Chameleon (British band)
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| Chameleon | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | United Kingdom | |
| Years active | 1989 – present | |
| Members | ||
| Nigel Hess Olive Simpson Lindsay John Jeremy Taylor Michael Dore David Beavan |
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Chameleon were a vocal group founded in 1989 by Ivor Novello Award-winning composer Nigel Hess[1], and featuring former Swingle Singers member Olive Simpson (soprano), Lindsay John (alto), Jeremy Taylor (tenor), Michael Dore (baritone) and David Beavan (bass). They were best known for performing the theme tunes to several British television programmes, and for there cover versions of popular folk music.
Chameleon's debut album Saylon Dola won the Music Retailers Association award for "Best MOR Vocal Album" and was re-issued on 13 June 2005 to celebrate the group's 15th anniversary[2]. The title track, Saylon Dola, was covered on The Voice by Russell Watson and Máire Brennan in 2001.
[edit] Saylon Dola: track listing
- Saylon Dola
- Long Long Ago
- Sona Mia Han
- An Affair In Mind
- Shona Tu
- Unay Garm
- Rosheen Du
- Sereg Anna
- The Water Is Wide
- Willow Song
- Summer Night On The Water
- Tu Sherrin So
- She Moved Through the Fair
- Bell Tune
- Lulla Loel
- The Meeting of the Waters
- Carmina Valles
In addition, early promotional versions of Saylon Dola contained an eighteenth track called "Maigret"
[edit] Trivia
- Saylon Dola was used as the theme tune to Central TV's The One Game[3]
- Willow Song was written for the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Othello
- Rosheen Du was used as the theme tune to Anglia Television's Chimera[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Nigel Hess CV — Myra Music, 2007
- ^ Saylon Dola, Chameleon — Cube Soundtracks, Bucks Music Group Ltd, 2005
- ^ a b Chameleon : Olive Simpson recalls the making of the album — Bucks Music Group Ltd, 2004
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