Ugly Ego

Ugly Ego
Ugly Ego
Studio album by Cameo
Released	September 25, 1978
Recorded	1977–1978
Studio	Music Farm Studios, New York City; Burbank Studios, Burbank, California
Label	Chocolate City
Producer	Larry Blackmon
Cameo chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Ugly Ego is the third studio album by American funk band Cameo, released in September 1978.^[2]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks composed by Larry Blackmon, except where noted

"I'll Be with You" – 4:23
"Insane" – 5:01
"Give Love a Chance" – 4:50 (lyrics: Blackmon; music: Anthony Lockett)
"I Want You" – 4:09
"Ugly Ego" – 4:53 (Blackmon, lyrics: Tomi Jenkins)
"Anything You Wanna Do" – 3:32 (Blackmon, music: Eric Durham)
"Friend to Me" – 5:13 (Blackmon, lyrics: Zelda Black)
"Two of Us" – 4:32

Personnel[edit]

Larry Blackmon – lead vocals, drums, percussion
Gregory Johnson – keyboards, piano, vocals
Gary Dow – bass guitar
Anthony Lockett – guitar, vocals
Eric Durham – guitar
Arnett Leftenant – saxophone
Nathan Leftenant – trumpet
Tomi Jenkins, Wayne Cooper – vocals

Charts[edit]

Chart (1978)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	86
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	16

Singles[edit]

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
Title	Year	US R&B ^[5]	US Dance ^[6]
"Give Love a Chance"	1979	76	—
"Insane"	1979	17	—

References[edit]

^ "Ugly Ego Review by Rob Theakston". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
^ "Cameo celebrates 22 years of funk". New Pittsburgh Courier. 12 May 1999. p. B3.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

External links[edit]

Ugly Ego at Discogs (list of releases)

[AM-1] "Ugly Ego Review by Rob Theakston". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2024.

[2] "Cameo celebrates 22 years of funk". New Pittsburgh Courier. 12 May 1999. p. B3.

[ac_Billboard200_Cameo-3] "Cameo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Cameo-4] "Cameo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

[bsi-5] "Cameo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

[dsi-6] "Cameo Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

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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) 12" Collection and More (1999) 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" "Attack Me with Your Love" "Word Up!" "Candy" "Back and Forth" "I Want It Now" "Loverboy"
Related	Discography