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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{use British English|date=January 2013}}
| Name = Why Call It Anything?
{{Infobox album
| Type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[The Chameleons]]
| name = Why Call It Anything
| Cover = Whycallitanything.jpg
| type = studio
| Released = July 1, 2001
| artist = [[the Chameleons]]
| cover = Whycallitanything.jpg
| Recorded = September 2000-May 2001
| Genre = [[Post-punk]]
| alt =
| Length =
| released = 1 July 2001
| recorded = September 2000 – May 2001
| Label = [[Artful Records|Artful]], [[Cleopatra Records|Cleopatra]]
| Producer = [[David M. Allen]]
| venue =
| Reviews =
| studio =
| genre =
*[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r542439|pure_url=yes}} link]
| length = 56:33
|
| label = Artful
| Last album = ''[[Strange Times (The Chameleons album)|Strange Times]]''<br/>(1985)
| producer = {{flatlist|
| This album = '''''Why Call It Anything?'''''<br/>(2001)
* The Chameleons
| Next album = ''[[This Never Ending Now]]''<br/>(2002)
* [[David M. Allen]]
}}
}}
| prev_title = [[Strip (The Chameleons album)|Strip]]
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = [[This Never Ending Now]]
| next_year = 2002
}}
{{album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/why-call-it-anything-mw0000218358 |title=''Why Call It Anything?'' – The Chameleons UK : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic |last=Raggett |first=Ned |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |last=Ecclestone |first=Danny |date=1 August 2001 |title=Why Call It Anything? |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |url=http://www.thechameleons.com/press/index.php?article=39 |accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}

'''''Why Call It Anything''''' is the fourth and final album of original material and fifth studio album overall by English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[the Chameleons]]. It was recorded from 2000 to 2001 and released 1 July 2001 on record label Artful. The album marked their first and only release of all-new material since the 1990 EP ''[[Tony Fletcher Walked on Water.... La La La La La-La La-La-La]]''.

== Background ==
''Why Call It Anything'' was recorded from September 2000 to May 2001 at Chapel Studios, Arc Studios and Woodbine Studios.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Why Call It Anything |others=[[The Chameleons]] |year=2001 |publisher=Artful Records |url=http://www.discogs.com/Chameleons-Why-Call-It-Anything/release/387206 |accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' wrote, "''Why Call It Anything'' proved to be a stunning reaffirmation of the brilliance of this unsung band".<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Larkin |editor-first=Colin |year=2000 |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |page=282 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=0195313739}}</ref>

== Track listing ==

{{track listing
| all_lyrics = [[Mark Burgess (musician)|Mark Burgess]], with additional lyrics by Kwasi Asante
| all_music = the Chameleons (Burgess, Dave Fielding, John Lever and Reg Smithies)
| title1 = Shades
| length1 = 4:56
| title2 = Anyone Alive?
| length2 = 5:36
| title3 = Indiana
| length3 = 5:22
| title4 = Lufthansa
| length4 = 5:58
| title5 = Truth Isn't Truth Anymore
| length5 = 6:20
| title6 = All Around
| length6 = 5:33
| title7 = Dangerous Land
| length7 = 5:53
| title8 = Music in the Womb
| length8 = 4:36
| title9 = Miracles and Wonders
| length9 = 9:13
| title10 = Are You Still There?
| length10 = 3:06
}}

== Personnel ==
; The Chameleons
* [[Mark Burgess (musician)|Mark Burgess]] – bass, lead vocals
* Reg Smithies – guitars, backing vocals
* Dave Fielding – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
* John Lever – drums, backing vocals

; Additional personnel
* Kwasi Asante – additional vocals, additional percussion

; Technical
* The Chameleons – [[Record producer|production]]
* [[David M. Allen]] – production, [[audio engineering|engineering]], [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* John Rivers – engineering, mixing, [[audio mastering|mastering]]
* Ewan Davies – engineering

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{Discogs master|10448|type=album}}


{{The Chameleons}}
'''''Why Call It Anything?''''' is a post-punk album by [[The Chameleons]]. Released 01 July 2001 on [[Artful Records]], it is their only album of all-new material since ''[[Strange Times (The Chameleons album)|Strange Times]]'' in 1986.


{{Authority control}}
==Track listing==
All songs written by [[Mark Burgess (musician)|Mark Burgess]], Dave Fielding, John Lever, and Reg Smithies.
#"Shades"
#"Anyone Alive?"
#"Indiana"
#"Lufthansa"
#"Truth Isn't Truth Anymore"
#"All Around"
#"Dangerous Land"
#"Music in the Womb"
#"Miracles and Wonders"
#"Are You Still There?"


[[Category:2001 albums|Why Call it Anything?]]
[[Category:2001 albums]]
[[Category:Chameleons albums|Why Call it Anything?]]
[[Category:The Chameleons albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by David M. Allen]]

Latest revision as of 18:58, 4 May 2023

Why Call It Anything
Studio album by
the Chameleons
Released1 July 2001
RecordedSeptember 2000 – May 2001
Length56:33
LabelArtful
Producer
The Chameleons chronology
Strip
(2000) 		Why Call It Anything
(2001) 		This Never Ending Now
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Q[2]

Why Call It Anything is the fourth and final album of original material and fifth studio album overall by English rock band the Chameleons. It was recorded from 2000 to 2001 and released 1 July 2001 on record label Artful. The album marked their first and only release of all-new material since the 1990 EP Tony Fletcher Walked on Water.... La La La La La-La La-La-La.

Background

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Why Call It Anything was recorded from September 2000 to May 2001 at Chapel Studios, Arc Studios and Woodbine Studios.[3]

Critical reception

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote, "Why Call It Anything proved to be a stunning reaffirmation of the brilliance of this unsung band".[4]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Mark Burgess, with additional lyrics by Kwasi Asante; all music is composed by the Chameleons (Burgess, Dave Fielding, John Lever and Reg Smithies)

No.TitleLength
1."Shades"4:56
2."Anyone Alive?"5:36
3."Indiana"5:22
4."Lufthansa"5:58
5."Truth Isn't Truth Anymore"6:20
6."All Around"5:33
7."Dangerous Land"5:53
8."Music in the Womb"4:36
9."Miracles and Wonders"9:13
10."Are You Still There?"3:06

Personnel

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The Chameleons
  • Mark Burgess – bass, lead vocals
  • Reg Smithies – guitars, backing vocals
  • Dave Fielding – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • John Lever – drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel
  • Kwasi Asante – additional vocals, additional percussion
Technical

References

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  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Why Call It Anything? – The Chameleons UK : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. ^ Ecclestone, Danny (1 August 2001). "Why Call It Anything?". Q. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  3. ^ Why Call It Anything (Media notes). The Chameleons. Artful Records. 2001. Retrieved 16 July 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 282. ISBN 0195313739.
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