This Never Ending Now

This Never Ending Now is the second acoustic album and sixth and final studio album overall by English post-punk band the Chameleons, released 1 September 2002 on record label Paradiso. It consists of acoustic reworkings of songs from their early albums and singles as well as featuring a cover of David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream".[1]

This Never Ending Now
Studio album by
Released1 September 2002
LabelParadiso
Producer
  • The Chameleons
  • John Delf
The Chameleons chronology
Why Call It Anything
(2001)
This Never Ending Now
(2002)

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
musicOMH(favourable)[3]
StylusB[4]

This Never Ending Now was released on 1 September 2002 by record label Paradiso.

Ned Raggett of AllMusic called it "another lovely alternate visit into some of the band's strongest songs old and new".[2] musicOMH was generally favourable, writing "while this is an essential purchase for any fan, it also makes a good introduction for the uninitiated."[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mark Burgess; all music is composed by The Chameleons (Burgess, Dave Fielding, John Lever and Reg Smithies), except as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Fan and the Bellows" 3:32
2."Tears" 5:37
3."Intrigue in Tangiers" 5:27
4."Is It Any Wonder?" 5:17
5."Seriocity" 3:13
6."Swamp Thing" 5:24
7."All Around" 4:10
8."Second Skin" 7:48
9."Home Is Where the Heart Is" 5:05
10."Miracles and Wonders"The Chameleons, Kwasi Asante5:02
11."View from a Hill" 7:01
12."Moonage Daydream" (David Bowie cover)Bowie5:56

Personnel

The Chameleons
  • Mark Burgess – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, production, liner notes
  • Dave Fielding – guitar, keyboard, harmonica, backing vocals, production
  • John Lever – drums, percussion
  • Reg Smithies – guitar, backing vocals
Additional personnel
  • Kwasi Asante – additional vocals
  • Natalie – backing vocals
Technical

References

  1. "The Chameleons – Releases". The Chameleons. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  2. Raggett, Ned. "This Never Ending Now – The Chameleons UK | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  3. Murphy, John (4 November 2002). "The Chameleons – This Never Ending Now | Album Reviews | musicOMH". musicOMH. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  4. Parrish, Peter (22 April 2004). "The Chameleons – This Never Ending Now – Review – Stylus Magazine". Stylus. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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