Absent Friends

~ Release by The Divine Comedy (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

# Title Rating Length
  CD 1
11 Charmed Life
4:39
22 Sticks and Stones
4:48
33 Leaving Today
4:19
44 Come Home Billy Bird
4:07
55 My Imaginary Friend
2:44
66 The Wreck of the Beautiful
4:57
77 Our Mutual Friend
5:59
88 The Happy Goth
3:37
99 Freedom Road
3:56
1010 Laika's Theme
3:07
1111 Absent Friends
3:42

Relationships

additional congas:
Crispin Robinson (tracks 4, 8)
additional double bass / contrabass / acoustic upright bass:
Simon Little (track 8)
additional drums:
Miggy Barradas (tracks 1, 4, 8)
additional percussion:
Rob Farrer (tracks 3–4, 6–8, 11)
additional plucked string instruments:
Joby Talbot (track 9)
composer:
Neil Hannon (tracks 1, 3–11)
flute:
Nick Cartledge (track 8)
guest accordion:
Yann Tiersen (track 2)
guest background vocals:
Lauren Laverne (track 4)
guest vocals:
Lauren Laverne (track 4)
horn:
Matt Gunner (track 9)
lyricist:
Neil Hannon (tracks 1, 3–9, 11)
mixer:
Nigel Godrich (tracks 1, 3–11)
performer:
Neil Hannon (tracks 1, 3–11)
producer:
Neil Hannon (tracks 1, 3–11)
recorded by:
Guy Massey (tracks 1, 3–11)
violin:
Everton Nelson (track 10)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. (tracks 1, 3–11)
recording of:
Absent Friends (track 11)
Charmed Life (track 1)
Come Home Billy Bird (track 4)
Freedom Road (track 9)
Laika's Theme (track 10)
Leaving Today (track 3)
My Imaginary Friend (track 5)
Our Mutual Friend (track 7)
The Happy Goth (track 8)
The Wreck of the Beautiful (track 6)