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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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| 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]
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 |
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