Under the Dark Cloth
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]
| Under the Dark Cloth | ||||
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| Released | 29 November 2011 | |||
| Genre | Blues, blues rock, rock | |||
| Length | 44:36 | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Irish Times |   [1] |
| tollbooth.org | [2] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Duke Special and Boo Hewerdine, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dancing Trees" | 2:58 | |
| 2. | "Hand of Man" | 3:24 | |
| 3. | "Rita De Acosta" | 3:10 | |
| 4. | "Spiritual America" | 3:26 | |
| 5. | "Cherry Blossom Girl" | 3:43 | |
| 6. | "Cloudgod" | 5:48 | |
| 7. | "Washerwoman" | 4:10 | |
| 8. | "Georgia O'Keeffe" | 3:10 | |
| 9. | "You Press the Button and We’ll Do the Rest" | Duke Special and Neil Hannon | 3:49 |
| 10. | "In Memoriam" | 4:07 | |
| 11. | "Triumph of the Egg" | 4:07 | |
| 12. | "This Is All That Matters" | 2:44 |
References
- Clayton-Lea, Tony (18 November 2011). "Duke Special". Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- Walker, Derek (10 July 2012). "Duke Special – Under the Dark Cloth". Retrieved 23 August 2012.