Shadow of the Moon

Studio album by Blackmore's Night

Released

June 2, 1997 (Europe)
February 17, 1998 (United States)

Genre

Celtic, folk, neo-medieval

Length

65:24

Label

Edel (Germany) / Edel America

Producer

Pat Regan and Ritchie Blackmore

Blackmore's Night chronology

Shadow of the Moon
(1997)

Under a Violet Moon
(1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Shadow of the Moon is the debut studio album by the group Blackmore's Night, released June 2, 1997. It stayed on the German charts for 17 weeks.^[2] It received a gold certification in Japan for 100,000 albums shipped to stores.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shadow of the Moon"	Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night	5:06
2.	"The Clock Ticks On"	trad. by Tielman Susato, Blackmore, Night	5:15
3.	"Be Mine Tonight"	Blackmore, Night	2:51
4.	"Play Minstrel Play"	trad. by Pierre Attaingnant, Blackmore, Night	3:59
5.	"Ocean Gypsy" (Renaissance cover)	Michael Dunford, Betty Thatcher	6:06
6.	"Minstrel Hall" (Instrumental)	Blackmore	2:36
7.	"Magical World"	trad. Wassail, Blackmore, Night	4:02
8.	"Writing on the Wall"	trad. by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Blackmore, Night	4:35
9.	"Renaissance Faire"	trad. by Tielman Susato, Blackmore, Night	4:16
10.	"Memmingen" (Instrumental)	Blackmore	1:05
11.	"No Second Chance"	Blackmore, Night	5:39
12.	"Mond Tanz" (Instrumental; Mondtanz being German for "Moon Dance")	Blackmore	3:33
13.	"Spirit of the Sea"	Blackmore, Night	4:50
14.	"Greensleeves"	trad.	3:47
15.	"Wish You Were Here" (Rednex cover)	Leskelä Teijo	5:02

Bonus track

US / UK editions
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"Possum's Last Dance" (Instrumental)	Blackmore	2:42

1999 Japanese edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"Minstrel Hall (strings version)" (Instrumental)	Blackmore	2:34

Personnel

Ritchie Blackmore – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, bass, mandolin, drum, tambourine
Candice Night – lead vocals, backing vocals
Pat Regan – keyboards
Gerald Flashman – recorders, trumpet, French horns
Tom Brown – cello
Lady Green – viola, violins

Guest appearances

Ian Anderson – flute on "Play, Minstrel, Play"
Scott Hazell – backing vocals on "Play, Minstrel, Play"

Charts performance

Year	Chart	Position
1997	Japan	11
1997	Germany	25

Notes

↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r333767
↑ "Ritchie's Bio". The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore's Night website. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年1月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. January 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan. 484: 8. March 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.

External links

Lyrics at Blackmore's Night official site

Blackmore's Night
Ritchie Blackmore Candice Night
Studio albums	Shadow of the Moon Under a Violet Moon Fires at Midnight Ghost of a Rose The Village Lanterne Winter Carols Secret Voyage Autumn Sky Dancer and the Moon All Our Yesterdays
Live albums	Past Times with Good Company Paris Moon A Knight In York
Compilation albums	Beyond the Sunset: The Romantic Collection
Videography	Castles and Dreams Paris Moon A Knight In York The Beginning
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