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.[1][2]

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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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
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

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