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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

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".
Custom stamped inner rim on the disc and promo stickered back insert.
Has insert with notes and lyrics in Japanese plus obi strip.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4988006817920

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)	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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