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Fires at Midnight

Fires at Midnight is the third studio album by British-American neo-medieval folk rock band Blackmore's Night, released on July 10, 2001, through SPV/Steamhammer Records. In comparison to their previous two releases, there are more electric guitar parts on this album, whilst maintaining a folk rock direction. The album was a Top Ten record in Germany.[2]

Fires at Midnight
Studio album by
Released10 July 2001
RecordedDuring February/April 2001
Genre
Length70:29
LabelSPV/Steamhammer
ProducerPat Regan and Ritchie Blackmore
Blackmore's Night chronology
Under a Violet Moon
(1999)
Fires at Midnight
(2001)
Past Times with Good Company
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

On December 2001, Fires At Midnight was a finalist on the New Age Voice award for the best vocal album of the year.[3] In 2004 the album went Gold in the Czech Republic.[4]

The album was one of the 10 international bestsellers in Russia during the Autumn of 2001. The single "Times They Are A Changin" stayed in the Russian top 20 Hits for over 9 weeks.[5]

It featured the singles "The Times They Are a Changin'", "Home Again" and "All Because of You".

Track listing Edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Written in the Stars"Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night4:47
2."The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Bob Dylan cover)Bob Dylan3:30
3."I Still Remember"trad. by Tielman Susato, Blackmore, Night5:39
4."Home Again"Blackmore, Night5:25
5."Crowning of the King"trad. by Tielman Susato, Blackmore, Night4:29
6."Fayre Thee Well" (Instrumental)Blackmore2:05
7."Fires at Midnight"trad. by Alfonso X, Blackmore, Night7:33
8."Hanging Tree"Blackmore, Night3:44
9."The Storm"Blackmore, Night6:08
10."Mid Winter's Night"trad., Blackmore, Night4:27
11."All Because of You"Blackmore, Night3:34
12."Waiting Just for You"trad. by Jeremiah Clarke, Blackmore, Night3:14
13."Praetorius (Courante)" (Instrumental)trad. by Michael Praetorius1:54
14."Benzai-Ten"Blackmore, Night3:49
15."Village on the Sand"Blackmore, Night4:54
16."Again Someday"Blackmore, Night1:42

Bonus tracks Edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Possum's Last Dance" (Instrumental; European version only)Blackmore2:41
2."Sake of Song" (B-side to the European Single "The Times They Are a Changin'"; US and Japan version only)Blackmore, Night3:13

Personnel Edit

Charts Edit

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 9
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 81

References Edit

  1. ^ Astarita, Glenn. Fires at Midnight at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Fires At Midnight - Charts". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  3. ^ "History". Candice Night Official Website. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  4. ^ . The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore's Night website. Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  5. ^ . The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore's Night website. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Blackmore's Night – Fires at Midnight" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blackmore's Night – Fires at Midnight" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  8. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Fires at Midnight". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

fires, midnight, third, studio, album, british, american, medieval, folk, rock, band, blackmore, night, released, july, 2001, through, steamhammer, records, comparison, their, previous, releases, there, more, electric, guitar, parts, this, album, whilst, maint. Fires at Midnight is the third studio album by British American neo medieval folk rock band Blackmore s Night released on July 10 2001 through SPV Steamhammer Records In comparison to their previous two releases there are more electric guitar parts on this album whilst maintaining a folk rock direction The album was a Top Ten record in Germany 2 Fires at MidnightStudio album by Blackmore s NightReleased10 July 2001RecordedDuring February April 2001GenreFolk rockneo MedievalLength70 29LabelSPV SteamhammerProducerPat Regan and Ritchie BlackmoreBlackmore s Night chronologyUnder a Violet Moon 1999 Fires at Midnight 2001 Past Times with Good Company 2002 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 On December 2001 Fires At Midnight was a finalist on the New Age Voice award for the best vocal album of the year 3 In 2004 the album went Gold in the Czech Republic 4 The album was one of the 10 international bestsellers in Russia during the Autumn of 2001 The single Times They Are A Changin stayed in the Russian top 20 Hits for over 9 weeks 5 It featured the singles The Times They Are a Changin Home Again and All Because of You Contents 1 Track listing 1 1 Bonus tracks 2 Personnel 3 Charts 4 ReferencesTrack listing EditNo TitleWriter s Length1 Written in the Stars Ritchie Blackmore Candice Night4 472 The Times They Are a Changin Bob Dylan cover Bob Dylan3 303 I Still Remember trad by Tielman Susato Blackmore Night5 394 Home Again Blackmore Night5 255 Crowning of the King trad by Tielman Susato Blackmore Night4 296 Fayre Thee Well Instrumental Blackmore2 057 Fires at Midnight trad by Alfonso X Blackmore Night7 338 Hanging Tree Blackmore Night3 449 The Storm Blackmore Night6 0810 Mid Winter s Night trad Blackmore Night4 2711 All Because of You Blackmore Night3 3412 Waiting Just for You trad by Jeremiah Clarke Blackmore Night3 1413 Praetorius Courante Instrumental trad by Michael Praetorius1 5414 Benzai Ten Blackmore Night3 4915 Village on the Sand Blackmore Night4 5416 Again Someday Blackmore Night1 42 Bonus tracks Edit No TitleWriter s Length1 Possum s Last Dance Instrumental European version only Blackmore2 412 Sake of Song B side to the European Single The Times They Are a Changin US and Japan version only Blackmore Night3 13Personnel EditRitchie Blackmore electric and acoustic guitars hurdy gurdy mandolin renaissance drums tambourine Candice Night lead and backing vocals pennywhistle shawms harp recorder electronic 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 Charts EditChart 2001 PeakpositionAustrian Albums O3 Austria 6 32German Albums Offizielle Top 100 7 9Japanese Albums Oricon 8 20Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 9 81References Edit Astarita Glenn Fires at Midnight at AllMusic Fires At Midnight Charts Australian Charts com Retrieved 18 December 2012 History Candice Night Official Website Retrieved 23 March 2011 Ritchie s Bio The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore s Night website Archived from the original on 17 November 2010 Retrieved 2 August 2010 Media Archives Russia The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore s Night website Archived from the original on 14 December 2012 Retrieved 9 June 2013 Austriancharts at Blackmore s Night Fires at Midnight in German Hung Medien Retrieved March 18 2023 Offiziellecharts de Blackmore s Night Fires at Midnight in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved March 18 2023 Oricon Album Chart Book Complete Edition 1970 2005 in Japanese Roppongi Tokyo Oricon Entertainment 2006 ISBN 4 87131 077 9 Swisscharts com Blackmore s Night Fires at Midnight Hung Medien Retrieved March 18 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fires at Midnight amp oldid 1156472511, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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