Under the Dark Cloth

Under the Dark Cloth
Studio album by Duke Special
Released 29 November 2011
Genre Blues, blues rock, rock
Length 44:36
Duke Special chronology

Duke Special Sings the Songs of Ruby Murray
(2011)		 Under the Dark Cloth
(2011)		 Oh Pioneer
(2012)
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tollbooth.org [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 "Washerwoman" 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 songs written and composed 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"  Duke Special and Neil Hannon 4:10
8. "Georgia O'Keeffe"    3:10
9. "You Press the Button and We’ll Do the Rest"    3:49
10. "In Memoriam"    4:07
11. "Triumph of the Egg"    4:07
12. "This Is All That Matters"    2:44

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clayton-Lea, Tony (18 November 2011). "Duke Special". Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Walker, Derek. "Duke Special – Under the Dark Cloth". Retrieved 23 August 2012.