On April 29, 1996, “Setanta” label released “Casanova”, the fourth Divine Comedy (the) studio album. It was June 1995 – January 1996, and was produced by Darren Allison and Neil Hannon.
Personnel:
- Neil Hannon– vocals, bass, guitar, percussion, piano, , Wurlitzer, Hammond organ, tympani, arrangements, art direction
- Darren Allison– drums, percussion, engineer, mixing
- John Allen – celeste, whistle
- Joby Talbot– piano, alto saxophone, orchestration, arrangements, conductor,
- Bryan Mills – bass
- Alex McRonald – flute
- Adrian Roach – oboe
- Titch Walker – trumpet
- Jane Butterfield – trombone
- Robin Hayward – tuba
- Rebecca Hayes – violin
- Yuri Kalnitz – violin
- Emile Chitikov – violin
- Eos Counsell – violin
- Mark Knight– violin
- Alison Fletcher – violin, viola
- Anna Giddey – violin
- Alex Postlethwaite – violin
- Laura Samuel – violin
- Padraic Savage– violin
- Alice Pratley – violin
- Charlotte Glasson – viola
- Ruth Goldstein – cello
- Kathy Brown – cello
- Joe Richards – cello
- Chris Worsey – cello
- Jane Watkins – cello
- Alice Reynolds – laughs
- Andy Chase – engineer, mixing
- Tom Gurling – engineer assistant
- Chris Scard – engineer assistant
- Robbie Kazandjian – engineer assistant
- Paul Mysiak – engineer assistant
- Darren Nash – engineer assistant
- Gerard Navarro – engineer assistant
- Gareth Parton – engineer assistant
- Ian Cooper – mastering
- Rob Crane – design
- Kevin Westenberg – art direction, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Neil Hannon.
- Something for the Weekend
- Becoming More Like Alfie
- Middle-Class Heroes
- In & Out of Paris & London
- Charge
- Songs of Love
- The Frog Princess
- A Woman of the World
- Through a Long & Sleepless Night
- Theme from Casanova
- The Dogs & the Horsess
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