Fires at Midnight
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Fires at Midnight is a Blackmore's Night's third studio album released on July 10, 2001 through Steamhammer US. Whilst maintaining the same folk rock style established on their previous two releases, there are more electric guitar parts on this album.
In 2004 the album went Gold in the Czech Republic.[1]
It featured the singles "The Times They Are a Changin'" and "All Because of You".
Track listing
All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night, except where noted.
- "Written in the Stars" – 4:49
- "The Times They Are a Changin'" – 3:33 (Bob Dylan cover)
- "I Still Remember" – 5:42 (Blackmore/Night/Traditional)
- "Home Again" – 5:28
- "Crowning of the King" – 4:32 (Blackmore/Night/Traditional by Tielman Susato)
- "Fayre Thee Well" – Instrumental 2:08 (Written by Blackmore)
- "Fires at Midnight" – 7:36 (Blackmore/Night/Traditional by King Alfonso The 10th)
- "Hanging Tree" – 3:47
- "The Storm" – 6:12
- "Mid Winter's Night" – 4:30 (Blackmore/Night/Traditional)
- "All Because of You" – 3:37
- "Waiting Just for You" – 3:17 (Blackmore/Night/Traditional by Clarke)
- "Praetorius (Courante)" – Instrumental 1:57 (Traditional by Michael Praetorius)
- "Benzai-Ten" – 3:52
- "Village on the Sand" – 5:04
- "Again Someday" – 1:42
Bonus track
- "Sake of Song" – 3:13 (Blackmore/Night) : The song was re-recorded in Autumn Sky (2010)
- A music video for the song "Times They Are A-Changin'" is on the US version as a CD-ROM bonus.
Personnel
- Ritchie Blackmore – electric and acoustic guitars, hurdy gurdy, mandolin, renaissance drums, tambourine
- Candice Night – lead vocals, backing vocals, pennywhistle, shawms, harp, recorder, electic 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"
References
- ^ "Ritchie's Bio". The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore's Night website. Retrieved 2010-08-02.