Absent Friends

~ Release by The Divine Comedy (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Absent Friends recording engineer: Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) producer: Neil Hannon mixer: Nigel Godrich (English record producer) additional percussion: Rob Farrer (percussionist) performer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. recording of: Absent Friends lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it) and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.	5	?:??
2	Sticks & Stones recording engineer: Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) producer: Neil Hannon mixer: Nigel Godrich (English record producer) additional membranophone: Miggy Barradas guest accordion: Yann Tiersen performer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. recording of: Sticks & Stones lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it) and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.		?:??
3	Leaving Today recording engineer: Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) producer: Neil Hannon mixer: Nigel Godrich (English record producer) additional percussion: Rob Farrer (percussionist) performer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. recording of: Leaving Today lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it) and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.		?:??
4	Come Home Billy Bird recording engineer: Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) producer: Neil Hannon mixer: Nigel Godrich (English record producer) additional congas: Crispin Robinson additional membranophone: Miggy Barradas additional percussion: Rob Farrer (percussionist) guest background vocals and guest vocals: Lauren Laverne (radio presenter) performer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. recording of: Come Home Billy Bird lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it) and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.	3.3	?:??
5	My Imaginary Friend recording engineer: Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) producer: Neil Hannon mixer: Nigel Godrich (English record producer) performer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. recording of: My Imaginary Friend lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd.		?:??
6	The Wreck of the Beautiful recording engineer: Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) producer: Neil Hannon mixer: Nigel Godrich (English record producer) additional percussion: Rob Farrer (percussionist) performer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. recording of: The Wreck of the Beautiful lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)		?:??
7	Our Mutual Friend recording engineer: Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) producer: Neil Hannon mixer: Nigel Godrich (English record producer) additional percussion: Rob Farrer (percussionist) performer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. recording of: Our Mutual Friend lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it) and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.	4.2	?:??
8	The Happy Goth recording engineer: Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) producer: Neil Hannon mixer: Nigel Godrich (English record producer) additional congas: Crispin Robinson additional double bass: Simon Little (English bassist) additional membranophone: Miggy Barradas additional percussion: Rob Farrer (percussionist) flute: Nick Cartledge performer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. recording of: The Happy Goth lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it) and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.		?:??
9	Freedom Road recording engineer: Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) producer: Neil Hannon mixer: Nigel Godrich (English record producer) additional plucked string instruments: Joby Talbot (English score composer) horn: Matt Gunner performer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. recording of: Freedom Road lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)		?:??
10	Laika’s Theme recording engineer: Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) producer: Neil Hannon mixer: Nigel Godrich (English record producer) violin: Everton Nelson (violinist) performer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. recording of: Laika’s Theme composer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd.	3.65	?:??
11	Charmed Life recording engineer: Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) producer: Neil Hannon mixer: Nigel Godrich (English record producer) additional membranophone: Miggy Barradas performer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. recording of: Charmed Life lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it) and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.		?:??

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/3139696 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Absent Friends Come Home Billy Bird
included in:	Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time: Thirty Years of the Divine Comedy

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/43777 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/The-divine-comedy/Absent-friends [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fnhj [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-divine-comedy/absent-friends/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/86384/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Absent_Friends/98905 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000331570 [info]
Wikidata:	Q2822020 [info]
discography entry:	https://www.last.fm/music/The+Divine+Comedy/Absent+Friends [info]

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Barcode:: 067003036320
Format:: CD

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Nettwerk America
0 6700 30363 2 0

Release events

United States
2004-05-04

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