Under a Violet Moon
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 1999 (Germany) / July 13, 1999 (United States)
RecordedDuring 1998/1999
Genrefolk rock, neo-Medieval
Length58:49
LabelEdel (Germany)
Platinum Entertainment (United States)
ProducerRitchie Blackmore, Jeff Glixman, Roy McDonald
Blackmore's Night chronology
Shadow of the Moon
(1997)
Under a Violet Moon
(1999)
Fires at Midnight
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Under a Violet Moon is the second studio album by the group Blackmore's Night, released May 25, 1999. Under a Violet Moon won the New Age Voice award for the best vocal album of the year.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Under a Violet Moon"Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night4:23
2."Castles and Dreams"Blackmore, Night3:33
3."Past Time with Good Company"trad. by King Henry VIII3:24
4."Morning Star"Blackmore, Night4:41
5."Avalon"trad.3:03
6."Possum Goes to Prague" (Instrumental)Blackmore1:13
7."Wind in the Willows" (feat. John Ford)Alan Bell4:12
8."Gone with the Wind" (Includes "Polyushko-polye" by Lev Knipper, a popular Russian song of mid-1930s.)Blackmore, Knipper, Night5:24
9."Beyond the Sunset" (Instrumental)Blackmore3:45
10."March the Heroes Home"trad. by Michael Praetorius, Blackmore, Night4:39
11."Spanish Nights (I Remember It Well)"trad.5:23
12."Catherine Howard's Fate"Blackmore, Night2:34
13."Fool's Gold"Blackmore, Night3:32
14."Durch den Wald zum Bach Haus" (Instrumental)Blackmore2:31
15."Now and Then" (including the Prelude in C by J.S. Bach)Night3:11
16."Self Portrait" (Rainbow cover)Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio3:19

Personnel

Blackmore's Night
Guest musicians
  • John Ford – vocals, bass on #07, background vocals on #01 & 10
  • Miri Ben-Ari – violin on #04 & 11
  • Peter Rooth – bass on #01 & 16; drum programming on #07 & 08
  • Mick Cervino - additional bass on #04
  • Kevin Dunne – drums
  • Mike Goldberg - military drum on #03
  • Adam Forgione - additional keyboards on #04
  • Jens Johansson – keyboards on #01, 04, 07 & 15
  • Jeff Glixman, Roy McDonald - additional keyboards
  • Jason Chapman - trumpet and flugelhorn on #08
  • Thomas Roth - bagpipes, backing vocals on #10
  • Albert Danneman - bagpipes, backing vocals on #10
  • Albrecht Schmidt-Reinthaler - harpsichord on #10
  • Jost Pogrzeba - percussion on #10
  • Christof Heus - trumpet on #10
  • Adolf Lehnberger - trombone on #10
  • Gell Spitz - trumpet on #10
  • Rolf Spitz - trombone on #10
  • Mark Pender - trumpet
  • Mr. & Mrs. Heller - hurdy-gurdy
  • Scott Hazell, Sue Goehringer, John Gould, Trish - backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 20
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 13
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[5] 16

Packaging

The albums' cover image is inspired by the German old town street in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r423917
  2. "Ritchie Blackmore discography". Official Blackmore's Night Website. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Blackmore's Night – Under a Violet Moon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  4. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  5. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.


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