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 The Chameleons
Released	1 September 2002
Label	Paradiso
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
Source	Rating
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
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 – 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

• John Delf – production, engineering, mixing

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.

External links

• Liner notes
• This Never Ending Now at Discogs