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Word Up!

1986 · via Cameo

Cameo’s 1986 recording of “Word Up!” is the earliest release on file. Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins of Cameo are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Gun (released 1994), Korn (released 2004) and Little Mix (released 2014), among 108 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Cameo – Word Up!
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Blackmon and Jenkins built "Word Up!" for Cameo, and it turned out sturdy enough that Korn took it on, and so did Little Mix and Melanie C. Spin the Cameo, then hear how far the same song can travel.

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Credited writers: Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1986.

Other recordings on file · first release year

108 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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