Shadow of the Moon

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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 Iiyich 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

^ https://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" (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 484. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 8. March 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014. {{cite journal}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; January 17, 2014 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

Lyrics at Blackmore's Night official site

[1] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r333767

[Ritchie's_Bio-2] "Ritchie's Bio". The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore's Night website. Retrieved 2011-05-16.

[RIAJ-mar2000-3] "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年1月度" (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 484. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 8. March 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014. {{cite journal}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; January 17, 2014 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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v t e 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 Nature's Light
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
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