Never Say Never: The First 20 Years

Never Say Never: The First 20 Years
Box set by The Choir
Released	June 13, 2001
Recorded	Various
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	6:51:05
Label	Galaxy21
Producer	Various
The Choir chronology
Live at Cornerstone 2000: Unplugged (2000) Never Say Never: The First 20 Years (2001) 3-Song "Rough Mix" New Song Sampler (2005)

Never Say Never: The First 20 Years is the first boxed set from Christian alternative rock band The Choir, released in 2001.

Recording history

Track listing

Disc 1: Voices in Shadows / Shades of Gray

All songs written by Youth Choir.

1. "Someone's Calling" – 4:21
2. "Wounds of a Young Heart" – 2:38
3. "Dreams" – 3:48
4. "Another Heart" – 3:32
5. "Why Are All the Children Crying" – 4:31
6. "Another World" – 3:54
7. "Here in the Night" – 4:17
8. "Alright Tonight" – 2:54
9. "Anyone But You" – 3:34
10. "A Million Years" – 3:41
11. "Fade Into You" – 3:58
12. "15 Doors" – 3:05
13. "More Than Words" – 2:36
14. "Tears Don't Fall" – 4:02
15. "All Night Long" – 5:01

Disc 2: Diamonds and Rain

All lyrics written by Steve Hindalong. All music composed by Derri Daugherty, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Fear Only You" (Music by Daugherty, Tim Chandler) – 3:53
2. "Render Love" (Music by Charlie Peacock) – 4:46
3. "All That is You" (Music by Daugherty, Chandler) – 3:27
4. "Black Cloud" (Music by Hindalong, Peacock) – 3:41
5. "I Painted Mercy" (Music by Daugherty, Peacock) – 4:16
6. "Kingston Road" (Lyrics and music by Peacock) – 3:40
7. "Listen to Her Eyes" – 3:22
8. "(You Do That) Triangle" – 3:18
9. "Love Falls Down" – 3:14
10. "When the Morning Comes" – 4:27

Disc 3: Chase the Kangaroo

All lyrics written by Steve Hindalong. All music composed by Derri Daugherty, Tim Chandler and Hindalong, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Consider" – 4:07
2. "Children of Time" – 5:09
3. "Clouds" (Music by Daugherty, Steve Griffith) – 7:00
4. "Sad Face" – 7:14
5. "Cain" (Music by Daugherty, Griffith) – 5:18
6. "The Rifleman" – 3:43
7. "Look Out (For Your Own)" – 3:28
8. "Everybody in the Band" (Music by Hindalong) – 1:35
9. "So Far Away" (Music by Daugherty) – 5:06
10. "Kangaroo" (Music by Daugherty) – 4:09

Disc 4: Wide-Eyed Wonder

All lyrics by Steve Hindalong. All music by Derri Daugherty and Hindalong, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Someone To Hold On To" (Music by Daugherty, Hindalong, Tim Chandler) – 3:50
2. "To Cover You" – 2:31
3. "Robin Had a Dream" (Music by Robin Spurs, Hindalong) – 4:17
4. "Spin You Around" (Music by Daugherty, Hindalong, Chandler) – 4:11
5. "When She Sees Me" – 4:11
6. "Wide Eyed Wonder" – 3:35
7. "Happy Fool" – 3:29
8. "Car, Etc." (Music by Daugherty, Hindalong, Chandler) – 6:17
9. "Behind That Locked Door" (Lyrics and music by George Harrison) – 3:02
10. "To Bid Farewell" – 4:38
11. "Car, Cont." – 1:03

Disc 5: Circle Slide

All lyrics by Steve Hindalong. All music by Derri Daugherty and Hindalong.

1. "Circle Slide" – 7:23
2. "If I Had a Yard" – 4:16
3. "A Sentimental Song" – 5:01
4. "Merciful Eyes" – 4:55
5. "Tear for Tear" – 1:20
6. "About Love" – 4:03
7. "Blue Skies" – 4:04
8. "Laugh Loop" – 1:46
9. "Restore My Soul" – 6:34

Disc 6: Kissers and Killers / Speckled Bird

All lyrics by Steve Hindalong. All music by Derri Daugherty unless otherwise noted.

1. "Gripped" – 4:20
2. "Amazing" – 3:46
3. "Kissers and Killers" (Lyrics by Hindalong, Tim Chandler; Music by Daugherty, Hindalong, Chandler) – 2:57
4. "Weather Girl" (Music by Daugherty, Hindalong, Chandler, Dan Michaels) – 5:51
5. "Yellow Skies" – 3:43
6. "Grace" – 3:08
7. "Let the Sky Fall" (Music by Hindalong) – 3:36
8. "Love Your Mind" (Music by Daugherty, Chandler, Hindalong) – 5:12
9. "Speckled Bird" (Music by Daugherty, Tim Chandler, Hindalong) – 3:44
10. "Yellow Skies" – 3:49
11. "Like a Cloud" (Music by Daugherty, Hindalong) – 2:06
12. "Gripped" – 4:20
13. "Weather Girl" (Music by Daugherty, Hindalong, Chandler, Dan Michaels) – 6:19
14. "Wilderness" – 4:03
15. "Never More True" (Music by Chandler, Daugherty, Hindalong) – 3:27
16. "Spring" (Music by Chandler, Daugherty, Hindalong) – 3:55
17. "Grace" – 3:06
18. "Amazing" – 3:40
19. "Love Your Mind" (Music by Daugherty, Chandler, Hindalong) – 5:24
20. "Kissers and Killers" (Lyrics by Hindalong, Chandler; Music by Daugherty, Hindalong, Chandler) – 2:55

Disc 7: Free Flying Soul

All lyrics by Steve Hindalong. All music by Derri Daugherty, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Salamander" (Music by Daugherty, Hindalong) – 3:24
2. "Polar Boy" (Music by Daugherty, Tim Chandler, Hindalong) – 4:34
3. "Sled Dog" (Music by Daugherty, Hindalong, Chandler) – 3:00
4. "Away with the Swine" – 3:01
5. "The Ocean" – 4:16
6. "If You're Listening" – 5:40
7. "The Chicken" (Music by Chandler, Daugherty, Hindalong) – 6:26
8. "Slow Spin" (Music by Chandler, Hindalong) – 1:48
9. "Leprechaun" (Music by Chandler, Hindalong) – 2:47
10. "Yellow-Haired Monkeys" (Music by Daugherty, Hindalong) – 1:29
11. "Butterfly" – 4:05
12. "The Warbler" (Music by Hindalong) – 4:07

Disc 8: Nevermind the Extras

1. "Follow Me" – 4:08
2. "Noon 'Til Whenever" – 3:10
3. "It's So Wonderful" – 1:54
4. "Here in the Night" – 3:40
5. "I Can't Take It" – 2:09
6. "Another World" – 3:50
7. "Tears Don't Fall" – 3:52
8. "All Night Long" – 5:18
9. "We Should Be Dancing" – 3:07
10. "Wilderness" – 4:12
11. "Mommy's in the Circus" – 1:00
12. "More Than Words" – 3:32
13. "Reveal" – 5:05
14. "Tip of My Tongue " – 4:41
15. "Winnipesaukee" – 4:43
16. "Everybody Suffers" – 3:56
17. "All the World to Me" – 2:11
18. "What is the Cherry Bomb?" – 4:41
19. "Rifleman (Voices)" – 0:45

Personnel

The Choir

Disc 1 (Shades of Gray), 2, 3, 6, 7, 8

• Derri Daugherty - Lead vocals, guitars
• Steve Hindalong - Drums, percussion, vocals
• Tim Chandler - Bass guitar, vocals
• Dan Michaels - Saxophone, lyricon

Disc 1 (Voices in Shadows)

• Derri Daugherty - Lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar
• Steve Hindalong - Drums, percussion
• Mike Sauerbrey - Bass guitar, vocals

Disc four

• Derri Daugherty - Lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar
• Steve Hindalong - Drums, percussion
• Robin Spurs - Bass guitar, vocals
• Dan Michaels - Saxophone, lyricon

Disc five

• Derri Daugherty - Lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar
• Steve Hindalong - Drums, percussion
• Dan Michaels - Saxophone, lyricon

Additional musicians

Discs 1-7

• Disc 1 - See Voices in Shadows and Shades of Gray
• Disc 2 - See Diamonds and Rain
• Disc 3 - See Chase the Kangaroo
• Disc 4 - See Wide-Eyed Wonder
• Disc 5 - See Circle Slide
• Disc 6 - See Kissers and Killers and Speckled Bird
• Disc 7 - See Free Flying Soul

Disc eight

to come

Production

Discs 1-7

• Disc 1 - See Voices in Shadows and Shades of Gray
• Disc 2 - See Diamonds and Rain
• Disc 3 - See Chase the Kangaroo
• Disc 4 - See Wide-Eyed Wonder
• Disc 5 - See Circle Slide
• Disc 6 - See Kissers and Killers and Speckled Bird
• Disc 7 - See Free Flying Soul

Disc eight

to come

Special Thanks

Special thanks to the kind souls who lent their expertise to this project. Dave Hackbarth, Mike Sauerbrey, Tom Willett, Andy Prickett, Dinah Kotthoff, John J. Thompson, Brian Healy, Brian Martin, Brian Quincy Newcomb, Randy Peters, Rob Gray, Mike Rohlinger, Thom Gladhill, Dan Raymond, Eric Townsend, Jason Townsend, Dave Aubin, Jeremy Ladan, Karen Gamble and especially the ridiculously organized Stephanie Green, who shall now be dubbed "3-Ring Green."

Thanks to all the wives who truly understood the concept. Nancy Hindalong, Marlei Daugherty, Lisa Michaels, Maria Chandler, Michelle Palmer, and Traci Conant.