On August 31, 1998, “Setanta” label released “Fin de Siècle”, the sixth Divine Comedy (The) album. It was recorded in 1998 and was produced by Jon Jacobs and Neil Hannon.
Personnel:
- Neil Hannon– vocals, guitar
- Joby Talbot – harpsichord, piano, arranger, conductor
- John Best – tenor vocal
- Phillip Robinson – tenor vocal
- Nik Turner – tenor vocal
- Julia White – soprano vocal
- Ken Wilson – tenor vocal
- John Gibbons – bass vocal
- Paul Mason – bass vocal
- Ian Lawrence – bass vocal
- Dexter Fletcher – the narrator
- John Murphy – viola
- Robert Riley – viola
- Anna Giddey – violin
- Mary Martin – violin
- Kelly McCusker – violin
- Matthew Ward – violin
- Betsy Taylor – cello
- Bryan Mills – bass
- Ian Watson – double bass
- Peter Devlin – double bass
- Miggy Barradas – drums
- Stuart “Pinkie” Bates – accordion, organ
- Simon Jones – piccolo trumpet, trumpet
- Steve Hilton – programming
- Steve Hilton – programming
- Andy Scade – engineer, programming
- Jon Jacobs – engineer, mixing
- Jon Jacobs – engineer, mixing
- Adam Brown – recording assistant
- Mitsuo Tate – recording assistant
- Mark Togashi – assistant
- Rob Crane – design
- Neil Hannon – concept
- Kevin Westenberg – concept, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Neil Hannon, except where noted.
- Generation Sex
- Thrillseeker
- Commuter Love
- Sweden
- Eric the Gardener – Neil Hannon, Joby Talbot
- National Express
- Life on Earth
- The Certainty of Chance – Neil Hannon, Joby Talbot
- Here Comes the Flood
- Sunrise
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