Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just in Time)
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"Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just in Time)" is a single by Belfast
-based singer-songwriter Duke Special
, released on 16 October 2006 on V2 Records
and taken from the album Songs from the Deep Forest
. B-sides include covers of Ralph McTell
's "From Clare to Here
" and Razorlight
's "Stumble and Fall".
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
-based singer-songwriter Duke Special
Duke Special
Duke Special, real name Peter Wilson, is a songwriter and performer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A piano-based songwriter with a romantic style and a warm, distinctly accented voice, he has a distinctive look, with his long dreadlocks, eyeliner and outfits he describes as "hobo chic"...
, released on 16 October 2006 on V2 Records
V2 Records
V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI....
and taken from the album Songs from the Deep Forest
Songs from the Deep Forest
Songs from the Deep Forest is an album by Northern Ireland based artist 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...
. B-sides include covers of Ralph McTell
Ralph McTell
Ralph McTell is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s....
's "From Clare to Here
From Clare to Here
"From Clare to Here" is an Irish folk ballad about emigration written by Ralph McTell. It has also been recorded by The Furey Brothers & Davey Arthur on the 1977 album Emigrant; by Nanci Griffith and Pete Cummins on the 1993 album Other Voices, Other Rooms; and as a b-side by Duke Special on the...
" and Razorlight
Razorlight
Razorlight are a UK based indie rock band formed in 2002. They are primarily known in the UK, having topped the charts with the 2006 single "America" and its parent self-titled album, their second...
's "Stumble and Fall".
CD 1
- "Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just in Time)" (Duke Special)
- "Glimmer Girl" (Duke Special)
- "From Clare to HereFrom Clare to Here"From Clare to Here" is an Irish folk ballad about emigration written by Ralph McTell. It has also been recorded by The Furey Brothers & Davey Arthur on the 1977 album Emigrant; by Nanci Griffith and Pete Cummins on the 1993 album Other Voices, Other Rooms; and as a b-side by Duke Special on the...
" (Ralph McTellRalph McTellRalph McTell is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s....
) - "Last Night I Nearly Died (1868 Version)" (Duke Special)
CD 2
- "Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just in Time)" (Duke Special)
- "Stumble and Fall" (Johnny Borrell and Bjorn Agren)
- "Glimmer Girl" (Duke Special)
7"
- "Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just in Time)" (Duke Special)
- "Quiet Revolutionaries" (Duke Special and Paul Wilkinson)
2007 release
- "Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just in Time)" (Duke Special)
- "Ballad of a Broken Man" (live) (Duke Special)
- "Tainted LoveTainted Love"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1965. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart, and has since been covered by numerous groups and...
" (live, duet with Neil HannonNeil HannonNeil Hannon is a Northern Irish singer and songwriter, best known as the creator and frontman of the chamber pop group The Divine Comedy. The band's official website even goes so far as to say, "The Divine Comedy is Neil Hannon," and Hannon is quoted in an interview as saying, "The Divine Comedy...
) (Ed CobbEd CobbEd Cobb was a musician, songwriter and record producer, most notably during the 1950s and 1960s.-Career:...
) - "I Let You Down (Like a Tonne Weight)" (live) (Duke Special and Brian HoustonBrian Houston (musician)Brian Houston is a singer-songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. His style varies from Christian to roots and mainstream-orientated.-Discography:*Crush *Sex, Love & Religion *Good News Junkie...
)