Dancer and the Moon

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]

Dancer and the Moon
Studio album by Blackmore's Night
Released	June 11, 2013
Genre	Celtic, folk rock, neo-Medieval, new-age
Length	53:10[1]
Label	Frontiers Records (Europe), Universal Music (Canada), Frontiers Records (Universal) (U.S.)
Producer	Pat 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
"The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere over the Sea)" Released: May 6, 2013[2] "Dancer and the Moon" Released: June 24, 2013[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
PopMatters	(5/10)[4]

"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[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman cover)	Newman	3:54
2.	"Troika"	Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night	3:30
3.	"The Last Leaf"	Blackmore, Night	4:05
4.	"Lady in Black" (Uriah Heep cover)	Ken Hensley	5:48
5.	"Minstrels in the Hall" (Instrumental)	Blackmore	2:38
6.	"The Temple of the King" (Rainbow cover)	Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	4:26
7.	"Dancer and the Moon"	Blackmore, Night	4:55
8.	"Galliard" (Instrumental)	Blackmore	2:00
9.	"The Ashgrove"	trad.	2:21
10.	"Somewhere over the Sea (The Moon Is Shining)"	Blackmore, Night	4:07
11.	"The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere over the Sea)"	Blackmore, Night	6:19
12.	"The Spinner's Tale"	trad. by Richard Lionheart, Blackmore, Night	3:30
13.	"Carry On… Jon" (Instrumental)	Blackmore	5:37

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 – keyboards and background vocals
• Lady Kelly DeWinter – harmony vocals, french horn
• Earl Grey of Chimay – bass and rhythm guitar
• The Scarlet Fiddler – violin
• Troubador of Aberdeen – percussion
• Pat Regan (musician) - producer, sound engineer, and orchestral arrangements

Chart performance

Chart (2013)	Peak position[5]
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	151
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]	85
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[10]	29
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[5]	102
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11]	31
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	13
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13]	21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14]	24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15]	22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	40
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	83
US Billboard 200[5]	189
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18]	40
US New Age Albums (Billboard)[19]	3

References

1. "Dancer and the Moon". AllMusic.
2. "The Moon Is Shining - Single". itunes.apple.com. 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
3. "Dancer and the Moon - Single". itunes.apple.com. 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
4. Catchpole, Kevin (25 September 2013). "Blackmore's Night: Dancer and the Moon | PopMatters". popmatters.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
5. "BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Guitar Ritchie Blackmore Featured In Interview". July 19, 2013.
6. "Nominated for Best Vocal Album". blackmore's night official website. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in German). Hung Medien.
8. "Ultratop.be – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
9. "Ultratop.be – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in French). Hung Medien.
10. "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select {{{date}}} on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data.
11. "Blackmore's Night: Dancer and the Moon" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
13. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – {{{year}}}. {{{week}}}. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ.
14. "Norwegiancharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon". Hung Medien.
15. "Swedishcharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon". Hung Medien.
16. "Swisscharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Dancer and the Moon". Hung Medien.
17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
18. "Independent Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
19. "New Age Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.