Fires at Midnight is a Blackmore's Night

Blackmore's Night

Blackmore's Night is an English-American traditional folk rock duo led by Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night .-Early:...

's third studio album released on July 10, 2001 through SPV

SPV GmbH

SPV GmbH is an independent German record label.Founded on January 1, 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide....

/Steamhammer. In comparison with their previous two releases, there are more electric guitar parts on this album, whilst maintaining a folk rock

Folk rock

Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...

 direction. 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.

It featured the singles "The Times They Are a Changin'", "Home Again" and "All Because of You".

Track listing

Songs written by Ritchie Blackmore

Ritchie Blackmore

Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...

 and Candice Night

Candice Night

Candice Night is an American vocalist/songwriter and the musical partner of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. She is the lead singer, multi-instrumentalist, and lyricist for the traditional folk rock project, Blackmore's Night since its origins in 1997.-Biography:Born in Hauppauge, Long Island, New...

, except where noted.

1. "Written in the Stars" – 4:49
2. "The Times They Are a Changin
   The Times They Are a-Changin' (song)
   "The Times They Are a-Changin" is a song written by Bob Dylan and released as the title track of his 1964 album, The Times They Are a-Changin. The song was ranked #59 on Rolling Stones 2004 list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time....
   
   '" – 3:33 (Bob Dylan
   Bob Dylan
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    cover)
3. "I Still Remember" – 5:42 (Blackmore/Night/Traditional)
4. "Home Again" – 5:28
5. "Crowning of the King" – 4:32 (Blackmore/Night/Traditional by Tielman Susato
   Tielman Susato
   Tielman — or Tylman — Susato was a Renaissance composer, instrumentalist and publisher of music in Antwerp.-Biography:...
   
   )
6. "Fayre Thee Well" – Instrumental 2:08 (Written by Blackmore)
7. "Fires at Midnight" – 7:36 (Blackmore/Night/Traditional by King Alfonso The 10th)
8. "Hanging Tree" – 3:47
9. "The Storm" – 6:12
10. "Mid Winter's Night" – 4:30 (Blackmore/Night/Traditional)
11. "All Because of You" – 3:37
12. "Waiting Just for You" – 3:17 (Blackmore/Night/Traditional by Clarke)
13. "Praetorius (Courante)" – Instrumental 1:57 (Traditional by Michael Praetorius
    Michael Praetorius
    Michael Praetorius was a German composer, organist, and music theorist. He was one of the most versatile composers of his age, being particularly significant in the development of musical forms based on Protestant hymns, many of which reflect an effort to make better the relationship between...
    
    )
14. "Benzai-Ten
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    " – 3:52
15. "Village on the Sand" – 5:04
16. "Again Someday" – 1:42

Bonus tracks

1. "Possum's Last Dance" – Instrumental (2:41) (Written by Blackmore) (European version only)
2. "Sake of Song" – 3:13 (US and Japan version only)

A music video for the song "Times They Are A-Changin'" is on the US version as a CD-ROM bonus.

• Bonus track 1, "Possum's Last Dance", was previously US only bonus track on Shadow of the Moon
  Shadow of the Moon
  Shadow of the Moon, released in 1997 on Edel Music, is the first album by musical group Blackmore's Night. It stayed on the German charts for 17 weeks.-Track listing:#"Shadow of the Moon" – 5:06...
  
  .
• Bonus track 2, "Sake of Song", was also the non-album B-side to the European single "The Times They Are a Changin'". The song was re-recorded later as "Sake Of The Song" (with vocals) and "Song And Dance" (an instrumental version of the same track) on Autumn Sky
  Autumn Sky
  Autumn Sky is the eighth album by musical group Blackmore's Night and is dedicated to their daughter Autumn Esmerelda Blackmore who was born on May 27, 2010. It was released on September 3, 2010 in Europe and on January 18, 2011 in USA...
  
  .

Personnel

• Ritchie Blackmore
  Ritchie Blackmore
  Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
  
   – electric
  Electric guitar
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   and acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
  An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
  
  s, hurdy gurdy
  Hurdy gurdy
  The hurdy gurdy or hurdy-gurdy is a stringed musical instrument that produces sound by a crank-turned rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin bow, and single notes played on the instrument sound similar to a violin...
  
  , mandolin, renaissance drum
  Drum
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  s, tambourine
• Candice Night
  Candice Night
  Candice Night is an American vocalist/songwriter and the musical partner of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. She is the lead singer, multi-instrumentalist, and lyricist for the traditional folk rock project, Blackmore's Night since its origins in 1997.-Biography:Born in Hauppauge, Long Island, New...
  
   – lead vocals, backing vocals, pennywhistle, shawm
  Shawm
  The shawm was a medieval and Renaissance musical instrument of the woodwind family made in Europe from the 12th century until the 17th century. It was developed from the oriental zurna and is the predecessor of the modern oboe. The body of the shawm was usually turned from a single piece of wood,...
  
  s, harp, recorder
  Recorder
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  , electric bagpipes
• Sir Robert of Normandie (Robert Curiano) – bass
  Bass guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Carmine Giglio – keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• 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"