Strip (The Chameleons album)

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.

Strip
Studio album by
Released1 May 2000
StudioSuite 16, Rochdale, England
LabelParadiso
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)

Release

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

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.TitleLength
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.
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