Chameleon is a 1972 album by The Four Seasons notable for being their only album recorded for Motown. The album met with limited success in the US; no single was even issued from the album in America. "The Night", however, met with success in the UK and peaked at No. 7 in 1975, becoming a Northern Soul

Northern soul

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Track listing

Track	Song	Time
1	"A New Beginning (Prelude)"	1:21
2	"Sun Country"	4:07
3	"You're a Song (That I Can't Sing)"	3:11
4	"The Night"	3:22
5	"A New Beginning"	4:45
6	"When the Morning Comes"	4:37
7	"Poor Fool"	4:20
8	"Touch the Rainchild"	4:22
9	"Love Isn't Here (Like it Used to Be)"	3:44

Non Album Singles

The following singles were recorded during the band's tenure at Motown; none of these appeared on Chameleon. Some, however, turned up on Frankie Valli's 1975 solo album Inside You.

Walk On, Don't Look Back - MoWest 5026

How Come?/Life and Breath - Motown 1255

Hickory/Charisma - Motown 1288

You've Got Your Troubles/Listen to Yesterday - Motown 1251

The Scalawag Song (And I Will Love You) - Motown 1279

Legacy and Current Availability

Although reception at the time of release was lukewarm, opinions today from both fans and critics are very positive. Noted for the distinctive Motown sound combined with the sounds of the Four Seasons, the album's "slick pop production values" made for a unique album in their catalog. Unavailable on Compact Disc until 2008, the compilation Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons: The Motown Years finally made this album, Frankie Valli's Inside You, and non album singles accessible to a new audience on a 2 disc set.