Songs from the Deep Forest

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. It was nominated for a 2007 Meteor Music Award for best Irish album, and for the 2007 Choice Music Prize.

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.

Track listing
All songs written by Duke Special, except where otherwise indicated.


 * 1) Wake Up Scarlett
 * 2) Everybody Wants a Little Something
 * 3) Brixton Leaves (Duke Special, Ben Hales)
 * 4) Freewheel
 * 5) No Cover Up
 * 6) Portrait
 * 7) Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just in Time)
 * 8) Ballad of a Broken Man
 * 9) Salvation Tambourine
 * 10) Something Might Happen
 * 11) Slip of a Girl (Paul Wilkinson)
 * 12) 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
A special "Bonus Version of the Album" contains two additional tracks:
 * 1) Salvation Tambourine (Demo)
 * 2) And It Stoned Me (Live) (Van Morrison)

Disc 1

 * 1) Wake Up Scarlett
 * 2) Everybody Wants a Little Something
 * 3) Brixton Leaves (Special, Hales)
 * 4) Our Love Goes Deeper Than This (Special, Wilkinson) - featuring Neil Hannon and Romeo Stodart
 * 5) Freewheel
 * 6) No Cover Up
 * 7) Portrait
 * 8) Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just in Time)
 * 9) Ballad of a Broken Man
 * 10) Salvation Tambourine
 * 11) Something Might Happen
 * 12) Slip of a Girl (Wilkinson)
 * 13) This Could Be My Last Day

Disc 2

 * 1) Overture (BBC Live Version) (Andrew Skeet)
 * 2) Brixton Leaves (BBC Live Version) (Special, Hales)
 * 3) Last Night I Nearly Died (BBC Live Version)
 * 4) Portrait (BBC Live Version)
 * 5) Wake Up Scarlett (BBC Live Version)
 * 6) Regarding the Moonlight in Eastbourne (BBC Live Version)
 * 7) Salvation Tambourine (BBC Live Version)
 * 8) No Cover Up (BBC Live Version)
 * 9) I Let You Down (BBC Live Version) (Special, Brian Houston)
 * 10) Freewheel (BBC Live Version)