Autumn Sky
Studio album by
Released3 September 2010
Recorded2010
GenreFolk rock, neo-Medieval
Length61:33
LabelSpinefarm
Blackmore's Night chronology
Secret Voyage
(2008)
Autumn Sky
(2010)
A Knight In York
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Glory [1]

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.

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 Nordqvist5:46
2."Vagabond (Make a Princess of Me)"Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night5:23
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 Davies5:27
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)

  • Producer: Pat Regan
  • Orchestra: Pat Regan's Orchestral Consort
  • Mastering: Brad Vance (Red Mastering)

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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