Chameleon (Labelle album)

Chameleon is the sixth album by American singing trio Labelle. Though Patti LaBelle's autobiography Don't Block The Blessings revealed that LaBelle planned a follow-up to Chameleon entitled Shaman, the album never materialized. The trio would not release another new recording until 2008's Back to Now. The final album was moderately successful peaking at #94 at the Pop charts and #21 on the R&B charts. Only two singles made the charts which were "Get You Somebody New" which peaked at #50 on the Pop charts and their memorable song "Isn't It A Shame" which peaked at #18 on the R&B charts. "Isn't It A Shame" was later sampled by Nelly on his 2004 hit, "My Place", which featured Jaheim.

Chameleon
Studio album by
Labelle
ReleasedJune 17, 1976
RecordedWally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California
GenreFunk rock, soul
Length50:12
LabelEpic
ProducerDavid Rubinson & Friends Inc., in association with Vicki Wickham
Labelle chronology
Phoenix
(1975)		 Chameleon
(1976)		 Back To Now
(2008)
Singles from Chameleon
  1. "Isn't It a Shame"
    Released: June 17, 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB–[2]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nona Hendryx; except where indicated

  1. "Get You Somebody New" (Joe Crane) (6:10)
  2. "Come into My Life" (6:44)
  3. "Isn't It a Shame" (Randy Edelman) (7:58)
  4. "Who's Watching the Watcher?" (4:15)
  5. "Chameleon" (5:15)
  6. "Gypsy Moths" (5:00)
  7. "A Man in a Trenchcoat (Voodoo)" (7:49)
  8. "Going Down Makes Me Shiver" (7:07)

Personnel

Basic song arrangements for Nona Hendryx material were: LaBelle, James "Budd" Ellison, Eddie Martinez and Rev. Batts

References
  1. Lytle, Craig. "Labelle: Chameleon". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Rose, Frank (October 7, 1976). "Chameleon". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone.
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