– cello Ian Burdge – cello Chris Richards – clarinet Tim Weller – drums Dougie Payne – electric bass Simon Little – electric bass, double bass Eliza Marshall – flute Matthew Gunner – French horn Camilla Pay – harp Celine Saout – harp Andrew Skeet – piano, harpsichord Ilid Jones – oboe, cor anglais Rob Farrer – percussion Mike Kearsey – trombone Daniel Newell – trumpet John Metcalfe – viola Reiad Chibah – viola Alison Dods – violin Andrew Haveron – violin Anna Kirkpatrick – violin Calina De La Mare – violin Gillon Cameron – violin Lucy Wilkins – violin Rick Koster – violin Ruth Rogers – violin Sonia Slany – violin Technical personnel Neil Hannon – producer, arranger Andrew Skeet – musical director, additional arrangements Laurence Aldridge – engineer Mark Bishop – engineer Raj Das – engineer Richard Woodcraft – engineer Steve Rooke – mastering Tom Sheehan – photography Adrian Green – stamp photography Cally – art direction, design Jason Long – design Nik Rose – design Divine Management – management Chris Worsey – Millennia Ensemble management Jonathan Brigden – Millennia Ensemble management Cultural references "Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World" is a reference to the 80s television show of the same name. The sample at the beginning of "To Die a Virgin" is of Jennifer Ehle and Toby Stephens in the 1992 TV series The Camomile Lawn. References 2006 albums Choice Music Prize-winning albums The Divine Comedy (band) albums Parlophone albums Orchestral pop albums