This Never Ending Now
This Never Ending Now is the second acoustic album and sixth and final studio album overall by English rock band the Chameleons. It was released on 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]
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| Released | 1 September 2002 | |||
| Label | Paradiso | |||
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Release and reception
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
| musicOMH | (favourable)[3] |
| Stylus | B[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. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 Asante | 5:02 |
| 11. | "View from a Hill" | 7:01 | |
| 12. | "Moonage Daydream" (David Bowie cover) | Bowie | 5:56 |
Personnel
- The Chameleons
- Mark Burgess – bass, vocals, guitars
- Reg Smithies – guitars, backing vocals
- Dave Fielding – guitars, keyboards, harmonica, backing vocals
- John Lever – drums, percussion
- Additional personnel
- Kwasi Asante – additional vocals
- Natalie – backing vocals
- Technical
- Mark Burgess – production, liner notes
- Dave Fielding – production
- John Delf – production, engineering, mixing
References
- "The Chameleons – Releases". The Chameleons. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- Raggett, Ned. "This Never Ending Now – The Chameleons UK | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- Murphy, John (4 November 2002). "The Chameleons – This Never Ending Now | Album Reviews | musicOMH". musicOMH. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- Parrish, Peter (22 April 2004). "The Chameleons – This Never Ending Now – Review – Stylus Magazine". Stylus. Retrieved 3 February 2015.