Fin De Siècle

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Generation Sex	3:31
2	Thrillseeker	3:34
3	Commuter Love Vocals – Hilary Summers	4:42
4	Sweden Vocals – Hilary Summers	3:26
5	Eric The Gardener Programmed By – Steve Hilton*	8:26
6	National Express	5:06
7	Life On Earth	4:23
8	The Certainty Of Chance	6:07
9	Here Comes The Flood Narrator [Narration] – Dexter Fletcher	4:09
10	Sunrise	3:17

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Chris Caldwell
• Alto Vocals – Alison Brister, Catherine Best, Claire Turner, Elise Golden, Jane Helliwell, Jo Chapman, Maggie Huntingford, Pauline Hoyle, Rhael Jenkins, Tina Burnett-Pope, Veronica Gray
• Arranged By, Conductor – Joby Talbot
• Bass – Bryan Mills
• Bass Vocals – Bruce Boyd , Geoff Kemball-Cook, Ian Lawrence , John Gibbons , Lenny Fagin, Martin Hudson, Matthew Turner, Paul Haddon, Paul Mason , Robert Goodall, Roger Cleave, Stephen Greenway, Vincent Lawler
• Bassoon – Rebecca Menday
• Cello – Betsy Taylor, Christopher Fish*, Emmeline Brewer, Louise Hopkins, Robbie Jacobs
• Chorus Master – David Temple
• Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Stuart King
• Co-producer – Neil Hannon
• Contractor [Administrator For The Brunel Ensemble] – Deborah Keyser
• Design – Rob Crane
• Design Concept [Sleeve Concept] – Kevin Westenberg, Neil Hannon
• Directed By [Artistic Director For The Brunel Ensemble] – Chris Austin
• Double Bass – Ian Watson , Peter Devlin, Philip Dawson
• Drums – Miggy Barradas*
• Engineer [Additional], Programmed By [Additional] – Andy Scade
• Engineer [Assistant] – Adam Brown, Mak Togashi, Mitsuo Tate
• Flute, Flute [Alto], Piccolo Flute – Rebecca Larsen
• Guitar – Ivor Talbot
• Harp – Lucy Wakeford
• Horn – Jonathan Hassan, Jonathan Morcombe, Matthew Gunner, Tansy Davies
• Oboe, Cor Anglais – Max Spiers
• Organ, Accordion – Stuart 'Pinkie' Bates*
• Percussion – Rob Farrer
• Photography By – Kevin Westenberg
• Piano, Harpsichord – Joby Talbot
• Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Jon Jacobs
• Soprano Saxophone – Simon Haram
• Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Charlotte Glasson
• Soprano Vocals – Allison Mason, Denise Haddon, Felicity Ford, Gisela Soinne, Jenny Weston, Julia White, Liz Knight, Naomi Fulop, Nina Weiss, Pamela Constantinou, Pat Whitehead, Rachael Conner, Sue McCrone
• Tenor Saxophone – Kelvin Christiane
• Tenor Vocals – Barry Varley-Tipton, Christopher Higgs, John Best , Ken Wilson , Michael Coates, Nick Turner , Phillip Robinson , Steve McAdam
• Trombone – Tom Hammond
• Trombone [Bass] – Andrew Harwood-White
• Trumpet – Daniel Newell, Mark Law , Robert Samuel
• Trumpet, Trumpet [Piccolo] – Simon Jones
• Tuba – Simon Roberts
• Viola – David Aspin, Joanna Lacey, John Murphy , Jong On Lau, Robert Riley , Yannick Dondelinger
• Violin [1] – Benjamin Harte, Benjamin Nabarro, Bérénice Lavigne, Christopher George, Kate Birchall, Mary Martin , Maya Bickel, Roy Theaker
• Violin [2] – Anna Giddey, Aroussiak Baltaian, Charles Mutter, Emma Mitchell, Eos Counsell, Kelly McCusker, Matthew Ward , Timothy Myall*
• Vocals, Guitar – Neil Hannon
• Written-By – Joby Talbot (tracks: 5, 8), Neil Hannon

Notes

Recorded at September Sound, Olympic & The Dairy
Mixed at Westpoint

Orchestra: The Brunel Ensemble
Choir: Crouch End Festival Chorus

'In memory of Vicky Elyard, Helen McCormack & Dermot Morgan'

℗ 1998 Setanta Records
© 1998 Setanta Records

Contains different versions of 'Generation Sex' and 'The Certainty Of Chance', with samples from the film 'La Dolce Vita'. Due to the Fellini estate they had to be withdrawn and re-edited before the official release of the album.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Promo CD): D0241/SETCD057

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SETLP057	The Divine Comedy	Fin De Siècle ‎(LP, Album)	Setanta Records	SETLP057	UK	1998
SETMC057	The Divine Comedy	Fin De Siècle ‎(Cass, Album)	Setanta Records	SETMC057	UK	1998
SETCDL057	The Divine Comedy	Fin De Siècle ‎(CD, Album, Ltd)	Setanta Records	SETCDL057	UK	1998
none	The Divine Comedy	Fin De Siècle ‎(CD, Promo)	Setanta Records	none	UK	1998
SETCD057	The Divine Comedy	Fin De Siècle ‎(CD, Album)	Setanta Records	SETCD057	UK	1998