Rafael Cameron
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| Also known as | Rafael Cameron |
| Born | 1951 Georgetown, Guyana |
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | R&B Post-disco Boogie Funk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1980– |
| Labels | Salsoul |
Rafael Cameron (born 1951)[1] is a Guyanese American singer-songwriter best known for his boogie song "Boogie's Gonna Get Ya", which was remixed by François Kevorkian. His most successful single in his career was, however, "Magic Of You (Like The Way)"/"Get It Off".
His albums and singles were produced by Randy Muller of Skyy.[2]
In 1980, Cameron was signed to a prominent disco and post-disco label Salsoul Records. He recorded three albums in total, which all entered the Billboard pop and R&B charts. All of his work was mostly written by Randy Muller and the Cameron himself. His most successful work include singles like "Let's Get It Off" (Club #17), "Magic of You" (R&B #16) and "Funtown U.S.A." (Club #55).[1] [3]
| Year | Album | Chart positions [1] |
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UK | |||
| 1980 | Cameron | 67 | 18 | — | Salsoul |
| 1981 | Cameron's in Love | 101 | 29 | — | |
| 1982 | Cameron All the Way | — | 43 | — | |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart. | |||||
| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||||||
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US Dance |
UK | |||||
| 1980 | "Funkdown" | — | 33 | — | — | |||
| "Let's Get It Off" | — | — | 17 | — | ||||
| "Magic of You" | — | 16 | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | "Boogie's Gonna Get Ya'" | — | 53 | — | — | |||
| "Feelin's" | — | 67 | — | — | ||||
| "Funtown U.S.A." | — | 21 | 55 | — | ||||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart | ||||||||
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