- Under a Violet Moon
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Under a Violet Moon Studio album by Blackmore's Night Released May 25, 1999 (Germany) / July 13, 1999 (United States) Recorded During 1998/1999 Genre Folk rock Length 58:49 Label Edel (Germany)
Platinum Entertainment (United States)Producer Ritchie Blackmore, Jeff Glixman, Roy McDonald Blackmore's Night chronology Shadow of the Moon
(1997)Under a Violet Moon
(1999)Fires at Midnight
(2001)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Under a Violet Moon is a Blackmore's Night's second album released in May 25, 1999 through Edel Music. Under a Violet Moon won the New Age Voice award for the best vocal album of the year.[2]
Track listing
- Under a Violet Moon (4:23) - Ritchie Blackmore/Candice Night
- Castles and Dreams (3:33) - Blackmore/Night
- Past Time With Good Company (3:24) - Traditional by King Henry VIII
- Morning Star (4:41) - Blackmore/Night
- Avalon (3:03) - Traditional
- Possum Goes to Prague (1:13) - Blackmore (Instrumental)
- Wind in the Willows (4:12) - written by Andy Bell/Piell (featuring Jon Ford as lead vocalist)
- Gone with the Wind (5:24) - Blackmore/Night (Polyushko Pole by Lev Knipper, a popular Russian song of mid-30's.)
- Beyond the Sunset (3:45) - Blackmore (Instrumental)
- March the Heroes Home (4:39) - Blackmore/Night
- Spanish Nights (I Remember It Well) (5:23) - Traditional
- Catherine Howard's Fate (2:34) - Blackmore/Night
- Fool's Gold (3:32) - Blackmore/Night
- Durch den Wald zum Bach Haus (2:31) - Blackmore (Instrumental)
- Now and Then (3:11) - Night (including the Prelude in C by J.S. Bach)
- Self Portrait (3:19) - Blackmore/Dio (Rainbow cover)
Personnel
- Ritchie Blackmore – guitars, mandolin, bass, renaissance drums, tambourine
- Candice Night – vocals, pennywhistle
- John Ford - vocals, bass
- Miri Ben-Ari – violin
- Kevin Dunne – drums
- Peter Rooth – bass, drum programming
- Jens Johansson – keyboards
- Mark Pender - trumpet
- Jason Chapman - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Mr. & Mrs. Heller - hurdy gurdy
References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r423917
- ^ "Ritchie Blackmore discography". Official Blackmore's Night Website. http://www.blackmoresnight.com/moon_castle_pages/blackmore_discography.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
Categories:- Blackmore's Night albums
- 1999 albums
- 1990s folk album stubs
- 1990s rock album stubs
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