Fires at Midnight
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Fires at Midnight is the third studio album by the group Blackmore's Night, released July 10, 2001 through SPV/Steamhammer. In comparison with their previous two releases, there are more electric guitar parts on this album, whilst maintaining a folk rock direction. The album reached #32 in Austria, #81 in Switzerland and #9 in Germany.[2]
On December 2001, Fires At Midnight was a finalist on the New Age Voice award for the best vocal album of the year.[3] In 2004 the album went Gold in the Czech Republic.[4]
The album was one of the 10 international bestsellers in Russia during the Autumn of 2001. The single "Times They Are A Changin" stayed in the Russian top 20 Hits for over 9 weeks.[5]
It featured the singles "The Times They Are a Changin'", "Home Again" and "All Because of You".
Track listing
| 1. |
"Written in the Stars" | Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night |
4:47 |
| 2. |
"The Times They Are a Changin'" (Bob Dylan cover) | Dylan |
3:30 |
| 3. |
"I Still Remember" | trad. by Tielman Susato, Blackmore, Night |
5:39 |
| 4. |
"Home Again" | Blackmore, Night |
5:25 |
| 5. |
"Crowning of the King" | trad. by Tielman Susato, Blackmore, Night |
4:29 |
| 6. |
"Fayre Thee Well" (Instrumental) | Blackmore |
2:05 |
| 7. |
"Fires at Midnight" | trad. by Alfonso X, Blackmore, Night |
7:33 |
| 8. |
"Hanging Tree" | Blackmore, Night |
3:44 |
| 9. |
"The Storm" | Blackmore, Night |
6:08 |
| 10. |
"Mid Winter's Night" | trad., Blackmore, Night |
4:27 |
| 11. |
"All Because of You" | Blackmore, Night |
3:34 |
| 12. |
"Waiting Just for You" | trad. by Jeremiah Clarke, Blackmore, Night |
3:14 |
| 13. |
"Praetorius (Courante)" (Instrumental) | trad. by Michael Praetorius |
1:54 |
| 14. |
"Benzai-Ten" | Blackmore, Night |
3:49 |
| 15. |
"Village on the Sand" | Blackmore, Night |
4:54 |
Bonus tracks
| 1. |
"Again Someday" | Blackmore, Night |
1:42 |
| 2. |
"Possum's Last Dance" (Instrumental; European version only) | Blackmore |
2:41 |
| 3. |
"Sake of Song" (B-side to the European Single "The Times They Are a Changin'"; US and Japan version only) | Blackmore, Night |
3:13 |
Personnel
- Ritchie Blackmore – electric and acoustic guitars, hurdy-gurdy, mandolin, renaissance drums, tambourine
- Candice Night – lead vocals, backing vocals, pennywhistle, shawms, harp, recorder, electric bagpipes
- Sir Robert of Normandie (Robert Curiano) – bass, backing vocals
- Carmine Giglio – keyboards
- Chris Devine – violin, viola, recorders, flute
- Mike Sorrentino – drums
- Richard Wiederman – trumpets
- John Passanante – trombone
- Pat Regan – keyboards
- Albert Dannemann – bagpipes on "All Because of You"
Charts performance
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Chart |
Position |
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| 2001 |
Germany |
9 |
| Japan |
20 |
| Austria |
32 |
| Switzerland |
81 |
| U.K. |
138 |
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