Strip (The Chameleons album)

2000 studio album by the Chameleons

Strip

Studio album by

the Chameleons

Released| 1 May 2000
Studio| Suite 16, Rochdale, England
Label| Paradiso
Producer|

* The Chameleons
* Jonathan Barrett
* Shan Hira

The Chameleons chronology
| Tony Fletcher Walked on Water.... La La La La La-La La-La-La
(1990)  | Strip
(2000)  | Why Call It Anything
(2001)

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Strip is the first acoustic album and fourth studio album overall by English rock band the Chameleons. It was released 1 May 2000 on record label Paradiso, following the band's reformation that year.[1] It consists of acoustic arrangements of the Chameleons' previously released songs.

## Release

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Strip was released 1 May 2000 on record label Paradiso.[2]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]

AllMusic wrote that the album "[doesn't] so much retread its golden oldies for the umpteenth time as recast them completely as modern ideas".[3]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by the Chameleons (Mark Burgess, Dave Fielding, Reg Smithies and John Lever).

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Less Than Human"| 4:01
2.| "Nathan's Phase"| 3:36
3.| "Here Today"| 4:46
4.| "Soul in Isolation"| 8:21
5.| "Pleasure and Pain"| 4:49
6.| "Paradiso"| 5:17
7.| "Caution"| 7:21
8.| "On the Beach"| 4:34
9.| "Road to San Remo"| 1:05
10.| "Indian"| 4:17

## Personnel

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The Chameleons

* Mark Burgess – bass, vocals, 12-string guitar
* Reg Smithies – guitars, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, percussion
* Dave Fielding – acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, harmonica, didgeridoo

Technical

* The Chameleons – production
* Mark Burgess – liner notes
* Jonathan Barrett – production, engineering
* Shan Hira – production, engineering
* Nimbus – mastering
* Reg Smithies – sleeve artwork

## References

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1. ^ Larkin, Colin (2000). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 282\. ISBN 0195313739.
2. ^ "The Chameleons – Releases". The Chameleons. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
3. ^ a b Rabid, Jack. "Strip – The Chameleons UK | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2013.

## External links

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* Liner notes
* Strip at Discogs (list of releases)

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The Chameleons

* Mark Burgess
* Reg Smithies
* Chris Oliver
* Stephen Rice

* Dave Fielding
* John Lever
* Brian Schofield
* Martin Jackson
* Kwasi Asante

Studio albums|

* Script of the Bridge
* What Does Anything Mean? Basically
* Strange Times
* Strip
* Why Call It Anything
* This Never Ending Now

EPs|

* Tony Fletcher Walked on Water.... La La La La La-La La-La-La

Related|

* The Sun and the Moon

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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