Dancer and the Moon
2013 studio album by Blackmore's Night
Dancer and the Moon | ||||
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Studio album by Blackmore's Night | ||||
Released | June 11, 2013 | |||
Genre | folk rock, neo-Medieval | |||
Length | 53:10[1] | |||
Label | Frontiers Records (Europe), Universal Music (Canada), Frontiers Records (Universal) (U.S.) | |||
Producer | Pat Regan | |||
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Singles from Dancer and the Moon | ||||
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Source | Rating |
PopMatters | (5/10)[4] |
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]
"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
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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" | Traditional | 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" | Traditional; by Richard Lionheart, Blackmore, Night | 3:30 |
13. | "Carry On… Jon" (Instrumental) | Blackmore | 5:37 |
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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 (David Baranowski) – keyboards, backing vocals
- Lady Kelly DeWinter (Kelly Morris) – harmony vocals, French horn
- Earl Grey of Chimay (Mike Clemente) – bass and rhythm guitar
- The Scarlet Fiddler (Claire Smith Bermingham) – violin
- Troubador of Aberdeen (David Keith) – percussion
- Pat Regan - producer, sound engineer, orchestral arrangements
Charts
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 39 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 151 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 85 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] | 31 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 13 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[12] | 21 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] | 41 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] | 24 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] | 90 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] | 22 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 40 |
UK Albums (OCC)[18] | 83 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[19] | 16 |
US Billboard 200[5] | 189 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] | 40 |
US New Age Albums (Billboard)[21] | 3 |
References
- ^ a b "Dancer and the Moon". AllMusic.
- ^ "The Moon Is Shining - Single". itunes.apple.com. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Dancer and the Moon - Single". itunes.apple.com. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ Catchpole, Kevin (25 September 2013). "Blackmore's Night: Dancer and the Moon | PopMatters". popmatters.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Guitar Ritchie Blackmore Featured In Interview". 19 July 2013. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Nominated for Best Vocal Album". blackmore's night official website. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Blackmore's Night: Dancer and the Moon" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2013. 27. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "ダンサー・アンド・ザ・ムーン(初回限定盤)". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Independent Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "New Age Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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