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Blackmore's Night - Shadow of the Moon
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1. "Shadow of the Moon" 5:06
2. "The Clock Ticks On" 5:15
3. "Be Mine Tonight" 2:51
4. "Play Minstrel Play" 3:59
5. "Ocean Gypsy" (Renaissance cover) 6:06
6. "Minstrel Hall" (Instrumental) 2:36
7. "Magical World" 4:02
8. "Writing on the Wall" 4:35
9. "Renaissance Faire" 4:16
10. "Memmingen" (Instrumental) 1:05
11. "No Second Chance" 5:39
12. "Mond Tanz" 3:33
13. "Spirit of the Sea" 4:50
14. "Greensleeves" 3:47
15. "Wish You Were Here" (Rednex cover) 5:02
Bonus track
US / UK editions
16. "Possum's Last Dance" (Instrumental) 2:42
1999 Japanese edition
16. "Minstrel Hall (strings version)" (Instrumental) 2:34
Blackmore's Night Band Members / Musicians
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"
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. It received a gold certification in Japan for 100,000 albums shipped to stores.
Blackmore's Night is a British/American traditional folk rock band formed in 1997, consisting mainly of Ritchie Blackmore (acoustic guitar, hurdy gurdy, mandola, mandolin, nyckelharpe and electric guitar) and Candice Night (lead vocals, lyricist and woodwinds). Their lineup has seen many changes over the years. To date, they have released ten studio albums.
Blackmore's Night Band Members / Musicians
Ritchie Blackmore - guitars, mandolin, domra, hurdy-gurdy
Candice Night - vocals, chanter, cornamuse, shawm, rauschpfeife, tambourine
Bard David of Larchmont (David Baranowski) -keyboards (May 2003–Present)
Earl Grey of Chimay (Mike Clemente) - bass, mandolin, rhythm guitar (Feb 2008–Present)
Troubadour of Aberdeen (David Keith) - drums, percussion (2012–Present)
Scarlet Fiddler (Claire Smith) - violin (2012–Present)
Lady Lynn (Christina Lynn Skleros) - harmony vocals, shawm, flute, and recorder (2014–Present)
Scott Hazell - harmony & backing vocals (Jan 1997-Mar 2001)
Mick Cervino - bass (Jul 1997-Aug 2000)
John O'Reilly - drums, percussion (Jul 1997-Dec 1997)
Joseph James - keyboards (Jul 1997-Dec 1997)
Jessie Haynes - guitars, recorder, backing vocals (Jul 1997-Oct 1998)
Sue Goehringer - backing vocals (1998-Mar 2001)
Adam Forgione - keyboards (Sep 1998-Jan 2000)
Alex Alexander - drums, percussion (Sep 1998-Jan 2000)
Rachel Birkin - violin (Sep 1998-Oct 1998)
Marci Geller - keyboards, backing vocals (Jun 1999-May 2001)
Jim Hurley - violin (Jun 1999-May 2000)
Carmine Giglio - keyboards (Apr 2000-Aug 2002)
Lady Rraine (Lorraine Ferro) - harmony vocals (Apr 2002-May 2002, Oct 2007)
Mike Sorrentino - percussion (Apr 2000-Aug 2001)
Chris Devine - violin, flute, guitar (Jul 2000-May 2002)
Sir Robert of Normandie (Robert Curiano) - bass, guitars (Oct 2000-2007)
Vita Gasparro (Lady Vita) - guitar, vocals (Jul 2001-Dec 2001)
Squire Malcolm of Lumley (Malcolm Dick) - drums, percussionist (Aug 2001–2011)
Lady Madeline (Madeline Posner) - backing vocals (Jul 2002-2007)
Lady Nancy (Nancy Posner) - backing vocals (Jul 2002-2007)
Lord Marnen of Wolfhurst (Marnen Laibow-Koser) - violin, flute, recorder (Jul 2002-Dec 2003)
Tudor Rose (Tina Chancey) - violin, flute (May 2004 – 2007)
Baron St James - bass (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)
Gypsy Rose (Elizabeth Cary) - violin (Oct 2007–2011)
Lady Kelly De Winter (Kelly Morris) - French horn, harmony vocals (2012-Nov 2013)
The Minstrel Albert (Albert Dannenmann) - Bagpipes, Renaissance wind instruments, backing vocals
Studio Musicians
Pat Regan - various string instruments, keyboards (1997–2008)
Kevin Dunne - drums (1998–1999)
Blackmore's Night Discography Full
Shadow of the Moon (1997)
Under a Violet Moon (1999)
Fires at Midnight (2001)
Ghost of a Rose (2003)
The Village Lanterne (2006)
Winter Carols (2006)
Secret Voyage (2008)
Autumn Sky (2010)
Dancer and the Moon (2013)
All Our Yesterdays (2015)
Nature's Light (2021)
