Secret Omen Explained

Secret Omen
Type:	Album
Artist:	Cameo
Cover:	Cameo-secret.jpg
Recorded:	1978–1979
Studio:	H&L Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Funk
Length:	37:41
Label:	Chocolate City
Producer:	Larry Blackmon
Prev Title:	Ugly Ego
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	Cameosis
Next Year:	1980

Secret Omen is the fourth studio album by American funk band Cameo, released in June 1979. It was their first of nine albums, and the first of five consecutive albums to be certified gold in the US for sales of over 500,000 copies.

Track listing

1. "Energy" – 4:21 (Larry Blackmon)
2. "I Just Want to Be" – 5:16 (Larry Blackmon, Gregory Johnson)
3. "Find My Way" – 9:18 (Johnny Melfi)
4. "Macho" – 5:04 (Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant)
5. "The Rock" – 3:56 (Larry Blackmon)
6. "Sparkle" – 4:49 (Larry Blackmon, Anthony Lockett)
7. "New York" – 4:57 (Larry Blackmon, Anthony Lockett, Aaron Mills)

Personnel

• Larry Blackmon – lead vocals, drums, percussion
• Gregory Johnson – keyboards, piano, vocals
• Aaron Mills – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
• Damon Mendes – percussion
• Anthony Lockett – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, percussion, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Fred Wells – guitar
• Randy Stern – keyboards
• Arnett Leftenant – tenor saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
• Nathan Leftenant, Arthur Young – trumpet
• Carl Harleston – trombone
• Seldon Powell, George Marge – flute
• Angel Allende – conga
• Tomi Jenkins, Wayne Cooper – vocals
• Irving Spice's Strings – strings

Charts

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		US R&B ^[1]	US Dance ^[2]
"I Just Want to Be"	1979	3	52
"Sparkle"	1980	10	—

Notes and References

1. Cameo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) . . May 4, 2024.
2. Cameo Chart History (Dance Club Songs) . . May 4, 2024.