackmon greentick
  8Ball & MJG
47.
08/1997

Just Like Candy
8Ball & MJG

1 pts




71
R&B






[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Suave House album cut]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Tomi Jenkins
  Rampage
48.
12/1997

We Getz Down
Rampage

5 pts
106
US


67
R&B






[Elektra 64137]
written by Charlie Singleton, Larry Blackmon greentick, Nathan Leftenant & Tomi Jenkins
  JD & Da Brat
The Party Continues
49.
02/1998

The Party Continues
JD & Da Brat

from Life in 1472   
45 pts
29
US


14
R&B






[So So Def 78807]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick, Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, Thomas Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant & Charlie Singleton
  Boyz II Men
50.
04/1998

Can't Let Her Go
Boyz II Men

from Evolution   Evolution
48 pts




28
R&B




23
UK
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Motown album cut]
written by Gregory Johnson & Larry Blackmon greentick
  Melanie B
Word Up
51.
07/1999

Word Up
Melanie B

from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me: Music from the Motion Picture   Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me: Music from the Motion Picture
66 pts










14
UK
as Melanie G
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Tomi Jenkins
  Mariah Carey
Loverboy
52.
06/2001

#2  Loverboy
Mariah Carey

from Glitter   Glitter
288 pts
2
US
45
dance
1
R&B




12
UK
featuring Cameo
[Virgin 38791]
written by Mariah Carey, Larry Blackmon greentick & Thomas Jenkins
  Bad Azz
Wrong Idea
53.
07/2001

Wrong Idea
Bad Azz

from Personal Business   Personal Business
1 pts




75
R&B






featuring Snoop Dogg
[Doggy Style album cut]
written by Calvin Broadus, Larry Blackmon greentick & D. Drew
  Tall Tin Box
54.
10/2001

God's Love
Tall Tin Box

8 pts










78
UK
written by Charlie Singleton, Daniele Davoli, Darren Stokes, Larry Blackmon greentick, Lindsay Edwards & Paul Newman
  Mariah Carey
Loverboy
55.
01/2002

Loverboy
Mariah Carey

from Glitter   Glitter
3 pts










112
UK
featuring Cameo
R
written by Mariah Carey, Larry Blackmon greentick & Thomas Jenkins
  Juvenile
Bounce Back
56.
05/2004

Bounce Back
Juvenile

from Juve the Great   Juve the Great
1 pts




85
R&B






featuring Baby
[Cash Money 002612]
written by Terius Gray, Byron Thomas & Larry Blackmon greentick
  Korn
Word Up!
57.
09/2004

Word Up!
Korn

from Greatest Hits, Vol. 1   Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
20 pts
123
US




16
rock
17
alt.


[album cut]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Tomi Jenkins
  M.O.N.E.Y. & The Currency Click
58.
03/2005

Everyday Love
M.O.N.E.Y. & The Currency Click

1 pts




81
R&B






[Talking Drum 74407]
written by M. Totty, B. Williams, Larry Blackmon greentick & Kevin Kendrick
  Little Mix
Word Up!
59.
03/2014

#5  Word Up!
Little Mix

114 pts










6
UK
[Sport Relief 2014]
written by Larry Blackmon greentick & Tomi Jenkins
  Beyoncé
Before I Let Go
60.
05/2019

Before I Let Go
Beyoncé

from Homecoming: The Live Album   
19 pts
65
US








77
UK
live
[Darkroom]
written by Frankie Beverly, Larry Blackmon greentick, Tomi Jenkins, Beyoncé & Jerome Temple


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