- Chameleon (The Four Seasons album)
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Chameleon Studio album by The Four Seasons Released May 1972 Recorded 1972 Genre Pop-rock Length 33:33 Label Mowest Producer Bob Gaudio The Four Seasons chronology Half & Half
(1970)Chameleon
(1972)Who Loves You
(1975)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Chameleon is a 1972 album by The Four Seasons notable for being their only album recorded for Motown. The album met with limited success in the US; no single was even issued from the album in America. "The Night", however, met with success in the UK and peaked at No. 7 in 1975, becoming a Northern Soul mainstay.[2]
Contents
Track listing
Track Song Time 1 "A New Beginning (Prelude)" 1:21 2 "Sun Country" 4:07 3 "You're a Song (That I Can't Sing)" 3:11 4 "The Night" 3:22 5 "A New Beginning" 4:45 6 "When the Morning Comes" 4:37 7 "Poor Fool" 4:20 8 "Touch the Rainchild" 4:22 9 "Love Isn't Here (Like it Used to Be)" 3:44 Non Album Singles
The following singles were recorded during the band's tenure at Motown; none of these appeared on Chameleon. Some, however, turned up on Frankie Valli's 1975 solo album Inside You.[3]
Walk On, Don't Look Back - MoWest 5026
How Come?/Life and Breath - Motown 1255
Hickory/Charisma - Motown 1288
You've Got Your Troubles/Listen to Yesterday - Motown 1251
The Scalawag Song (And I Will Love You) - Motown 1279
Legacy and Current Availability
Although reception at the time of release was lukewarm, opinions today from both fans and critics are very positive.[4] Noted for the distinctive Motown sound combined with the sounds of the Four Seasons, the album's "slick pop production values" made for a unique album in their catalog.[5] Unavailable on Compact Disc until 2008, the compilation Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons: The Motown Years finally made this album, Frankie Valli's Inside You, and non album singles accessible to a new audience on a 2 disc set.
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Chin, Brain. Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons: The Motown Years, Liner Notes (2008)
- ^ Chin, Brain. Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons: The Motown Years, Liner Notes (2008)
- ^ "Motown Anthology Reviews". The Four Seasons UK Appreciation Society. http://www.seasonally.co.uk/News52pdfs/MotownAnthologyReviews.pdf. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ Lindsay Planer. "Allmusic". Chameleon. http://allmusic.com/album/chameleon-r38013/review. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
Categories:- 1972 albums
- The Four Seasons albums
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