Dancer and the Moon

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Dancer and the Moon
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Studio album by
Blackmore's Night
ReleasedJune 11, 2013
GenreCeltic, folk rock, neo-Medieval, new-age
Length53:10[1]
LabelFrontiers Records (Europe), Universal Music (Canada), Frontiers Records (Universal) (U.S.)
ProducerPat Regan
Blackmore's Night chronology
A Knight in York
(2012) 		Dancer and the Moon
(2013) 		All Our Yesterdays
(2015)
Singles from Dancer and the Moon
  1. "The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere over the Sea)"
    Released: May 6, 2013[2]
  2. "Dancer and the Moon"
    Released: June 24, 2013[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters(5/10)[4]

Dancer and the Moon is the ninth studio album by the group Blackmore's Night, released on June 11, 2013. It entered at # 189 on USA's Billboard Album Charts.[5] It was also nominated for NAR award in Best Vocal Album of the Year.[6]

"Carry On… Jon" is an instrumental tribute to Deep Purple co-founder Jon Lord, who died on 16 July 2012 at age 71.

Track listing[1][]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman cover)Newman3:54
2."Troika"Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night3:30
3."The Last Leaf"Blackmore, Night4:05
4."Lady in Black" (Uriah Heep cover)Ken Hensley5:48
5."Minstrels in the Hall" (Instrumental)Blackmore2:38
6."The Temple of the King" (Rainbow cover)Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio4:26
7."Dancer and the Moon"Blackmore, Night4:55
8."Galliard" (Instrumental)Blackmore2:00
9."The Ashgrove"trad.2:21
10."Somewhere over the Sea (The Moon Is Shining)"Blackmore, Night4:07
11."The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere over the Sea)"Blackmore, Night6:19
12."The Spinner's Tale"trad. by Richard Lionheart, Blackmore, Night3:30
13."Carry On… Jon" (Instrumental)Blackmore5:37

Personnel[]

  • Ritchie Blackmore – acoustic and electric guitars, nickelharpe, mandola, hurdy gurdy, tambourine
  • Candice Night – lead vocals, harmony vocals, all renaissance and medieval woodwinds
  • – keyboards and background vocals
  • – harmony vocals, french horn
  • – bass and rhythm guitar
  • – violin
  • – percussion
  • - producer, sound engineer, and orchestral arrangements

Chart performance[]

Chart (2013) Peak
position[5]
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 151
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 85
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[10] 29
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[5] 102
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 31
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 13
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13] 21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 40
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 83
US Billboard 200[5] 189
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] 40
US New Age Albums (Billboard)[19] 3

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dancer and the Moon". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "The Moon Is Shining - Single". itunes.apple.com. 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  3. ^ "Dancer and the Moon - Single". itunes.apple.com. 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  4. ^ Catchpole, Kevin (25 September 2013). "Blackmore's Night: Dancer and the Moon | PopMatters". popmatters.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Guitar Ritchie Blackmore Featured In Interview". July 19, 2013.
  6. ^ "Nominated for Best Vocal Album". blackmore's night official website. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in German). Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in French). Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select {{{date}}} on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data.
  11. ^ "Blackmore's Night: Dancer and the Moon" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  13. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – {{{year}}}. {{{week}}}. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ.
  14. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon". Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon". Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon". Hung Medien.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  18. ^ "Independent Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  19. ^ "New Age Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
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