Libertine

Libertine is the fourth and final studio album by English rock band Gene. It was released on 22 October 2001 though their own label Contra. After departing from their previous label Polydor Records in 1999, the band spent sometime writing material. Their next album was recorded across various studios in Lincolnshire, Twickenham and London. Hugh Jones served as the producer on nearly all of the songs, bar one that was produced by Stephen Street. Libertine focusses on piano instrumentation, taking influence from soul music, namely What’s Going On (1971) by Marvin Gaye.

All songs written by Gene.
“Does He Have a Name?” – 7:16
“A Simple Request” – 3:49
“Is It Over?” – 4:42
“O Lover” – 5:58
“Let Me Rest” – 6:13
“We’ll Get What We Deserve” – 4:51
“Walking in the Shallows” – 2:54
“Yours for the Taking” – 6:25
“You” – 4:05
“Spy in the Clubs” – 4:16
“Somewhere in the World” – 3:03

Gene
Martin Rossiter – vocals, keyboards
Steve Mason – guitars
Kevin Miles – bass
Matt James – drums, percussion

Additional musicians
The Tippett Quartet – strings

Production and design
Hugh Jones – producer (all except track 9), mixing (all except tracks 1, 8 and 9)
Stephen Street – producer (track 9), mixing (tracks 8 and 9)
Michael Fayne – mixing (track 1)
Jamie Maher – mixing (track 1)
Ewan Davies – engineer
Will Bartle – assistant
Kenny Patterson – engineer
Cenzo Townsend – engineer
Kevin Metcalf – mastering
Chris Floyd – photos
Acme – design
Laura Bailey – cover star