Regeneration (The Divine Comedy album)

Regeneration is the seventh studio album by The Divine Comedy – and their first for Parlophone/EMI – released on 12 March 2001. Three singles were released from the album: "Love What You Do", "Bad Ambassador" and "Perfect Lovesong", the latter failing to make top 40.

Regeneration
Studio album by
The Divine Comedy
Released12 March 2001 (2001-03-12)
Recorded2000
StudioRAK Studio
GenreAlternative rock
Length49:53
LabelParlophone
ProducerNigel Godrich
The Divine Comedy chronology
A Secret History... The Best of the Divine Comedy
(1999)		 Regeneration
(2001)		 Absent Friends
(2004)
Singles from Regeneration
  1. "Love What You Do"
    Released: 26 February 2001
  2. "Bad Ambassador"
    Released: 14 May 2001
  3. "Perfect Lovesong"
    Released: 29 October 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
musicOMH(positive)[2]
Pitchfork Media(7.9/10)[3]

Production

Produced by Nigel Godrich, known for his work with Radiohead, this album is distinctly different from Neil Hannon's other work and was darker in tone than what The Divine Comedy's listeners had come to expect.[4] It leans towards more stripped-down, sombre tunes than the catchy, orchestral-driven songs for which the band are best known. In this respect, the album is slightly reminiscent of the debut Fanfare for the Comic Muse. It is a more group-concentrated effort, hence the more organic sound.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Hannon.

No.TitleLength
1."Timestretched"2:48
2."Bad Ambassador"3:45
3."Perfect Lovesong"3:10
4."Note to Self"5:59
5."Lost Property"4:39
6."Eye of the Needle"5:33
7."Love What You Do"3:52
8."Dumb It Down"3:56
9."Mastermind"5:21
10."Regeneration"5:33
11."The Beauty Regime"5:11

Personnel

Personnel adapted from liner notes included in Venus, Folly, Cupid & 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

References
  1. Regeneration at AllMusic
  2. musicOMH
  3. Pitchfork Media
  4. Laurence, Alexander (March 2002). "The Divine Comedy". freewilliamsburg.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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