Ghost of a Rose

Ghost of a Rose is the fourth studio album by the folk rock group Blackmore's Night, released June 30, 2003.[1] It features covers of Joan Baez's "Diamonds and Rust", and Jethro Tull's "Rainbow Blues".

Ghost of a Rose
Studio album by
Blackmore's Night
ReleasedJune 30, 2003 (Europe)
August 30, 2003 (North America)[1]
RecordedJanuary/April 2003
GenreCeltic, folk rock, neo-Medieval, hard rock
Length60:19
LabelSPV
Steamhammer (US)
ProducerPat Regan, Ritchie Blackmore
Blackmore's Night chronology
Past Times with Good Company
(2002)		 Ghost of a Rose
(2003)		 Beyond the Sunset: The Romantic Collection
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Way to Mandalay"Blackmore, Night6:27
2."3 Black Crows"Night3:43
3."Diamonds and Rust" (Joan Baez)Baez4:54
4."Cartouche"Blackmore, Night3:48
5."Queen for a Day (Part 1)"Blackmore, Night3:05
6."Queen for a Day (Part 2)"Blackmore1:36
7."Ivory Tower"Night4:24
8."Nur eine Minute" (Instrumental; Nur eine Minute being German for "Just One Minute")Blackmore1:08
9."Ghost of a Rose"Blackmore, Night, Edward Elgar5:45
10."Mr. Peagram's Morris and Sword" (Instrumental)Blackmore2:01
11."Loreley"Blackmore, Night3:36
12."Where Are We Going from Here"Blackmore, Night4:05
13."Rainbow Blues" (Jethro Tull)Ian Anderson4:30
14."All for One" (based on Breton drinking song 'Son Ar Chistr')trad.5:36
15."Dandelion Wine"Blackmore, Night5:39

Bonus tracks
Special edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Mid Winter's Night" (live acoustic version)trad., Blackmore, Night4:45
17."Way to Mandalay" (radio edit)Blackmore, Night3:02
Japanese edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Just One Minute"Blackmore1:10

Personnel
Additional musicians
  • Madeline Posner (Lady Madeline) – harmony vocals ("Ghost of a Rose", "Way to Mandalay")
  • Nancy Posner (Lady Nancy) – harmony vocals ("Ghost of a Rose", "Way to Mandalay")
  • Marnen Laibow-Koser (Lord Marnen of Wolfhurst) – violin, viola
  • Robert Curiano (Sir Robert Of Normandie) – bass
  • David Baranowski (Bard David Of Larchmont) – background vocals ("All for One")
  • Mike Sorrentino – drums, percussion
  • Tim Cotov – background vocals ("All for One")

Production
  • Sascha Braun – photography
  • Michael Keel – photography
  • David Owen – photography
  • Johanna Pieterman – cover art
  • Pat Regan – mixing, producer
  • Takaomi Shibayama – design
  • Carole Stevens – photography

Charts performance
Year Chart Position
2003 Germany 11
Sweden 39
Switzerland 75
Austria 75
Japan 77

Certifications
Country Date Award Amount (units)
Czech Republic 2004 Gold 2,500[3]

Covers
  • "Way to Mandalay" was recorded by Axel Rudi Pell on his 2014 album Into the Storm.

First Usage of title

Allusive to the alchemical feat of palingenesis by Paracelsus, the phrase 'ghost of a rose' also occurs in the penultimate paragraph of the physician-philosopher Thomas Browne's 1658 discourse The Garden of Cyrus which concludes, 'and though in the Bed of Cleopatra, can hardly with any delight raise up the ghost of a Rose'.

References
  1. "BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: 'Ghost Of A Rose' Track-By-Track Description". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. June 22, 2003. Archived from the original on 2007-03-19.
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r647089
  3. "Ritchie's Bio". The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore's Night website. Archived from the original on 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
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