Fires at Midnight
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| Released | 10 July 2001 | |||
| Recorded | During February/April 2001 | |||
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| Length | 70:29 | |||
| Label | SPV/Steamhammer | |||
| Producer | Pat Regan and Ritchie Blackmore | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
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]
In 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".
In 2024 a new deluxe edition was released on earMUSIC/Edel as 2CD and LP. The reissue continues the celebration of over 25 years of activity for the band, which started with the remixed reissue of the debut album “Under A Violet Moon”. All songs have been remixed from the original multi-tracks recording by Eike Freese at Chameleon Studios in Hamburg. For the occasion, two bonus tracks were added, both featuring new vocal parts by Candice Night: "Written in the Stars" and the title track "Fires at Midnight"
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Written in the Stars" | Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night | 4:47 |
| 2. | "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Bob Dylan cover) | Bob Dylan | 3:30 |
| 3. | "I Still Remember" | trad. by Tielman Susato, Blackmore, Night | 5:39 |
| 4. | "Home Again" | Blackmore, Night | 5:25 |
| 5. | "Crowning of the King" | trad. by Tielman Susato, Blackmore, Night | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Fayre Thee Well" (Instrumental) | Blackmore | 2:05 |
| 7. | "Fires at Midnight" | trad. by Alfonso X, Blackmore, Night | 7:33 |
| 8. | "Hanging Tree" | Blackmore, Night | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Storm" | Blackmore, Night | 6:08 |
| 10. | "Mid Winter's Night" | trad., Blackmore, Night | 4:27 |
| 11. | "All Because of You" | Blackmore, Night | 3:34 |
| 12. | "Waiting Just for You" | trad. by Jeremiah Clarke, Blackmore, Night | 3:14 |
| 13. | "Praetorius (Courante)" (Instrumental) | trad. by Michael Praetorius | 1:54 |
| 14. | "Benzai-Ten" | Blackmore, Night | 3:49 |
| 15. | "Village on the Sand" | Blackmore, Night | 4:54 |
| 16. | "Again Someday" | Blackmore, Night | 1:42 |
Bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Possum's Last Dance" (Instrumental; European version only) | Blackmore | 2:41 |
| 2. | "Sake of Song" (B-side to the European Single "The Times They Are a Changin'"; US and Japan version only) | Blackmore, Night | 3:13 |
Personnel
- Ritchie 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
| 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 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[10] | 18 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Czech Republic[11] | Gold |
References
- ^ Astarita, Glenn. Fires at Midnight at AllMusic
- ^ "Fires At Midnight - Charts". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "History". Candice Night Official Website. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. 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 October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blackmore's Night – Fires at Midnight" (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.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Fires at Midnight". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Ritchie Blackmore a musical history". Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2023.