This Never Ending Now
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{{Infobox album
| name = This Never Ending Now
| type = studio
| artist = the Chameleons
| cover = This Never Ending Now cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1 September 2002
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| genre =
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| label = Paradiso
| producer = {{flatlist|
- The Chameleons
- John Delf
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| prev_title = Why Call It Anything
| prev_year = 2001
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This Never Ending Now is the second acoustic album 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".{{cite web |url=http://www.thechameleons.com/releases/index.php?recording=28 |title=The Chameleons – Releases |website=The Chameleons |accessdate=16 July 2013}}
Release and reception
{{album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/this-never-ending-now-mw0000020692 |title=This Never Ending Now – The Chameleons UK
| rev2 = musicOMH
| rev3 = Stylus
| rev3score = B{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-chameleons/this-never-ending-now.htm |title=The Chameleons – This Never Ending Now – Review – Stylus Magazine |last=Parrish |first=Peter |date=22 April 2004 |website=Stylus |accessdate=3 February 2015}}
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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". musicOMH was generally favourable, writing "while this is an essential purchase for any fan, it also makes a good introduction for the uninitiated."{{cite web |url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/the-chameleons-this-never-ending-now |title=The Chameleons – This Never Ending Now
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_lyrics = Mark Burgess
| all_music = the Chameleons (Burgess, Dave Fielding, John Lever and Reg Smithies), except as noted
| title1 = The Fan and the Bellows
| length1 = 3:32
| title2 = Tears
| length2 = 5:37
| title3 = Intrigue in Tangiers
| length3 = 5:27
| title4 = Is It Any Wonder?
| length4 = 5:17
| title5 = Seriocity
| length5 = 3:13
| title6 = Swamp Thing
| length6 = 5:24
| title7 = All Around
| length7 = 4:10
| title8 = Second Skin
| length8 = 7:48
| title9 = Home Is Where the Heart Is
| length9 = 5:05
| title10 = Miracles and Wonders
| writer10 = The Chameleons, Kwasi Asante
| length10 = 5:02
| title11 = View from a Hill
| length11 = 7:01
| title12 = Moonage Daydream
| note12 = David Bowie cover
| writer12 = Bowie
| length12 = 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
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External links
- [http://www.thechameleons.com/releases/sleevenotes.php?recording=28 Liner notes]
- {{Discogs release|927319}}
{{The Chameleons}}
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