Chameleon

~ Recording by Herbie Hancock

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
  • US1973-10-13
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)PC 32731
1.1Chameleon15:41Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
  • US1973-10-13
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)KC 32731
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)SOPL 238
1.1Chameleon15:41Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CQ 32731
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 32731
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
  • AU1992-05-04
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)471239 2
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)471239 2, COL 471239 2
1.1Chameleon15:43Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
  • US1994-05-04
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 47478
1.4Chameleon?:??Herbie HancockThe Real Birth of FusionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1996-08-05
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)484145 2
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
  • US1997-03-25
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 65123
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
  • JP1997-10-22
Sony Records (Japanese imprint)SRCS 9339
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65123
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65123
1.1Chameleon15:36Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
  • JP1999-07-01
SME Records (Japanese imprint – not equivalent to “Sony Music Entertainment”)SRGS 4510
1.1Chameleon15:42Herbie HancockThe Best of Herbie Hancock: The Hits!Herbie HancockAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1999-10-18
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 65963
1.1Chameleon15:42Herbie HancockThe Best of Herbie Hancock: The Hits!Herbie HancockAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-02-08
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65963
1.6Chameleon15:42Herbie HancockKen Burns Jazz: Herbie HancockHerbie HancockAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-11-07
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 61446
1.6Chameleon15:42Herbie HancockThe Definitive (Ken Burns Jazz)Herbie HancockAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-11-07
2.5Chameleon15:42Herbie HancockJazz Legends: Drum ’n’ BassVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Jazz504293 9
4.1Chameleon15:41Herbie HancockThe Herbie Hancock BoxHerbie HancockAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C4K 90928
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
  • US2004-02-02
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CH 65123
2.1Chameleon15:38Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
  • US2004-02-02
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CH 65123
1.1Chameleon15:41Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
  • -2004-07-26
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.9Chameleon15:41Herbie HancockThe Essential Herbie HancockHerbie HancockAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-02-28
  • DE2006-06-23
  • AU2006-08-05
  • XE2006
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)82796 94593 2
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
  • JP2007-09-19
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP 10073
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
  • -2007
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697127682, CK65123
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88697269991
1.1Chameleon15:41Herbie HancockHeadhuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88697392181
20.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockThe Perfect Jazz CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2010-06-28
  • GB2010-11-01
Sony Jazz, Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697720092, 886977200922-01, 886977200922-02, 886977200922-03, 886977200922-04, 886977200922-05, 886977200922-06, 886977200922-07, 886977200922-08, 886977200922-09, 886977200922-10, 886977200922-11, 886977200922-12, 886977200922-13, 886977200922-14, 886977200922-15, 886977200922-16, 886977200922-17, 886977200922-18, 886977200922-19, 886977200922-20, 886977200922-21, 886977200922-22, 886977200922-23, 886977200922-24, 886977200922-25
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697843472
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead Hunters (96kHz/24bit)Herbie HancockAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
2.1Chameleon15:42Herbie HancockThe Complete Columbia Album Collection: 1972–1988Herbie HancockAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2013-11-08
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697724082
1.1Chameleon15:41Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
Analogue ProductionsAPJ 084
2.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
Analogue ProductionsCAPJ 084 SA
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
Analogue ProductionsCAPJ 084 SA
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
  • JP2020-09-09
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICJ 10014
2.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
  • JP2020-09-09
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICJ 10014
1.1Chameleon15:41Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.1Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
1.1Chameleon15:41Herbie HancockHead HuntersHerbie HancockAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)065123
Bootleg
2.15Chameleon15:45Herbie HancockJazz From A to Z, Part 1Various ArtistsOther + Compilation
  • -2013
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)

Relationships

producer:Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
David Rubinson
agogô, balafon, cabasa, congas, gankogui, percussion [beer bottle], percussion [log drum], shekere, surdo, tambourine and whistle:Bill Summers (in 1973-09)
alto flute, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:Bennie Maupin (in 1973-09)
bass, electric bass guitar and marímbula:Paul Jackson (jazz bassist) (in 1973-09)
clavinet, Rhodes piano and synthesizer:Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1973-09)
drums (drum set):Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (in 1973-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1973)
recorded at:Different Fur Studios in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1973-09)
Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1973-09)
sampled by:Cellphone’s Dead by Beck (alt rock, multi-instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
Dr. Knockboot (explicit) by Nas (US rapper)
Money on My Brain by Kool G Rap
Words of Wisdom by 2Pac (US rapper)
recording of:Chameleon (in 1973-09)

Related works

Chameleon

composer:Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Paul Jackson (jazz bassist)
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
Bennie Maupin
referred to in medleys:Stevie Wonder Herbie Hancock Mashup
has revision:Chameleon (Urbanator version)
music quoted in:Groupie Luv (explicit)