Under a Violet Moon
| Under a Violet Moon | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 25, 1999 (Germany) / July 13, 1999 (United States) | |||
| Recorded | During 1998/1999 | |||
| Genre | folk rock, neo-Medieval | |||
| Length | 58:49 | |||
| Label | Edel (Germany) Platinum Entertainment (United States) | |||
| Producer | Ritchie Blackmore, Jeff Glixman, Roy McDonald | |||
| Blackmore's Night chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Under a Violet Moon is the second studio album by the group Blackmore's Night, released May 25, 1999. Under a Violet Moon won the New Age Voice award for the best vocal album of the year.[2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Under a Violet Moon" | Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Castles and Dreams" | Blackmore, Night | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Past Time with Good Company" | trad. by King Henry VIII | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Morning Star" | Blackmore, Night | 4:41 |
| 5. | "Avalon" | trad. | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Possum Goes to Prague" (Instrumental) | Blackmore | 1:13 |
| 7. | "Wind in the Willows" (feat. John Ford) | Alan Bell | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Gone with the Wind" (Includes "Polyushko-polye" by Lev Knipper, a popular Russian song of mid-1930s.) | Blackmore, Knipper, Night | 5:24 |
| 9. | "Beyond the Sunset" (Instrumental) | Blackmore | 3:45 |
| 10. | "March the Heroes Home" | trad. by Michael Praetorius, Blackmore, Night | 4:39 |
| 11. | "Spanish Nights (I Remember It Well)" | trad. | 5:23 |
| 12. | "Catherine Howard's Fate" | Blackmore, Night | 2:34 |
| 13. | "Fool's Gold" | Blackmore, Night | 3:32 |
| 14. | "Durch den Wald zum Bach Haus" (Instrumental) | Blackmore | 2:31 |
| 15. | "Now and Then" (including the Prelude in C by J.S. Bach) | Night | 3:11 |
| 16. | "Self Portrait" (Rainbow cover) | Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio | 3:19 |
Personnel
[edit]- Blackmore's Night
- Ritchie Blackmore – guitars, mandolin, bass, Renaissance drums, tambourine
- Candice Night – vocals, pennywhistle
- Guest musicians
- John Ford – vocals, bass on #07, background vocals on #01 & 10
- Miri Ben-Ari – violin on #04 & 11
- Peter Rooth – bass on #01 & 16; drum programming on #07 & 08
- Mick Cervino - additional bass on #04
- Kevin Dunne – drums
- Mike Goldberg - military drum on #03
- Adam Forgione - additional keyboards on #04
- Jens Johansson – keyboards on #01, 04, 07 & 15
- Jeff Glixman, Roy McDonald - additional keyboards
- Jason Chapman - trumpet and flugelhorn on #08
- Thomas Roth - bagpipes, backing vocals on #10
- Albert Danneman - bagpipes, backing vocals on #10
- Albrecht Schmidt-Reinthaler - harpsichord on #10
- Jost Pogrzeba - percussion on #10
- Christof Heus - trumpet on #10
- Adolf Lehnberger - trombone on #10
- Gell Spitz - trumpet on #10
- Rolf Spitz - trombone on #10
- Mark Pender - trumpet
- Mr. & Mrs. Heller - hurdy-gurdy
- Scott Hazell, Sue Goehringer, John Gould, Trish - backing vocals
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 20 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 13 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[5] | 16 |
Packaging
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References
[edit]- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r423917
- ^ "Ritchie Blackmore discography". Official Blackmore's Night Website. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blackmore's Night – Under a Violet Moon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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