Description
Blackmore's Night – Fires At Midnight / Steamhammer Audio CD 2001 / SPV 085-72432 CD
UPC 4001617724323
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.
On December 2001, Fires At Midnight was a finalist on the New Age Voice award for the best vocal album of the year. In 2004 the album went Gold in the Czech Republic.
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.
It featured the singles "The Times They Are a Changin'", "Home Again" and "All Because of You".
Tracklist:
| 1 | Written In The Stars | 4:49 |
| 2 | The Times They Are A Changin' |
3:33 |
| 3 | I Still Remember | 5:42 |
| 4 | Home Again | 5:27 |
| 5 | Crowning Of The King | 4:31 |
| 6 | Fayre Thee Well | 2:08 |
| 7 | Fires At Midnight | 7:36 |
| 8 | Hanging Tree | 3:47 |
| 9 | Storm | 6:11 |
| 10 | Mid Winter's Night | 4:30 |
| 11 |
All Because Of You | 3:36 |
| 12 | Waiting Just For You | 3:16 |
| 13 | Praetorius (Courante) | 1:57 |
| 14 | Benzai-Ten | 3:52 |
| 15 | Village On The Sand | 5:04 |
| 16 | Again Someday | 1:39 |
| 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. | "The 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 |
- 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"
