A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy

~ Release by The Divine Comedy (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

Rerelease with an extra track (Don’t Look Down)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Length
1	National Express producer: Jon Jacobs arranger: Joby Talbot phonographic copyright (℗) by: Setanta (in 1998) recording of: National Express lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing	5:05
2	Something for the Weekend producer: Darren Allison, Neil Hannon and Jon Jacobs phonographic copyright (℗) by: Divine Comedy Records UK Ltd. (in 1996) and Setanta (in 1996) music videos: Something for the Weekend by The Divine Comedy recording of: Something for the Weekend lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: Damaged Pop	4:20
3	Everybody Knows (Except You) engineer, producer and mixer: Jon Jacobs arranger: Joby Talbot phonographic copyright (℗) by: Setanta (in 1997) recording of: Everybody Knows (Except You) lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: Damaged Pop Music Ltd.	3:48
4	Generation Sex engineer, producer and mixer: Jon Jacobs co-producer: Neil Hannon harp: Lucy Wakeford harpsichord: Joby Talbot background vocals: Crouch End Festival Chorus guest spoken vocals: Katie Puckrik conductor: Joby Talbot arranger: Joby Talbot phonographic copyright (℗) by: Setanta (in 1998) mixed at: Westpoint Studios in London, England, United Kingdom recording of: Generation Sex lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing	3:30
5	Becoming More Like Alfie engineer and mixer: Darren Allison producer: Darren Allison and Neil Hannon cello: Kathy Brown, Ruth Goldstein, Jo Richards and Chris Worsey flugelhorn and trumpet: Robin Smith flute: Alex McRonald guitar, Hammond organ and piano: Neil Hannon membranophone: Darren Allison percussion: Darren Allison and Neil Hannon viola: Alison Fletcher and Charlotte Glasson violin: Emil Chitakov, Eos Counsell, Anna Giddey, Yuri Kalnits, Alex Postlethwaite, Alice Pratley, Laura Samuel and Padraic Savage vocals: Neil Hannon conductor: Joby Talbot phonographic copyright (℗) by: Setanta (in 1996) recording of: Becoming More Like Alfie lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: Damaged Pop	3:00
6	The Summerhouse engineer and mixer: Darren Allison producer: Darren Allison and Neil Hannon phonographic copyright (℗) by: Setanta (in 1994) recording of: The Summerhouse lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: Damaged Pop	4:14
7	Your Daddy’s Car engineer, producer and mixer: Darren Allison remixer: Jon Jacobs phonographic copyright (℗) by: Setanta (in 1999) recording of: Your Daddy’s Car lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: Damaged Pop	4:04
8	The Pop Singer’s Fear of the Pollen Count producer: Jon Jacobs arranger: Joby Talbot phonographic copyright (℗) by: Setanta (in 1999) recording of: The Pop Singers Fear of the Pollen Count lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: Damaged Pop	3:55
9	The Frog Princess producer: Darren Allison and Neil Hannon phonographic copyright (℗) by: Setanta (in 1996) recording of: The Frog Princess lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: Damaged Pop	5:14
10	Gin Soaked Boy producer: Jon Jacobs phonographic copyright (℗) by: Setanta (in 1999) recording of: Gin Soaked Boy lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing	5:04
11	Lucy engineer, producer and mixer: Darren Allison French horn: Quentin Hutchinson phonographic copyright (℗) by: Setanta (in 1993) recording of: Lucy lyricist: William Wordsworth composer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing	4:39
12	Songs of Love producer: Darren Allison and Neil Hannon phonographic copyright (℗) by: Setanta (in 1996) recording of: Songs of Love lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: Damaged Pop	3:24
13	In Pursuit of Happiness engineer, producer and mixer: Jon Jacobs arranger: Joby Talbot phonographic copyright (℗) by: Setanta (in 1997) recording of: In Pursuit of Happiness lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: Damaged Pop and Sony Music Publishing	3:31
14	I’ve Been to a Marvellous Party programming: Stephen Hilton phonographic copyright (℗) by: S.A.V.E. Ltd. (in 1998) cover recording of: I Went to a Marvellous Party lyricist and composer: Noël Coward publisher: Warner Chapell	3:42
15	The Certainty of Chance producer: Jon Jacobs arranger: Joby Talbot phonographic copyright (℗) by: Setanta (in 1998) recording of: The Certainty of Chance writer: Neil Hannon and Joby Talbot publisher: BMG Music Publishing	6:12
16	Too Young to Die producer: Jon Jacobs phonographic copyright (℗) by: Setanta (in 1999) recording of: Too Young to Die lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: BMG Music Publishing	4:21
17	Tonight We Fly engineer and mixer: Darren Allison producer: Darren Allison and Neil Hannon phonographic copyright (℗) by: Setanta (in 1999) recording of: Tonight We Fly lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon publisher: Damaged Pop	2:58
18	Don’t Look Down engineer and mixer: Darren Allison producer: Darren Allison and Neil Hannon recording of: Don’t Look Down lyricist and composer: Neil Hannon	4:47

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/6043130 [info]
ASIN:	JP: B00001ZTHQ [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Gin Soaked Boy

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/43770 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/The-divine-comedy/A-secret-history-the-best-of-the-divine-comedy [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/the-divine-comedy/a-secret-history-the-best-of-the-divine-comedy/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/86398/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/A_Secret_History/98826 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000257992 [info]
Wikidata:	Q2819891 [info]