Alligator Woman

1982 studio album by Cameo

Alligator Woman

Studio album by

Cameo

Released

March 22, 1982

Genre

Funk^[1]

Length

30:12

Label

Chocolate City Records

Producer

Larry Blackmon

Cameo chronology

Knights of the Sound Table
(1981)

Alligator Woman
(1982)

Style
(1983)

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. ^[3] The cover artwork model is the Canadian singer/model Vanity (Denise Matthews).^[4]

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

Backing vocals - Charlie Singleton, Gregory Johnson, Larry Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant, Tomi Jenkins
Bass guitar - Michael Burnett
Drums, percussion - Larry Blackmon
Guitar - Charlie Singleton
Keyboards - Charlie Singleton, Gregory Johnson, Kevin Kendricks, Randy Stern
Lead vocals - Charlie Singleton, Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins
Mixed by - Larry Blackmon, Tom Race
Producer - Larry Blackmon
Trumpet - Nathan Leftenant

Charts

Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	29

Singles

"Be Yourself"
"Flirt"
"Alligator Woman"

References

^ ^a ^b AllMusic
^ Christgau, Robert (August 31, 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
^ "Cameo– Alligator Woman". Discogs. 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- Hanson, Amy. "Alligator Woman". Allmusic. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- "Cameo Alligator Woman". Youtube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
^ "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.