Dancer and the Moon
Dancer and the Moon is the ninth studio album by the group Blackmore's Night, released on June 11, 2013. It entered at # 189 on USA's Billboard Album Charts.[5] It was also nominated for NAR award in Best Vocal Album of the Year.[6]
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| Released | June 11, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Celtic, folk rock, neo-Medieval, new-age | |||
| Length | 53:10[1] | |||
| Label | Frontiers Records (Europe), Universal Music (Canada), Frontiers Records (Universal) (U.S.) | |||
| Producer | Pat Regan | |||
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| PopMatters | (5/10)[4] |
"Carry On… Jon" is an instrumental tribute to Deep Purple co-founder Jon Lord, who died on 16 July 2012 at age 71.
Track listing[1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman cover) | Newman | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Troika" | Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night | 3:30 |
| 3. | "The Last Leaf" | Blackmore, Night | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Lady in Black" (Uriah Heep cover) | Ken Hensley | 5:48 |
| 5. | "Minstrels in the Hall" (Instrumental) | Blackmore | 2:38 |
| 6. | "The Temple of the King" (Rainbow cover) | Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Dancer and the Moon" | Blackmore, Night | 4:55 |
| 8. | "Galliard" (Instrumental) | Blackmore | 2:00 |
| 9. | "The Ashgrove" | trad. | 2:21 |
| 10. | "Somewhere over the Sea (The Moon Is Shining)" | Blackmore, Night | 4:07 |
| 11. | "The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere over the Sea)" | Blackmore, Night | 6:19 |
| 12. | "The Spinner's Tale" | trad. by Richard Lionheart, Blackmore, Night | 3:30 |
| 13. | "Carry On… Jon" (Instrumental) | Blackmore | 5:37 |
Personnel
- Ritchie Blackmore – acoustic and electric guitars, nickelharpe, mandola, hurdy gurdy, tambourine
- Candice Night – lead vocals, harmony vocals, all renaissance and medieval woodwinds
- Bard David of Larchmont – keyboards and background vocals
- Lady Kelly DeWinter – harmony vocals, french horn
- Earl Grey of Chimay – bass and rhythm guitar
- The Scarlet Fiddler – violin
- Troubador of Aberdeen – percussion
- Pat Regan (musician) - producer, sound engineer, and orchestral arrangements
Chart performance
| Chart (2013) | Peak position[5] |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[5] | 189 |
| UK Albums Chart[5] | 89 |
| US Top New Age Albums [7] | 3 |
| US Top Independent Albums[7] | 40 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 151 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 85 |
| Netherlands[5] | 102 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] | 24 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 22 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] | 31 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 13 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 40 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] | 39 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[16] | 29 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[17] | 21 |
References
- "Dancer and the Moon". AllMusic.
- "The Moon Is Shining - Single". itunes.apple.com. 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- "Dancer and the Moon - Single". itunes.apple.com. 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- Catchpole, Kevin (25 September 2013). "Blackmore's Night: Dancer and the Moon | PopMatters". popmatters.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- "BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Guitar Ritchie Blackmore Featured In Interview". July 19, 2013.
- "Nominated for Best Vocal Album". blackmore's night official website. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- "Dancer and the Moon - Blackmore's Night | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- "Ultratop.be – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- "Ultratop.be – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in French). Hung Medien.
- "Norwegiancharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon". Hung Medien.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon". Hung Medien.
- "Blackmore's Night: Dancer and the Moon" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- "Swisscharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon". Hung Medien.
- "Austriancharts.at – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in German). Hung Medien.
- "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select {{{date}}} on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data.
- "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – {{{year}}}. {{{week}}}. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ.
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