Alligator Woman is a 1982 album by the American funk band Cameo, released by Casablanca Records. It is the group's eighth studio album, and the first released after group leader Larry Blackmon reduced the band from 11 members to 5 (himself, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant, Charlie Singleton, and Gregory Johnson (who would leave the band prior to their next album). Alligator Woman combined Cameo’s traditional funk with elements of rock and new wave, and was the band’s fifth consecutive album to be certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. The cover artwork model is the Canadian singer/model Vanity (Denise Matthews).
After years of releasing albums which had more in common with P-Funk and Rick James, this record sees Cameo exploring Prince's new wave-edged sound, along with going down from 11 to 5 members. Tracks like "Soul Army" retain much of the personality from the previous albums, though. Another decent effort.
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