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A Short Album About Love is the fifth studio album by Irish chamber pop band the Divine Comedy, released in 1997 by Setanta Records. It was recorded on 20 October 1996 at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London.

A Short Album About Love
Studio album by
Released10 February 1997 (1997-02-10)
Recorded20 October 1996
StudioShepherd's Bush Empire, London
GenreOrchestral pop
Length31:58
LabelSetanta
The Divine Comedy chronology
Casanova
(1996)
A Short Album About Love
(1997)
Fin de Siècle
(1998)
Singles from A Short Album About Love
  1. "Everybody Knows (Except You)"
    Released: 10 March 1997

Release and reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]
NME8/10[3]
Q[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Select3/5[6]

"Everybody Knows (Except You)" was released as a single on three separate CDs, each one featuring an extra three live tracks. It became one of the band's biggest hits, reaching No. 14 in the UK charts.[7] The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[8]


Track listing


All songs written by Neil Hannon except where stated.

No.TitleLength
1."In Pursuit of Happiness"3:31
2."Everybody Knows (Except You)"3:48
3."Someone"5:58
4."If..."4:25
5."If I Were You (I'd Be Through with Me)"4:41
6."Timewatching"4:42
7."I'm All You Need"4:51

European edition bonus tracks[9]

No.TitleLength
8."Motorway to Damascus" 
9."Love Is Lighter Than Air" (Stephin Merritt) 
10."Birds of Paradise Farm" 
11."Make It Easy on Yourself" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 

In other media


The middle eight of "In Pursuit of Happiness" was subsequently adopted as the theme for the TV series Tomorrow's World. The original version was used for one season of the show, with a specially-recorded version being substituted thereafter.


Personnel


The Divine Comedy

The Brunel Ensemble


References


  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "A Short Album About Love – The Divine Comedy". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. Sullivan, Caroline (7 February 1997). "The Divine Comedy: A Short Album About Love (Setanta)". The Guardian.
  3. Kessler, Ted (8 February 1997). "The Divine Comedy – A Short Album About Love". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. Maconie, Stuart (March 1997). "The Divine Comedy: A Short Album About Love". Q. No. 126. Archived from the original on 1 September 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. Randall, Mac (2004). "The Divine Comedy". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 245. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. Harrison, Ian (March 1997). "The Divine Comedy: A Short Album About Love". Select. No. 81.
  7. "Divine Comedy - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  8. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (7 February 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
  9. "The Divine Comedy – A Short Album About Love (1997, CD)". Discogs.



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