The Silent World of Hector Mann

The Silent World of Hector Mann
Studio album by Duke Special
Released 28 February 2010
Genre Rock
Length 35:18
Label Reel to Reel
Duke Special chronology
Mother Courage and Her Children
(2008)		 The Silent World of Hector Mann
(2010)		 Huckleberry Finn EP
(2010)

The Silent World of Hector Mann is a 2010 album by Duke Special, featuring songs inspired by the character of Hector Mann from Paul Auster's 2002 novel The Book of Illusions, each song inspired by one of the silent movies the character appeared in, written by Special or a songwriter of his acquaintance. It was released both on its own and as part of a box set entitled The Stage, A Book And The Silver Screen, which also includes Mother Courage and Her Children and the Huckleberry Finn EP.

Track listing

  1. Hearth and Home (Ronnie Mintor)
  2. Wanda, Darling of the Jockey Club (Neil Hannon)
  3. Jumping Jacks (Ed Harcourt)
  4. Mister Nobody (Duke Special)
  5. Tango Tangle (Ben Castle)
  6. You'll be Detective (Clare Muldaur Manchon)
  7. Double or Nothing (Phil Wilkinson)
  8. Country Weekend (Paul Pilot)
  9. Old Folks and Cow Pokes (Réa Curran)
  10. The Prop Man (Thomas Truax)
  11. Scandal (Pete Noback)
  12. Teller's Tale (Matt Hales)

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