Rafael Cameron (born 1951) 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.Production notes on Rafael Cameron's albums/singles. Courtesy of Salsoul.
Career In 1980, Cameron was signed to a prominent funk 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).
Studio albums Year Album Chart positions Record label US USR&B UK 1980 Cameron 67 18 — Salsoul 1981 Cameron's in Love 101 29 —1982 Cameron All the Way — 43 —1997 I'm New In Christ Jesus — — —Noremac Productions2003 Right Off The Pages Vol.1 — — —Self-released2004 Unto Us A Child Is Born — — —2008 Tributes — — — "—" denotes the album failed to chart.
Singles Year Single Chart positions US USR&B USDance UK1980"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
Other singles 1982: "Desires" (Salsoul-SG 373) 1982: "Shake It Down" (Salsoul-S7 7035) - R&B #81 1981: "All That's Good To Me" (Salsoul-SALT 10) - UK release only 1981: "Daisy" (Salsoul-SG 355)
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