| Real Men... Wear Black | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Cameo |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | June 11, 1990 |
| Recorded: | 1989–1990 |
| Length: | 40:35 |
| Label: | Atlanta Artists/Polygram Records |
| Producer: | Larry Blackmon |
| Prev Title: | Machismo |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | Emotional Violence |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
Real Men... Wear Black is a studio album by the funk group Cameo released in 1990 on Atlanta Artists/Mercury Records.[1] The album reached No. 18 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[2]
Jon Pareles of the New York Times stated that "Larry Blackmon's cracked nasal voice keeps the band funny and unpretentious, especially when kicking up its well honed midtempo funk". Allmusic gave the album a three out of five star rating. Chris Heim of the Chicago Tribune noted that Real Men is another solid example of Cameo`s approach to the sound" of "black rock." Don Waller of the Los Angeles Times also proclaimed "using a krazee-quilt combination of synthetic/organic keyboards ‘n’ hipshot! percussion, greazy basslines and goofbawl vocals, (heavy on the minor sevenths), Cameo rolls back the rug for a wall-to-off-the-wall dance party".
I Want It Now reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart.[3] Close Quarters also reached No. 38 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart.[4]
Photography By – David Vance
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 84 |
| US Top R&B Albums (Billboard) | 18 |