Absent Friends

Tracklist

• 1
  Absent Friends
  5.0 ★
• 2
  Sticks & Stones
• 3
  Leaving Today
• 4
  Come Home Billy Bird
  3.3 ★
• 5
  My Imaginary Friend
• 6
  The Wreck of the Beautiful
• 7
  Our Mutual Friend
  4.2 ★
• 8
  The Happy Goth
• 9
  Freedom Road
• 10
  Laika’s Theme
  3.6 ★
• 11
  Charmed Life

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Release credits

• Crispin Robinson
  additional [4, 8], congas [4, 8]
• Everton Nelson
  violin [10]
• Guy Massey
  recording
• Joby Talbot
  additional [9], plucked string instruments [9]
• Lauren Laverne
  background vocals [4], guest [4]
• Matt Gunner
  horn [9]
• Miggy Barradas
  additional [2, 4, 8, 11], membranophone [2, 4, 8, 11]
• Neil Hannon
  performer, producer
• Nick Cartledge
  flute [8]
• Nigel Godrich
  mix
• Rob Farrer
  additional [1, 3-4, 6-8], percussion [1, 3-4, 6-8]
• Simon Little
  additional [8], double bass [8]
• Yann Tiersen
  accordion [2], guest [2]

Issues

• A
  (Combined release view)
• 

  A
  Absent Friends

  CD
  March 2004
• A
  Absent Friends

  CD
  4 May 2004
• A
  Absent Friends

  CD
  November 2004
• A
  Absent Friends

  2x CD
  2004
• 

  A
  Absent Friends

  2x Digital Media (expanded)
  2020
• 

  A
  Absent Friends

  Digital Media
• A
  Absent Friends

  CD (first and last track swapped)
  29 March 2004
• A
  Absent Friends

  CD
  2004