Shadow of the Moon

Shadow of the Moon
Studio album by Blackmore's Night
Released	June 2, 1997 (Europe) February 17, 1998 (United States)
Genre	Celtic, folk, neo-medieval
Length	65:24
Label	Edel (Germany) / Edel America
Producer	Pat Regan and Ritchie Blackmore
Blackmore's Night chronology
Shadow of the Moon (1997) Under a Violet Moon (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Shadow of the Moon is the debut studio album by the group Blackmore's Night, released June 2, 1997. It stayed on the German charts for 17 weeks.^[2] It received a gold certification in Japan for 100,000 albums shipped to stores.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shadow of the Moon"	Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night	5:06
2.	"The Clock Ticks On"	trad. by Tielman Susato, Blackmore, Night	5:15
3.	"Be Mine Tonight"	Blackmore, Night	2:51
4.	"Play Minstrel Play"	trad. by Pierre Attaingnant, Blackmore, Night	3:59
5.	"Ocean Gypsy" (Renaissance cover)	Michael Dunford, Betty Thatcher	6:06
6.	"Minstrel Hall" (Instrumental)	Blackmore	2:36
7.	"Magical World"	trad. Wassail, Blackmore, Night	4:02
8.	"Writing on the Wall"	trad. by Pyotr Iiyich Tchaikovsky, Blackmore, Night	4:35
9.	"Renaissance Faire"	trad. by Tielman Susato, Blackmore, Night	4:16
10.	"Memmingen" (Instrumental)	Blackmore	1:05
11.	"No Second Chance"	Blackmore, Night	5:39
12.	"Mond Tanz" (Instrumental; Mondtanz being German for "Moon Dance")	Blackmore	3:33
13.	"Spirit of the Sea"	Blackmore, Night	4:50
14.	"Greensleeves"	trad.	3:47
15.	"Wish You Were Here" (Rednex cover)	Leskelä Teijo	5:02

Bonus track

US / UK editions
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"Possum's Last Dance" (Instrumental)	Blackmore	2:42

1999 Japanese edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"Minstrel Hall (strings version)" (Instrumental)	Blackmore	2:34

Personnel

• Ritchie Blackmore – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, bass, mandolin, drum, tambourine
• Candice Night – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Pat Regan – keyboards
• Gerald Flashman – recorders, trumpet, French horns
• Tom Brown – cello
• Lady Green – viola, violins

Guest appearances

• Ian Anderson – flute on "Play, Minstrel, Play"
• Scott Hazell – backing vocals on "Play, Minstrel, Play"

Charts performance

Year	Chart	Position
1997	Japan	11
	Germany	25

Notes

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r333767
2. "Ritchie's Bio". The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore's Night website. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
3. "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年1月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. January 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan) 484: 8. March 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.

External links

• Lyrics at Blackmore's Night official site