On March 17, 2008, “Fiction” label released “The Seldom Seen Kid”, the fourth Elbow studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2008, at “Blueprint Studios” in Manchester, England, and was produced by Craig Potter, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp.
Personnel:
- Guy Garvey – vocals, string and brass arrangements
- Mark Potter – guitars
- Craig Potter – keyboards, trumpet, mixing
- Pete Turner – bass
- Richard Jupp – drums
- Richard Hawley – vocals
- Tim Barber – trumpet
- Matt Ball – trombone
- Sheona White – E-flat horn
- Ben Parsons – cornet
- Nick Smart – cornet, flugel
- Prabjote Osahn – violin, backing vocals
- Stella Page – violin, viola, backing vocals
- Ian Burdge – cello, backing vocals
- Elbow Choir – backing vocals
- Angela Thwaite – backing vocals
- Louise Turner – backing vocals
- Danny Evans – additional engineering
- Danny McTague – additional engineering
- Tim Young – mastering
- Mazen Murad – mastering
- Oliver East – artwork
- Red Design – design
Track listing:
All lyrics by Guy Garvey except where noted, all music by Craig Potter, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp.
- Starlings
- The Bones of You (contains elements of “Summertime” by George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin
- Mirrorball
- Grounds for Divorce
- An Audience with the Pope
- Weather to Fly
- The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver
- The Fix – Richard Hawley, Craig Potter, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Pete Turner, Richard Jupp.
- Some Riot
- One Day Like This
- We’re Away
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