Autumn Sky

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Autumn Sky
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Studio album by
Blackmore's Night
Released3 September 2010 (Europe)
18 January 2011 (USA)
Recorded2010
GenreCeltic, folk rock, neo-Medieval, hard rock
Length61:33
LabelSpinefarm (US, UK),
Sony/Ariola (DE, AT, CH)
Blackmore's Night chronology
Secret Voyage
(2008) 		Autumn Sky
(2010) 		A Knight In York
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Glory7/10 stars [1]

Autumn Sky is the eighth studio album by the group Blackmore's Night. It is dedicated to their daughter Autumn Esmerelda Blackmore, who was born on May 27, 2010. It was released on September 3, 2010 in Europe and on January 18, 2011 in the U.S.

Autumn Sky entered at #1 on the New Age Billboard Charts.[2] It reached #13 in Greece, #29 in Finland, #36 in Sweden, #43 in Austria and # 57 in Switzerland.[3] In Russia it went gold.[4][5] The album won a Zone Music Award for the Best Vocal Album.[6]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Highland" (One More Time cover)Peter Grönvall, Nanne Nordqvist5:46
2."Vagabond (Make a Princess of Me)"Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night5:23
3."Journeyman (Vandraren)" (Nordman cover; English lyrics: Night)Helena Bäckman, Py Bäckman, Håkan Hemlin, Mats Wester5:41
4."Believe in Me"Blackmore, Night4:26
5."Sake of the Song"Blackmore, Night2:52
6."Song and Dance" (Instrumental)Blackmore1:59
7."Celluloid Heroes" (The Kinks cover)Ray Davies5:27
8."Keeper of the Flame"Blackmore, Night4:41
9."Night at Eggersberg" (Instrumental)Blackmore2:16
10."Strawberry Girl"Blackmore, Night4:05
11."All the Fun of the Fayre"Blackmore, Night3:56
12."Darkness"trad., Blackmore, Night3:26
13."Dance of the Darkness" (Instrumental)trad., Blackmore3:33
14."Health to the Company"trad., Blackmore4:16
15."Barbara Allen"trad., Blackmore3:46
16."Gottlische Devise" (Japanese Bonus Track)trad., Blackmore3:36

Personnel[]

Additional personnel (from sleeve)[]

  • Producer: Pat Regan
  • Orchestra: Pat Regan's Orchestral Consort
  • Mastering: Brad Vance (Red Mastering)

Charts[]

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Finland[7] 29
Sweden 36
Austria 43
Switzerland 57
Greece 13
Billboard Top New Age Charts 1
German Albums Chart[8] 15
German LP-Downloads Chart[9] 16
Russian Albums Chart[citation needed] 8

References[]

  1. ^ (German)
  2. ^ John P. Olsen (March 18, 2011). "Billboard Chart Musicians; Blackmore's Night". NewAgeMusic.nu. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13.
  3. ^ "Autumn Sky - Charts". Australian-Charts.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  4. ^ Christian A. (January 7, 2011). "Interview with Candice Night". SMNnews. Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  5. ^ Dr. Matt Warnock (2011-01-28). "Ritchie Blackmore: The Autumn Sky Interview". Guitar International. Archived from the original on 2011-02-01.
  6. ^ "2011 Zone Music Award Winners". March 16, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-12-15.
  7. ^ http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Blackmore%27s+Night&titel=Autumn+Sky&cat=a
  8. ^ ":: MTV | Album Top 50 KW 2 | charts". Mtv.de. 2011-09-22. Archived from the original on 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  9. ^ "Brandon Flowers: Ab in die Download-Charts - media control". Media-control.de. 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2012-01-15.


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