Autumn Sky is the eighth studio album by the group Blackmore's Night. It is dedicated to their daughter Autumn Esmerelda Blackmore, who was born on May 27, 2010. It was released on September 3, 2010 in Europe and on January 18, 2011 in the U.S.
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Studio album by Blackmore's Night | ||||
Released | 3 September 2010 (Europe) 18 January 2011 (USA) | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Genre | Celtic, folk rock, neo-Medieval, hard rock | |||
Length | 61:33 | |||
Label | Spinefarm (US, UK), Sony/Ariola (DE, AT, CH) | |||
Blackmore's Night chronology | ||||
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Autumn Sky entered at #1 on the New Age Billboard Charts.[2] It reached #13 in Greece, #29 in Finland, #36 in Sweden, #43 in Austria and # 57 in Switzerland.[3] In Russia it went gold.[4][5] The album won a Zone Music Award for the Best Vocal Album.[6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 Wester | 5:41 |
4. | "Believe in Me" | Blackmore, Night | 4:26 |
5. | "Sake of the Song" | Blackmore, Night | 2:52 |
6. | "Song and Dance" (Instrumental) | Blackmore | 1:59 |
7. | "Celluloid Heroes" (The Kinks cover) | Ray Davies | 5:27 |
8. | "Keeper of the Flame" | Blackmore, Night | 4:41 |
9. | "Night at Eggersberg" (Instrumental) | Blackmore | 2:16 |
10. | "Strawberry Girl" | Blackmore, Night | 4:05 |
11. | "All the Fun of the Fayre" | Blackmore, Night | 3:56 |
12. | "Darkness" | trad., Blackmore, Night | 3:26 |
13. | "Dance of the Darkness" (Instrumental) | trad., Blackmore | 3:33 |
14. | "Health to the Company" | trad., Blackmore | 4:16 |
15. | "Barbara Allen" | trad., Blackmore | 3:46 |
16. | "Gottlische Devise" (Japanese Bonus Track) | trad., Blackmore | 3:36 |
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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Finland[7] | 29 |
Sweden | 36 |
Austria | 43 |
Switzerland | 57 |
Greece | 13 |
Billboard Top New Age Charts | 1 |
German Albums Chart[8] | 15 |
German LP-Downloads Chart[9] | 16 |
Russian Albums Chart[citation needed] | 8 |
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