Regeneration is the seventh studio album by Northern Irish chamber pop band the Divine Comedy, released in 2001 by Parlophone/EMI (their first for the label). Three singles were released from the album: "Love What You Do", "Bad Ambassador" and "Perfect Lovesong", the latter failing to make the top 40.
Production Produced by Nigel Godrich, known for his work with Radiohead, this album is distinctly different from frontman Neil Hannon's other work and was darker in tone than what the Divine Comedy's listeners had come to expect. It eschewed the orchestral-driven chamber pop the band was known for in favor of a more stripped down, guitar-focused style, slightly reminiscent of the band's debut album Fanfare for the Comic Muse. It is a more group-concentrated effort, hence the more organic sound.
Track listing
Personnel Personnel adapted from liner notes included in Venus, Cupid, Folly & Time - Thirty Years of the Divine Comedy.
Musicians Neil Hannon - vocals, guitar, additional keyboards Miggy Barradas - drums, percussion Stuart 'Pinkie' Bates - organ, synthesizer, recorder Rob Farrer - percussion, additional drums Bryan Mills - bass, additional guitar Ivor Talbot - guitar, additional bass Joby Talbot - piano, synthesizer, recorder, string arrangements Philip Sheppard - cello (track 3) Millennia Strings - strings (tracks 2, 5, 9 and 11) London TeleFilmonic Orchestra - various (track 4)
Production Nigel Godrich - producer Dan Grech-Marguerat - recording assistant Gerard Navarro - mixing assistant Claire Burbridge - art direction and sculptures Harry Borden - photography Duncan Smith - additional photography (cover art)
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