Fires at Midnight

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Fires at Midnight
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Studio album by
Released10 July 2001
RecordedDuring February/April 2001
Genre
Length70:29
Label SPV/Steamhammer
Producer Pat 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
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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]

Contents

In 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".

In 2024 a new deluxe edition was released on earMUSIC/Edel as 2CD and LP. The reissue continues the celebration of over 25 years of activity for the band, which started with the remixed reissue of the debut album “Under A Violet Moon”. All songs have been remixed from the original multi-tracks recording by Eike Freese at Chameleon Studios in Hamburg. For the occasion, two bonus tracks were added, both featuring new vocal parts by Candice Night: "Written in the Stars" and the title track "Fires at Midnight"

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Written in the Stars" Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night 4:47
2."The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Bob Dylan cover) Bob Dylan 3:30
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 Praetorius 1:54
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

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