Chimera (Bill Nelson album)

Chimera
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1983
RecordedAutumn 1982
Studio
  • The Garden, London
  • Riverside, London
  • Alfa Studio "A", Tokyo
GenreSynth-pop
Length27:31
LabelMercury
ProducerBill Nelson
Bill Nelson chronology
Flaming Desire and Other Passions
(1982)
Chimera
(1983)
Dancing on a Knife's Edge
(1983)
Bill Nelson studio album chronology
The Love That Whirls (Diary of a Thinking Heart)
(1982)
Chimera
(1983)
Savage Gestures for Charms Sake
(1983)
Singles from Chimera
  1. "Acceleration (Remix)"
    Released: August 1984

Chimera is the fourth studio album by English musician Bill Nelson. The album was released in May 1983 and was self-produced. Consisting of six tracks with a total length below thirty minutes, it has often been categorized as a mini album. Notable musicians Yukihiro Takahashi and Mick Karn made guest appearances.

It is the final in a trilogy of albums with Mercury Records, including Quit Dreaming and Get on the Beam (1981) and The Love That Whirls (Diary of a Thinking Heart) (1982). It reached no. 30 in the UK albums chart.