Album · 1999
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
National Express
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
5:06
2
Something for the Weekend
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
4:20
3
Everybody Knows (Except You)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
3:48
4
Generation Sex
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
3:30
5
Becoming More Like Alfie
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
3:00
6
The Summerhouse
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
4:14
7
Your Daddy’s Car
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
4:04
8
The Pop Singer’s Fear of the Pollen Count
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
3:55
9
The Frog Princess
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
5:14
10
Gin Soaked Boy
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
5:04
11
Lucy
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
4:39
12
Songs of Love
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
3:24
13
In Pursuit of Happiness
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
3:30
14
I’ve Been to a Marvellous Party
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
3:42
15
The Certainty of Chance
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
6:12
16
Too Young to Die
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
4:20
17
Tonight We Fly
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
2:57
Disc 2
1
Bernice Bobs Her Hair (live)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
3:36
2
Bleak Landscape (demo)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
3:45
3
The Booklovers (live)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
4:13
4
The Certainty of Chance (demo)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
3:28
5
Commuter Love (live)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
5:02
6
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (live)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
3:52
7
A Drinking Song (live)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
3:39
8
The Frog Princess (live)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
6:29
9
Generation Sex (demo)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
3:43
10
Life on Mars (live)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
3:12
11
Life’s What You Make It (acoustic)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
2:53
12
The Model (live)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
3:56
13
National Express (live)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
4:32
14
Painting the Forth Bridge (demo)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
4:05
15
Queen of the South (acoustic)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
4:03
16
The Summerhouse (live)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
4:38
17
Soul Destroyer (demo)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
1:59
18
Your Daddy’s Car (demo)
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
4:04
19
Moon River
A Secret History… The Best of The Divine Comedy
1:24
Singles from this record
In print
First pressed 1999, still pressed 2006 — 17 pressings across 9 countries.
Credits
Christopher Austin
Conductor
Rob Crane
Design
Andy Scade
Engineer
Adam Howard
Instrument · trumpet
Alex McRonald
Instrument · flute
Alex Postlethwaite
Instrument · violin
Alice Pratley
Instrument · violin
Alison Fletcher
Instrument · viola
Anna Giddey
Instrument · violin
Aroussiak Baltaian
Instrument · violin
Benjamin Harte
Instrument · violin
Benjamin Nabarro
Instrument · violin
Bérénice Lavigne
Instrument · violin
Betsy Taylor
Instrument · cello
Bryan Mills
Instrument · bass guitar
Catherine Browning
Instrument · viola
Charles Mutter
Instrument · violin
Charlotte Glasson
Instrument · baritone saxophone
Chris Caldwell
Instrument · alto saxophone
Chris Fish
Instrument · cello
Christopher George
Instrument · violin
Chris Worsey
Instrument · cello
Daniel Newell
Instrument · trumpet
David Aspin
Instrument · viola
Duncan Moulton
Instrument · cello
Emil Chitakov
Instrument · violin
Emily Davis
Instrument · violin
Emma Mitchell
Instrument · violin
Emmeline Brewer
Instrument · cello
Eos Counsell
Instrument · violin
Grant Gordon
Instrument · drums
Ian Watson (7)
Instrument · double bass
Ivor Talbot
Instrument · guitar
Jane Butterfield
Instrument · trombone
Jessamy Boyd
Instrument · viola
Joanna Lacey
Instrument · viola
Joby Talbot
Instrument · oboe
John Murphy (5)
Instrument · viola
Jonathan Hassan
Instrument · horn
Jonathan Morcombe
Instrument · horn
Jo Richards
Instrument · cello
Juliet Warden
Instrument · violin
Kate Birchall
Instrument · violin
Kathy Brown
Instrument · cello
Kelly McCusker
Instrument · violin
Kelvin Christiane
Instrument · clarinet
Krista Caspersz
Instrument · violin
Laura Samuel
Instrument · violin
Lisa Betteridge
Instrument · violin
Louise Hopkins
Instrument · cello
Lucy Wakeford
Instrument · harp
Mark Law
Instrument · trumpet
Mary Martin
Instrument · violin
Matthew Gunner
Instrument · horn
Matthew Ward
Instrument · violin
Maxwell Spiers
Instrument · oboe
Maya Bickel
Instrument · violin
Miggy Barradas
Instrument · drums
Monica Scott
Instrument · viola
Natalie Box
Instrument · violin
Oakki Lau
Instrument · viola
Padraic Savage
Instrument · violin
Peter Devlin
Instrument · double bass
Philip Dawson
Instrument · double bass
Quentin Hutchinson
Instrument · cello
Rebecca Larsen
Instrument · flute
Rebecca Menday
Instrument · bassoon
Robbie Jacobs (2)
Instrument · cello
Robert Riley (2)
Instrument · viola
Robert Samuel
Instrument · trumpet
Rob Farrer
Instrument · percussion
Robin Smith
Instrument · trumpet
Roy Theaker
Instrument · violin
Ruth Goldstein
Instrument · cello
Simon Baggs
Instrument · violin
Simon Estell
Instrument · bassoon
Simon Haram
Instrument · soprano saxophone
Simon Jones (5)
Instrument · trumpet
Simon Roberts (2)
Instrument · tuba
Stuart Bates
Instrument · organ [hammond], accordion
Stuart King (2)
Instrument · clarinet
Tansy Davies
Instrument · horn
Tim Myall
Instrument · violin
Tom Hammond
Instrument · trombone
Yannick Dondelinger
Instrument · viola
Yuri Kalnits
Instrument · violin
Zoe Lake
Instrument · viola
Ian Cooper
Mastering
Kevin Westenberg
Photography
Darren Allison
Producer
Jon Jacobs
Producer
Neil Hannon
Producer
Alison Brister
Vocal · alto vocals
Allison Mason
Vocal · soprano vocals
Barry Varley-Tipton
Vocal · tenor vocals
Bruce Boyd (2)
Vocal · bass vocals
Catherine Best
Vocal · alto vocals
Christopher Higgs
Vocal · tenor vocals
Claire Turner
Vocal · alto vocals
Denise Haddon
Vocal · soprano vocals
Elise Golden
Vocal · alto vocals
Felicity Ford
Vocal · soprano vocals
Geoff Kemball-Cook
Vocal · bass vocals
Gisela Soinne
Vocal · soprano vocals
Ian Lawrence (3)
Vocal · bass vocals
Jane Helliwell
Vocal · alto vocals
Jenny Weston
Vocal · soprano vocals
Jo Chapman
Vocal · alto vocals
John Best (4)
Vocal · tenor vocals
John Gibbons (9)
Vocal · bass vocals
Julia White
Vocal · soprano vocals
Ken Wilson (3)
Vocal · tenor vocals
Lenny Fagin
Vocal · bass vocals
Liz Knight
Vocal · soprano vocals
Maggie Huntingford
Vocal · alto vocals
Martin Hudson
Vocal · bass vocals
Matthew Turner
Vocal · bass vocals
Michael Coates
Vocal · tenor vocals
Naomi Fulop
Vocal · soprano vocals
Nick Turner (5)
Vocal · tenor vocals
Nina Weiss
Vocal · soprano vocals
Pamela Constantinou
Vocal · soprano vocals
Pat Whitehead
Vocal · soprano vocals
Paul Haddon
Vocal · bass vocals
Pauline Hoyle
Vocal · alto vocals
Paul Mason (9)
Vocal · bass vocals
Phillip Robinson (3)
Vocal · tenor vocals
Rachael Conner
Vocal · soprano vocals
Rhael Jenkins
Vocal · alto vocals
Robert Goodall
Vocal · bass vocals
Roger Cleave
Vocal · bass vocals
Stephen Greenway
Vocal · bass vocals
Steve McAdam
Vocal · tenor vocals
Sue McCrone
Vocal · soprano vocals
Tina Burnett-Pope
Vocal · alto vocals
Veronica Gray (2)
Vocal · alto vocals
Vincent Lawler
Vocal · bass vocals