Sly Fox (band)

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox musical artist Sly Fox was an American dance-pop duo, consisting of P-Funk vocalist Gary "Mudbone" Cooper and Michael Camacho. The duo came to prominence in the mid-1980s with their UK/US top 10 hit single "Let's Go All the Way". They released one studio album of the same name which charted within the US Top 40, and a couple of subsequent singles before breaking up.<ref name="AllMusic">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

The duo was assembled by record producer Ted Currier, and presented as wholesome, clean-living teen idols. Cooper, a funk session musician, had previously been a vocalist with Parliament-Funkadelic and Bootsy's Rubber Band. Camacho was a protégé of David Bowie. The group's touring band included Cooper's former Rubber Band bandmates Frank "Kash" Waddy (drums), Joel "Razor Sharp" Johnson (keyboards), and Flip Cornett (guitar/bass), along with "Bad Boy Troy" Tipton (guitar),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Greg Seay, and current Zapp keyboardist, Gregory Jackson.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Their sole studio album, Let's Go All the Way, was released on Capitol Records in December 1985. The title track became a top 10 hit in both the US and UK in 1986.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">Template:Cite book</ref> The follow-up singles "Como Tu Te Llama", "Stay True" and "Don't Play with Fire" did not perform as well and sold poorly.<ref name="AllMusic"/> The group disbanded in 1988.

In 1989, Sly Fox reformed briefly in Cincinnati, Ohio. With a demo budget from Bill Laswell, the duo recorded four songs, including Cooper's "There's No Place Like Home". The recording sessions included musicians James Ibold (guitarist/producer), Chris Sherman (bass), Casey McKeown (keyboards) and Johnny Miracle (drums). Previously unsettled artistic differences arose between the duo, and they abruptly separated again. Cooper returned to tour with George Clinton, while Camacho headed to Los Angeles to focus on a film career.

Since the dissolution of the group, Cooper has remained involved in the music industry. His most recent studio album, 2006's Fresh Mud, was a collaboration with Dave Stewart that combined blues and rap. Camacho has concentrated on acting, directing, and singing. He released the solo studio album Just for You in 2007.<ref name="AllMusic"/> He is also a proprietor of a well-known jazz lounge and bar in New York City and has started a funk band named the Funky Foxes.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions
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1985	Let's Go All the Way	31	34

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Let's Go All the Way
		US Pop <ref name="VF"/>	US R&B <ref name="VF"/>	US Dance <ref name="VF">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>		UK <ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/><ref name="UK">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1985	"Let's Go All the Way"	7	57	—	3
1986	"Como Tu Te Llama"	―	―	13	—
	"Stay True"	94	—	―	―
	"Don't Play with Fire"	―	―	―	―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

See also

• Bootsy Collins
• Maceo Parker

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