45 REVELATIONS

I can’t rightly say “Candy” is a step up from “Word Up,” but Cameo’s come up with an equally amazing follow-up, and a second Single of the Month. For fully two verses, with a sprawling bassline the only hint that something strange might happen, it appears as if Larry Blackmon & Co.

May 1, 1987
KEN BARNES

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