Chameleon (Labelle album)

Chameleon
Studio album by Labelle
Released	June 17, 1976
Recorded	Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California
Genre	Funk[1][2] disco[3] doo-wop[2] hard rock[2] Latin[2]
Length	50:12
Label	Epic
Producer	David Rubinson & Friends Inc., in association with Vicki Wickham
Labelle chronology
Phoenix (1975) Chameleon (1976) Back To Now (2008)
Singles from Chameleon
"Isn't It a Shame" Released: June 17, 1976

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−[1]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[3]

Chameleon is the sixth album by the 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.

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)

• Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, Sarah Dash - vocals
• James Ellison - piano, keyboards, synthesizer
• David Rubinson, Tom Coster - synthesizer
• Eddie Martinez, Ray Parker Jr., Wah Wah Watson - guitar
• Carmine Rojas - bass guitar
• James Gadson - drums, percussion
• Scott Mathews - drums
• José Chepitó Áreas, Leon Chancler - percussion
• Emilio Castillo, Lenny Pickett - tenor saxophone
• Stephen Kupka - baritone saxophone
• Kurt McGettrick - bass saxophone
• Fred Catero, David Rubinson - engineers

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