Shadow of the Moon

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]

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]

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 Ilyich 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. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r333767
2. "Ritchie's Bio". The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore's Night website. Archived from the original on 2010-11-17. 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, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.

External links

• Lyrics at Blackmore's Night official site