Strange Times (The Chameleons album)

Strange Times
Studio album by
the Chameleons
Released1 September 1986
Recorded1986
StudioJacob's Studio, (Ridgeway House, Farnham), Surrey, England
Genre
Length52:09
LabelGeffen
ProducerDavid M. Allen
The Chameleons chronology
What Does Anything Mean? Basically
(1985) 		Strange Times
(1986) 		Tony Fletcher Walked on Water.... La La La La La-La La-La-La
(1990)
Singles from Strange Times
  1. "Tears"
    Released: 16 June 1986
  2. "Swamp Thing"
    Released: 1 September 1986

Strange Times is the third studio album by English rock band the Chameleons. It was released on 1 September 1986 in the United Kingdom, and on 29 September 1986 in the United States, by Geffen Records. Initial copies of the North American vinyl release included a bonus LP featuring six non-album tracks, which would later be included as bonus tracks on the CD release in 1993. Two singles were released from the album: "Tears" and "Swamp Thing".

Strange Times was met with largely positive reviews, with Post-Punk.com calling the album one of 100 essential dream pop releases and stating, "the Manchester quartet's third record is arguably their dreamiest, trading in much of their early angst while swinging for the fences with a tremendous collection of songs."[3]

Strange Times and the follow-up EP Tony Fletcher Walked on Water (recorded in 1987 and released in 1990) would be the band's final studio releases for nearly 15 years, as tensions within the group caused a breakup that saw the band members pursue other projects.

  1. ^ "Strange Times -The Chameleons". Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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  3. ^ Deserto, Frank (2018). "Definitive Dreaminess: 100 Essential Dream Pop Releases". Retrieved 30 September 2022.