Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Absent Friends	3:41
2	Sticks & Stones Accordion – Yann Tiersen	4:48
3	Leaving Today	4:19
4	Come Home Billy Bird Congas – Crispin Robinson*Vocals – Lauren Laverne	4:07
5	My Imaginary Friend	2:43
6	The Wreck Of The Beautiful	4:58
7	Our Mutual Friend	5:59
8	The Happy Goth Congas – Crispin Robinson*Double Bass – Simon Little Flute [Solo] – Nick Cartledge	3:37
9	Freedom Road French Horn [Solo] – Matt Gunner*Piano [Plucked] – Joby Talbot	3:56
10	Laika's Theme Violin [Solo] – Everton Nelson	3:08
11	Charmed Life	4:43

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Toshiba EMI Ltd
• Marketed By – EMI
• Distributed By – EMI
• Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – EMI Records Ltd.

Credits

• Conductor, Arranged By [Orchestra] – Joby Talbot
• Design – Traffic
• Drums – Miggy Barradas* (tracks: 2, 4, 8, 11)
• Management – Divine Management
• Percussion – Rob Farrer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
• Photography By – Circe
• Written By, Producer, Performer – Neil Hannon

Notes

2004 Japanese 12-track enhanced promotional sample CD album.
Includes CD-Rom video clip of "Come Home Billy Bird".
Has insert with notes and lyrics in Japanese plus obi strip.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4988006817920
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L153
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 2884
• Matrix / Runout: TOCP-66265 2
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
7243 5 77260 2 3	The Divine Comedy	Absent Friends ‎(CD, Album, Copy Prot.)	Parlophone	7243 5 77260 2 3	Europe	2004
E00412	The Divine Comedy	Absent Friends ‎(Cass, Album)	EMI	E00412	Indonesia	2004
7243 5 77260 2 3	The Divine Comedy	Absent Friends ‎(CD, Album, Copy Prot.)	Parlophone	7243 5 77260 2 3	Ukraine	2004
TOCP 66265	The Divine Comedy	Absent Friends ‎(CD, Album, Promo)	EMI	TOCP 66265	Japan	2004
7243 596280 2 8	The Divine Comedy	Absent Friends ‎(CD, Album)	Parlophone	7243 596280 2 8	UK & Europe	2004

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