Under the Dark Cloth is the sixth studio album by Northern Irish recording artist Duke Special. It was self-released on 29 November 2011. It is the result of an invitation by the Department of Photography of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to write a suite of songs inspired by the work of pioneering photographers Paul Strand, Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen. The songs were co-written by Duke Special and Boo Hewerdine, with the exception of "You Press the Button and We’ll Do the Rest" which was co-written by Duke Special and Neil Hannon, and are accompanied in the recording by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra performing arrangements by Irish composer and arranger Michael Keeney.[1][2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Duke Special and Boo Hewerdine, except where noted.
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| 1. | "Dancing Trees" | | 2:58 |
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| 2. | "Hand of Man" | | 3:24 |
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| 3. | "Rita De Acosta" | | 3:10 |
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| 4. | "Spiritual America" | | 3:26 |
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| 5. | "Cherry Blossom Girl" | | 3:43 |
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| 6. | "Cloudgod" | | 5:48 |
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| 7. | "Washerwoman" | | 4:10 |
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| 8. | "Georgia O'Keeffe" | | 3:10 |
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| 9. | "You Press the Button and We’ll Do the Rest" | Duke Special and Neil Hannon | 3:49 |
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| 10. | "In Memoriam" | | 4:07 |
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| 11. | "Triumph of the Egg" | | 4:07 |
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| 12. | "This Is All That Matters" | | 2:44 |
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References
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| Studio albums | |
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| Live albums | |
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| Compilations | |
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| Extended plays | |
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| Singles | - "Freewheel"
- "Portrait"
- "Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just in Time)"
- "Wake Up Scarlett"
- "Our Love Goes Deeper Than This"
- "No Cover Up"
- "Sweet Sweet Kisses"
- "Punch Of A Friend"
- "Condition"
- "Elephant Graveyard"
- "Nail On The Head"
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| Early work | |
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