If You've Never Been is the third studio album by English rock band Embrace. It was released on 3 September 2001 through Hut, Mobetta, and Virgin Records. Within a month of releasing their second studio album Drawn from Memory (2000), the band had started writing its follow-up. Recording took place at Soundworks in Leeds, with Ken Nelson and the band co-producing the sessions, which lasted from February to May 2001. If You've Never Been is a soft rock album that uses more strings and horns compared to its predecessor.
Danny McNamara – vocals, acoustic guitar Richard McNamara – guitar, vocals, keyboards Mike Heaton – drums, percussion, backing vocals, melodica, vibraphone Steve Firth – bass guitar Mickey Dale – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals, vibraphone, string arrangements
Ben Castle – brass Mike Smith – brass Pete Wareham – brass Jim Hunt – brass Darren Wiles – brass Andrew Morrell – brass Andrew Ross – brass Duncan Mackay – brass Simon Finch – brass Mike Kearsey – brass Finn Peters – brass Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – strings Will Jackson – orchestra scoring, conducting, additional arranging
