Fires at Midnight

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Fires at Midnight
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Studio album by
Blackmore's Night
Released10 July 2001
RecordedDuring February/April 2001
GenreCeltic, folk rock, neo-Medieval, hard rock
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
AllMusic4/5 stars [1]

Fires at Midnight is the third studio album by the group Blackmore's Night, released July 10, 2001 through SPV/Steamhammer. 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]

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[]

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[]

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[]

Charts performance[]

Year Chart Position
2001 Germany 9
Japan 20
Austria 32
Switzerland 81
U.K. 138

References[]

  1. ^ Astarita, Glenn. Fires at Midnight at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Fires At Midnight - Charts". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  3. ^ "History". Candice Night Official Website. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  4. ^ "Ritchie's Bio". The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore's Night website. Archived from the original on 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
  5. ^ "Media Archives-Russia". The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore's Night website. Archived from the original on 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
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