Chameleon Days
{{distinguish|text="Chameleon Day", a song by Talk Talk from the album The Colour of Spring}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Chameleon Days
| type = studio
| artist = Yanni
| cover = Yanni-Chameleon Days.png
| alt =
| released = August 30, 1988
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Instrumental, new-age
| length = 42:45
| label = Private Music
| producer = Yanni
| prev_title = Out of Silence
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = Niki Nana
| next_year = 1989
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000201614|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic]
}}
Chameleon Days is the fourth studio album by Greek keyboardist and composer Yanni, released on the Private Music label in 1988. It peaked at #2 on Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart in the same year.{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000201614|pure_url=yes}}|title=Chart history for Chameleon Days|work=AllMusic|accessdate=2015-06-14 }} Its corresponding concert tour was the 1988 Concert Series.
The liner notes dedicate the album to Anna Kalliani.{{cite AV media notes |title=Chameleon Days|others=Yanni |year=1988|type= CD liner|publisher=Private Music}}
Background
On his new album, Chameleon Days, Yanni reveals a more upbeat, playful and high-spirited side to his nature than many of his fans may be familiar with. "I tried on this album to incorporate instrumental sounds familiar to anybody. I used a lot of acoustic piano, synth harmonica, whistle and other sounds to get away from the coldness of pure synthesizer", says Yanni.{{cite book|title = Yanni Live in Concert program (Gammage Center at ASU in Tempe, Arizona, USA)|date=1988-11-10}} Acoustic percussionist, Charlie Adams, joins Yanni on several pieces, adding a more natural dimension. Yanni's trademark symphonic scope is very apparent on Chameleon Days, as is the intensity of feeling that marked his previous two albums on Private Music.
Album
=Track listing=
{{Track listing
| title1 = Swept Away
| length1 = 4:41
| title2 = Marching Season
| length2 = 5:34
| title3 = Chasing Shadows
| length3 = 5:42
| title4 = The Rain Must Fall
| length4 = 4:36
| title5 = Days of Summer
| length5 = 4:22
| title6 = Reflections of Passion
| length6 = 4:31
| note6 = later the title selection for Yanni's sixth album
| title7 = Walkabout
| length7 = 4:32
| title8 = Everglade Run
| length8 = 5:03
| title9 = A Word in Private
| length9 = 3:43
}}
=Personnel=
- All music composed and produced by Yanni
- Charlie Adams – Acoustic, Electronic Drums & Percussion
=Production=
- Chameleon Days was recorded in its entirety on keyboards at Yanni's home studio on the 3324 Sony 24-track Digital Recorder
- Engineered by: Yanni
- Assistant Engineer: Charlie Adams
- Mastered by: Chris Bellman
- Technical Support: John Tesh
- Technical Advisor: Jerry Steckling
- Photography: Phillip Dixon
- Art Direction & Design: Norman Moore
1988 Concert Series
=Dates=
October – December 1988
=Cities=
6 cities
=Set list=
Selections from Keys to Imagination, Out of Silence, and Chameleon Days.
=Band=
- Charlie Adams – drums
- John Tesh – keyboards
- Joyce Imbesi – keyboards
=Production=
ASASU/ASU Events and SRO Productions
=Tour dates=
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! width="100"| Date ! width="110"| City ! width="110"| Country ! width="200"| Venue |
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| October 20, 1988
|rowspan="6"|United States |
| October 28, 1988 |
| November 6, 1988 |
| November 10, 1988 |
| November 19, 1988 |
| December 2, 1988 |
In popular culture
- NBC Sports used "Everglade Run" for the closing credits of their Super Bowl XXIII coverage.
- CBS Sports used "Marching Season" for their "Dream Season" promos in 1990. NBC Sports also used "Marching Season" for the pregame intro for Super Bowl XXIII.
- CBS Sports used "Chasing Shadows" for their Daytona 500 starting grids in 1989, 1992, and 1994.
- NBA Hardwood Classics used "Swept Away" in "Come Fly With Me (1989)".
References
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External links
- [http://www.yanni.com/ Official Website]
- {{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000201614|label=Chameleon Days}}
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