Fires at Midnight
Studio album by
Released10 July 2001
RecordedDuring February/April 2001
Genre
Length70:29
LabelSPV/Steamhammer
ProducerPat Regan and Ritchie Blackmore
Blackmore's Night chronology
Under a Violet Moon
(1999)
Fires at Midnight
(2001)
Past Times with Good Company
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Fires at Midnight is the third studio album by British-American neo-medieval folk rock band Blackmore's Night, released on July 10, 2001, through SPV/Steamhammer Records. 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.[2]

On December 2001, Fires At Midnight was a finalist on the New Age Voice award for the best vocal album of the year.[3] In 2004 the album went Gold in the Czech Republic.[4]

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.[5]

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

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Written in the Stars"Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night4:47
2."The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Bob Dylan cover)Bob Dylan3:30
3."I Still Remember"trad. by Tielman Susato, Blackmore, Night5:39
4."Home Again"Blackmore, Night5:25
5."Crowning of the King"trad. by Tielman Susato, Blackmore, Night4:29
6."Fayre Thee Well" (Instrumental)Blackmore2:05
7."Fires at Midnight"trad. by Alfonso X, Blackmore, Night7:33
8."Hanging Tree"Blackmore, Night3:44
9."The Storm"Blackmore, Night6:08
10."Mid Winter's Night"trad., Blackmore, Night4:27
11."All Because of You"Blackmore, Night3:34
12."Waiting Just for You"trad. by Jeremiah Clarke, Blackmore, Night3:14
13."Praetorius (Courante)" (Instrumental)trad. by Michael Praetorius1:54
14."Benzai-Ten"Blackmore, Night3:49
15."Village on the Sand"Blackmore, Night4:54
16."Again Someday"Blackmore, Night1:42

Bonus tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Possum's Last Dance" (Instrumental; European version only)Blackmore2:41
2."Sake of Song" (B-side to the European Single "The Times They Are a Changin'"; US and Japan version only)Blackmore, Night3:13

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 9
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 81
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[10] 18

Certifications

Region Certification
Czech Republic[11] Gold

References

  1. Astarita, Glenn. Fires at Midnight at AllMusic
  2. "Fires At Midnight - Charts". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  3. "History". Candice Night Official Website. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  4. "Ritchie's Bio". The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore's Night website. Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  5. "Media Archives-Russia". The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore's Night website. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  6. "Austriancharts.at – Blackmore's Night – Fires at Midnight" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Blackmore's Night – Fires at Midnight" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  8. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  9. "Swisscharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Fires at Midnight". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  10. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  11. "Ritchie Blackmore a musical history". Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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