Short Album About Love
Track Listings
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1. In Pursuit of Happiness
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2. Everybody Knows (Except You)
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3. Someone
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4. If...
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5. If I Were You (I'd Be Through With Me)
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6. Timewatching
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7. I'm All You Need
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A Short Album About Love,The Divine Comedy,Allegro Corporation,Alternative Pop/Rock,Chamber Pop,Rock/Pop
Short Album About Love
Average customer rating:
- none better
- I shouldn't be a short album
- A divine love of life
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A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
Manufacturer: Setan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 General
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
Chamber Pop
| Indie & Lo-Fi
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
Rock
| Imports
| Stores
| Music
Similar Items:
- Liberation
- Casanova
- Regeneration
- Absent Friends
ASIN: B000006ZH0
Release Date: 1998-11-24 |
Tracks:
- In Pursuit Of Happiness
- Everybody Knows (Except You)
- Someone
- If...
- If I Were You (I'd Be Through With Me)
- Timewatching
- I'm All You Need
Album Details
When this Originally Came Out the Export Box Set Sold Out Almost Immediately all 2500 Copies. All Extra Tracks Are Live from Shepherds Bush Empire Unavailable on Any Album.
Customer Reviews:
none better.......2006-11-13
a masterpiece. there is no music or musician out there that has the wit, the maturity, the handle on music and an absolute gps on what it is to be human. neil hannon is certainly yards above the rest.
I shouldn't be a short album.......2002-04-15
This album is so much more than only to please. It is written to be loved!
A divine love of life.......2001-06-20
A Short Album About Love describes itself perfectly. Neil Hannon gives away in only seven songs all the complexity of love of any kind. Friendship and passion,bliss and pain, feelings are expressed just as well with words and music. With the usual baroque arrangements, and a modest arrogance, the bnad prooves that a pop song is not always a easy-to-write or easy-to-remember song, even if it's a love song. To those who liked Casanova more than to those who preferred Fin De Siecle, A Short Album About Love is a typic Divine Comedy album.
Average customer rating:
- love songs that bite
- Good Goods In Short Parcels
- a short review about an album
- The weakest Divine Comedy album ever-but still good
- Truly a Masterpiece
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Short Album About Love
Divine Comedy
Manufacturer: Setanta
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000000IJE
Release Date: 1997-06-17 |
Tracks:
- In Pursuit Of Happiness
- Everybody Knows (Except You)
- Someone
- If...
- If I Were You (I'd Be Through With Me)
- Timewatching
- I'm All You Need
Customer Reviews:
love songs that bite.......2005-10-02
while not my favorite Divine Comedy, it still holds a special place because it's the first collection of Neil Hannon's songs that utilizes a full orchestra. and it sounds absolutely splendid. the orchestral touches are the perfect fit to Neil's crooning beautiful voice and his perfect songs. opening track "The Pursuit Of Happiness" was never one of my favorite songs, but as i listen this short album more and more, it gets better and better with each spin. since the theme of this album is love, then you can't get much better of a lovely love song than "Everybody Knows (Except You). with it's heartfelt and beautifully tender lyrics set to an irresistable musical backdrop of pure undilluted pop. i think that song has made it to countless compilation cd's made for friends years ago. the song "Somebody" sounds like something that Portishead might have sampled. it's smoky rainy day atmosphere fills up the room and i always imagine a cold dreary night sky when i hear it. The Divine Comedy has a knack for writing those kinds of songs that are both charming and quite funny and "If I Were You (I'd Be Through With Me" and "If..." are both stunningly good examples of this craft. the final cuts here are "Timewatching" (which also shows up as a different version on the style-shifting Regeneration album), and the delightful romp of "I'm All You Need." yes, these are all love songs...but sometimes love hurts and sometimes love is funny. all bases covered here, then.
Good Goods In Short Parcels.......2004-11-10
With just seven tracks, this is more of an EP release, but that doesn't take away from the importance of these seven tracks in the anals of divine comedy. It is the one divine comedy album that is consistent within itself - and each song is beautifully composed, sung and orchestrated. as lush and lavish a production one can hope for - neil hannon really does write music that, quite simply, makes you glad to be alive, whether you're hurting or loving. a must have!
a short review about an album.......2001-07-22
This album was my first introduction to Divine Comedy and it just completely amazed me. I had finally found an answer to all my misery caused by the stuff that was playing on the radio. Divine Comedy is pop like it should be. On top of that, the lyrics are really intelligent (in other albums maybe a little too pretentious). But "A short album about love" is not ladden with sappy love songs. "If" is actually really funny and I just cracked up when I heard it the first time. There are sincere ones on the album like "I'm all you need" (my favorite), "everybody knows" and "someone". The band's leader Neil Hannon has a beautiful clear voice (and a beautiful face, i might add) and a great talent for orchestrating everything to perfection. I'm lucky to have found a copy with several bonus tracks that include "birds of paradise" and "road to damascus" (where Hannon sings so sexy).
The weakest Divine Comedy album ever-but still good.......2000-07-12
It can't really be called an album-it's more of an EP. The first two songs (In Pursuit, Everybody Knows) are the standout ones, and everything else feels a bit too 'NeiL Hannon'-ish. Having said that, it's still worth buying.
Truly a Masterpiece.......2000-06-04
Neil Hannon has out done himself, with this album. Small but perfectly formed, 'A Short Album.. ' is inspirational. The songs are beautiful and extremely well written. The orchestra makes this album to be a perfect blend of instrimental songs with popular music. Yet This album is not at all slushy (Thankfully).
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A Short Album About Love Box
Divine Comedy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B000009H3S |
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A Short Album About Love
Divine Comedy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B00005636O |
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A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
Manufacturer: Allegro Corporation
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
Chamber Pop
| Indie & Lo-Fi
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
Pop Rock
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B0000DEQW4
Release Date: 1997-02-16 |
Tracks:
- In Pursuit of Happiness
- Everybody Knows (Except You)
- Someone
- If...
- If I Were You (I'd Be Through With Me)
- Timewatching
- I'm All You Need
Average customer rating:
- none better
- I shouldn't be a short album
- A divine love of life
|
A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
Manufacturer: Setanta UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
Chamber Pop
| Indie & Lo-Fi
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
Similar Items:
- Liberation
- Casanova
- Regeneration
- Absent Friends
ASIN: B000024PRY
Release Date: 1998-11-24 |
Tracks:
- In Pursuit of Happiness
- Everybody Knows (Except You)
- Someone
- If...
- If I Were You (I'd Be Through With Me)
- Timewatching
- I'm All You Need
Album Details
When this Originally Came Out the Export Box Set Sold Out Almost Immediately all 2500 Copies. All Extra Tracks Are Live from Shepherds Bush Empire Unavailable on Any Album.
Customer Reviews:
none better.......2006-11-13
a masterpiece. there is no music or musician out there that has the wit, the maturity, the handle on music and an absolute gps on what it is to be human. neil hannon is certainly yards above the rest.
I shouldn't be a short album.......2002-04-15
This album is so much more than only to please. It is written to be loved!
A divine love of life.......2001-06-20
A Short Album About Love describes itself perfectly. Neil Hannon gives away in only seven songs all the complexity of love of any kind. Friendship and passion,bliss and pain, feelings are expressed just as well with words and music. With the usual baroque arrangements, and a modest arrogance, the bnad prooves that a pop song is not always a easy-to-write or easy-to-remember song, even if it's a love song. To those who liked Casanova more than to those who preferred Fin De Siecle, A Short Album About Love is a typic Divine Comedy album.
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