# Single Life

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This article is about the Cameo album. For the 1921 film, see [Single Life (film)](/source/Single_Life_(film)). For similar uses, see [A Single Life](/source/A_Single_Life_(disambiguation)).

***Single Life*** is a 1985 [album](/source/Album) by the [funk](/source/Funk) group [Cameo](/source/Cameo_(band)). The album reached No. 2 on the [Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums](/source/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums) chart and No. 58 on the *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_200)* Pop Albums chart. It contained the hit singles "[Attack Me With Your Love](/source/Attack_Me_With_Your_Love)", which reached No. 3 R&B, and the title track, "Single Life", which reached No. 2 R&B (it also reached No. 15 in the [UK](/source/United_Kingdom) charts). "Urban Warrior" was the group's foray into the emerging [Hip-hop](/source/Hip-hop) scene. The videos for both singles included appearances from popular television soap opera actors and were tied together by a particular storyline; with the title track's video being a continuation of the story that started in the "Attack Me With Your Love" video. The album was Cameo's seventh to be certified Gold by the [RIAA](/source/RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies.

## Personnel

**Cameo**

- Larry Blackmon – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, drums, percussion, arrangements, horn arrangements
- Tomi Jenkins – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Nathan Leftenant – backing vocals, horn arrangements

**Additional musicians**

- Kevin Kendrick – keyboards, synthesizers, bass guitar
- Eric Rehl – keyboards, synthesizers
- [Pat Buchanan](/source/Pat_Buchanan_(musician)) – guitars
- Charlie Singleton – guitars, backing vocals
- Fred Wells – guitars
- Michael Burnett – bass guitar, backing vocals
- [Barry Johnson](/source/Twennynine) – bass guitar
- Sammy Merendino – drum programming
- Roy Leftenant – [timbales](/source/Timbales)
- Melvin Wells – alto saxophone
- Keith O'Quinn – trombone
- [John Gatchell](/source/John_Gatchell) – trumpet
- Dennis Williams – arrangements
- [Barbara Mitchell](/source/High_Inergy) – lead and additional vocals (5)

### Production

- Larry Blackmon – producer, mixing, cover concept
- Dave Ogrin – engineer, mixing
- José Rodriguez – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Bill Levy – art direction
- George Corsillo – design
- [Anthony Barboza](/source/Anthony_Barboza) – photography
- Kenneth Cole – wardrobe
- Christian Kenth – wardrobe
- Leonett – stylist
- Ronald Grant – stylist
- Tony Marshall – hair
- Claleoa Williams – make-up
- Atlanta Artists Management – management

## Charts and certifications

### Weekly charts

Chart (1985) Peak position

### Year-end charts

Chart (1985) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 26

## Singles

- "[Attack Me With Your Love](/source/Attack_Me_With_Your_Love)" - released February 15, 1985
- "Single Life" - released June 7, 1985
- " A Good-Bye" - released Dec. 1985

## References

1. Feely, Marty. "June Hot Album Releases." Billboard 01 June 1985: 74. Print.

1. ["Single Life - Cameo | Songs, Reviews, Credits"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/single-life-mw0000189389). *AllMusic*

1. ["Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1985/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums). *Billboard*. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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