Dancer and the Moon

Dancer and the Moon
Studio album by
Blackmore's Night
ReleasedJune 11, 2013
Genrefolk rock, neo-Medieval
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

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"Traditional2:21
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"Traditional; by Richard Lionheart, Blackmore, Night3:30
13."Carry On… Jon" (Instrumental)Blackmore5:37

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Personnel

  • Ritchie Blackmore – acoustic and electric guitars, nickelharpe, mandola, hurdy gurdy, tambourine
  • Candice Night – lead vocals, harmony vocals, all renaissance and medieval woodwinds
  • Bard David of Larchmont (David Baranowski) – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Lady Kelly DeWinter (Kelly Morris) – harmony vocals, French horn
  • Earl Grey of Chimay (Mike Clemente) – bass and rhythm guitar
  • The Scarlet Fiddler (Claire Smith Bermingham) – violin
  • Troubador of Aberdeen (David Keith) – percussion
  • Pat Regan - producer, sound engineer, orchestral arrangements

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 151
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 85
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 31
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 13
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[12] 21
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] 41
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 24
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 90
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 40
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 83
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[19] 16
US Billboard 200[5] 189
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] 40
US New Age Albums (Billboard)[21] 3

References

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  4. ^ Catchpole, Kevin (25 September 2013). "Blackmore's Night: Dancer and the Moon | PopMatters". popmatters.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b "BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Guitar Ritchie Blackmore Featured In Interview". 19 July 2013. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Nominated for Best Vocal Album". blackmore's night official website. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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  12. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2013. 27. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  13. ^ "ダンサー・アンド・ザ・ムーン(初回限定盤)". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  19. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  20. ^ "Independent Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  21. ^ "New Age Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2020.