Songs from the Deep Forest
| Songs from the Deep Forest | ||||
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| Released | May 2006 (vinyl), October 2006 (CD) | |||
| Length | 42:59 | |||
| Label | V2 | |||
| Producer | Dave Lynch and Paul Pilot | |||
| Duke Special chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |    link |
| Drowned in Sound |   link |
| The Guardian | link |
Songs from the Deep Forest is an album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Duke Special. In May 2006, it was released as a limited edition set of six 7" vinyl discs and then re-released as a single CD in October of the same year.[citation needed] It was nominated for a 2007 Meteor Music Award for best Irish album, and for the 2007 Choice Music Prize.[1]
On October 1, 2007, a special 2-disc edition was released, which included the new song "Our Love Goes Deeper Than This", featuring Neil Hannon and Romeo Stodart. The bonus disc included songs from a live BBC performance recorded in Belfast.[citation needed]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Duke Special, except where otherwise indicated.
- Wake Up Scarlett
- Everybody Wants a Little Something
- Brixton Leaves (Duke Special, Ben Hales)
- Freewheel
- No Cover Up
- Portrait
- Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just in Time)
- Ballad of a Broken Man
- Salvation Tambourine
- Something Might Happen
- Slip of a Girl (Paul Wilkinson)
- This Could Be My Last Day
- Earlier versions of "Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just in Time)", "Freewheel" and "Wake up Scarlett" appeared on Adventures in Gramophone, and an earlier version of "Portrait" appeared on the Your Vandal EP.
Bonus Version[edit]
A special "Bonus Version of the Album" contains two additional tracks:
- Salvation Tambourine (Demo)
- And It Stoned Me (Live) (Van Morrison)
Special Edition[edit]
Disc 1[edit]
- Wake Up Scarlett
- Everybody Wants a Little Something
- Brixton Leaves (Special, Hales)
- Our Love Goes Deeper Than This (Special, Wilkinson) - featuring Neil Hannon and Romeo Stodart
- Freewheel
- No Cover Up
- Portrait
- Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just in Time)
- Ballad of a Broken Man
- Salvation Tambourine
- Something Might Happen
- Slip of a Girl (Wilkinson)
- This Could Be My Last Day
Disc 2[edit]
- Overture (BBC Live Version) (Andrew Skeet)
- Brixton Leaves (BBC Live Version) (Special, Hales)
- Last Night I Nearly Died (BBC Live Version)
- Portrait (BBC Live Version)
- Wake Up Scarlett (BBC Live Version)
- Regarding the Moonlight in Eastbourne (BBC Live Version)
- Salvation Tambourine (BBC Live Version)
- No Cover Up (BBC Live Version)
- I Let You Down (BBC Live Version) (Special, Brian Houston)
- Freewheel (BBC Live Version)
References[edit]
- ^ Moynihan, Ciara (5 June 2012). "Duke Special's new CD out on Westport festival weekend". Mayo News. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
