Under the Dark Cloth

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Under the Dark Cloth
Studio album by
Duke Special
Released29 November 2011 (2011-11-29)
GenreBlues, blues rock, rock
Length44:36
Duke Special chronology
Duke Special Sings the Songs of Ruby Murray
(2011) 		Under the Dark Cloth
(2011) 		Oh Pioneer
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Irish Times4/5 stars[1]
tollbooth.org4/5 stars[2]

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.[1][2]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Duke Special and Boo Hewerdine, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 Hannon3:49
10."In Memoriam" 4:07
11."Triumph of the Egg" 4:07
12."This Is All That Matters" 2:44

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Clayton-Lea, Tony (18 November 2011). "Duke Special". Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Walker, Derek (10 July 2012). "Duke Special – Under the Dark Cloth". Retrieved 23 August 2012.
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