Name: Songs from the Deep Forest [Special Edition]
Brand: Universal Music Distribution
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Songs from the Deep Forest [Special Edition]

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Album: Songs from the Deep Forest [Special Edition]
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Wake Up Scarlett	More Info...	3:22
2)	Everybody Wants A Little Something	More Info...	3:07
3)	Brixton Leaves	More Info...	4:24
4)	Our Love Goes Deeper Than This Bonus track	More Info...	3:30
5)	Freewheel	More Info...	3:54
6)	No Cover Up	More Info...	3:46
7)	Portrait	More Info...	3:07
8)	Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just In Time)	More Info...	3:47
9)	Ballad Of A Broken Man	More Info...	3:09
10)	Salvation Tambourine	More Info...	3:50
11)	Something Might Happen	More Info...	3:12
12)	Slip Of A Girl	More Info...	3:16
13)	This Could Be My Last Day	More Info...	3:53
	Disc 2
1)	Overture BBC Live Version	More Info...	3:46
2)	Brixton Leaves BBC Live Version	More Info...	5:43
3)	Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just In Time) BBC Live Version	More Info...	4:11
4)	Portrait BBC Live Version	More Info...	3:22
5)	Wake Up Scarlett BBC Live Version	More Info...	3:49
6)	Regarding The Moon In Eastbourne BBC Live Version	More Info...	3:53
7)	Salvation Tambourine BBC Live Version	More Info...	5:03
8)	No Cover Up BBC Live Version	More Info...	4:30
9)	I Let You Down BBC Live Version	More Info...	3:51
10)	Freewheel BBC Live Version	More Info...	4:50

Album: Songs from the Deep Forest [Special Edition]
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Wake Up Scarlett	More Info...	3:22
2)	Everybody Wants A Little Something	More Info...	3:07
3)	Brixton Leaves	More Info...	4:24
4)	Our Love Goes Deeper Than This Bonus track	More Info...	3:30
5)	Freewheel	More Info...	3:54
6)	No Cover Up	More Info...	3:46
7)	Portrait	More Info...	3:07
8)	Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just In Time)	More Info...	3:47
9)	Ballad Of A Broken Man	More Info...	3:09
10)	Salvation Tambourine	More Info...	3:50
11)	Something Might Happen	More Info...	3:12
12)	Slip Of A Girl	More Info...	3:16
13)	This Could Be My Last Day	More Info...	3:53
	Disc 2
1)	Overture BBC Live Version	More Info...	3:46
2)	Brixton Leaves BBC Live Version	More Info...	5:43
3)	Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just In Time) BBC Live Version	More Info...	4:11
4)	Portrait BBC Live Version	More Info...	3:22
5)	Wake Up Scarlett BBC Live Version	More Info...	3:49
6)	Regarding The Moon In Eastbourne BBC Live Version	More Info...	3:53
7)	Salvation Tambourine BBC Live Version	More Info...	5:03
8)	No Cover Up BBC Live Version	More Info...	4:30
9)	I Let You Down BBC Live Version	More Info...	3:51
10)	Freewheel BBC Live Version	More Info...	4:50

Performer Notes

Personnel: Duke Special (vocals, piano, tack piano); Paul Wilkinson (guitar, electric bass); Kevin Murphy (cello); Harry Napier (strings); Ben Castle (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Phil Nelson (bassoon); R?a Curran (trumpet, background vocals); Phil Wilkinson (drums); Michael Keeney, Brian Irvine (hand claps); Foy Vance, Ben Hales (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Dave Bascombe; Dave Lynch; Dave Lynch ; Andy Green .
Recording information: Belfast Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Ireland (05/03/2007); Star Track Studio, Wapping (05/03/2007); The Dairy, Brixton And Amberville, Cullybackey (05/03/2007).
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra.
Arrangers: Dave Lynch; Dave Lynch ; Paul Wilkinson.
When Badly Drawn Boy debuted in the late '90s, listeners were forced to reconcile his craftsmanlike songs and heavenly voice with someone who looked like he lived at the bus station. Duke Special is a similar case. He's an eye-shadowed, dreadlocked singer/songwriter with a taste for vaudeville (its performers and its fashion) who could, nevertheless, be safely taken under the wing of any James Blunt fan. (Admittedly, hanging posters on the bedroom wall would be another story.) What's more important to know about Duke Special is that he's a Belfast boy, and there's something specifically Irish about how he wears his sincerity with no hint of irony or shame, and how his pop-orchestral arrangements, occasionally bombastic, work surprisingly well because of that sincerity (especially considering his wealth of up-again/down-again relationship songs). He's also a fine songwriter, channeling Van Morrison and Tom Waits, but also balancing sentiments that anyone can relate to with over-specific facts that bring his songs back into heavy personalization. The melodies are perhaps not tight enough for true commercial crossover, and conversely too broad for underground appeal, but Duke Special's unique persona goes a long way toward papering over those small concerns. ~ John Bush