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 to their previous two releases, there are more electric guitar parts on this album, whilst maintaining a folk rock direction. The album was a Top Ten record 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".
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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
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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 and backing vocals, pennywhistle, shawms, harp, recorder, electronic 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"
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Chart |
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2001 |
Germany |
9 |
Japan |
20 |
Austria |
32 |
Switzerland |
81 |
U.K. |
138 |
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