Autumn Sky

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Autumn Sky
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Studio album by
Blackmore's Night
Released3 September 2010
Recorded2010
Genre Folk rock, neo-Medieval
Length61:33
Label Spinefarm
Blackmore's Night chronology
Secret Voyage
(2008)		Autumn Sky
(2010)		 A Knight In York
(2012)
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Autumn Sky is the eighth studio album by British-American folk-rock band Blackmore's Night. It is dedicated to their daughter Autumn Esmerelda Blackmore, who was born on 27 May 2010. It was released on 3 September 2010 in Europe and on 18 January 2011 in the U.S.

Contents

Autumn Sky entered at number one on the New Age Billboard Charts. [2] It reached number 13 in Greece, number 29 in Finland, number 36 in Sweden, number 43 in Austria and number 57 in Switzerland. [3] In Russia it went gold. [4] [5] The album won a Zone Music Award for the Best Vocal Album. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Highland" (One More Time cover)Peter Grönvall, Nanne Nordqvist 5:46
2."Vagabond (Make a Princess of Me)" Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night 5:23
3."Journeyman (Vandraren)" (Nordman cover; English lyrics: Night)Helena Bäckman, Py Bäckman, Håkan Hemlin, Mats Wester5:41
4."Believe in Me"Blackmore, Night4:26
5."Sake of the Song"Blackmore, Night2:52
6."Song and Dance" (Instrumental)Blackmore1:59
7."Celluloid Heroes" (The Kinks cover) Ray Davies 5:27
8."Keeper of the Flame"Blackmore, Night4:41
9."Night at Eggersberg" (Instrumental)Blackmore2:16
10."Strawberry Girl"Blackmore, Night4:05
11."All the Fun of the Fayre"Blackmore, Night3:56
12."Darkness"trad., Blackmore, Night3:26
13."Dance of the Darkness" (Instrumental)trad., Blackmore3:33
14."Health to the Company"trad., Blackmore4:16
15."Barbara Allen"trad., Blackmore3:46
16."Gottlische Devise" (Japanese Bonus Track)trad., Blackmore3:36

Personnel

Additional personnel (from sleeve)

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 43
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [8] 29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 15
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [10] 50
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [11] 36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 57
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [13] 39

References

  1. ↑ (German)
  2. ↑ John P. Olsen (18 March 2011). "Billboard Chart Musicians; Blackmore's Night". NewAgeMusic.nu. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Autumn Sky - Charts". Australian-Charts.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Christian A. (7 January 2011). "Interview with Candice Night". SMNnews. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  5. ↑ Dr. Matt Warnock (28 January 2011). "Ritchie Blackmore: The Autumn Sky Interview". Guitar International. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "2011 Zone Music Award Winners". 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Blackmore's Night – Autumn Sky" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Blackmore's Night: Autumn Sky" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blackmore's Night – Autumn Sky" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "オータム・スカイ". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Autumn Sky". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Autumn Sky". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 October 2023.


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