Blackmore's Night - Shadow Of The Moon (1997)++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Candice Night - Lead and Backing Vocals Ritchie Blackmore - Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Mandolin, Drums, Tambourine Pat Regan - Keyboards The Minstrel Hall Consort is: Gerald Flashman - Recorders, Trumpet, French Horns, Tom Brown - Cello, Lady Green - Viola, Violins. Ian Anderson - Flute on "Play Minstrel Play". Scott Hazell - Backing Vocals on "Play Minstrel Play". Produced by Pat Regan and Ritchie Blackmore. Engineered and Mixed by Pat Regan for New Century Media. Recorded and Mixed on Location at Minstrel Hall, NY by New Century Mobile. Johanna Pieterman - Cover Art Work. Michael Keel - Inside and Back Cover Photographs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Shadow Of The Moon (Blackmore, Night) 5:07 2) The Clock Ticks On (Blackmore, Night / Trad. comp. by T. Susato) 5:12 3) Be Mine Tonight (Blackmore, Night) 2:51 4) Play Minstrel Play (Blackmore, Night / Trad. song by P. Attaingnant) 3:57 5) Ocean Gypsy (M. Dunford, B. Thatcher) 6:05 6) Minstrel Hall (Blackmore) 2:35 7) Magical World (Blackmore, Night / Trad. comp. by Wassail) 4:00 8) Writing On The Wall (Blackmore, Night / Trad. comp. by P. Tchaikovsky) 4:35 9) Renaissance Fair (Blackmore, Night / Trad. comp. by T. Susato) 4:16 10) Memmingen (Blackmore) 1:05 11) No Second Chance (Blackmore, Night) 5:38 12) Mond Tanz (Blackmore) 3:33 13) Spirit Of The Sea (Blackmore, Night) 4:50 14) Greensleeves (Traditional composition, arr. by Blackmore) 3:46 15) Wish You Were Here (L. Teijo) 5:01 16) Minstrel Hall (Blackmore) 2:34 - Japanese bonus track 16) Possum's Last Dance (Blackmore) 2:42 - USA bonus track ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Shadow Of The Moon (Blackmore, Night) 5:06 In the shadow of the moon She danced in the starlight Whispering a haunting tune to the night... Velvet skirts spun 'round and 'round Fire in her stare In the woods without a sound no one cared... Through the darkened fields entranced Music made her poor heart dance Thinking of a last romance long ago... Feeling lonely, feeling sad She cried in the moonlight Driven by a world gone mad She took flight... "Feel no sorrow, feel no pain Feel no hurt There's nothing gained... Only love will then remain", she woild say Shadow of the moon (4) Through the darkened fields entranced Music made her poor heart dance Thinking of a last romance long ago... Somewhere just beyond the mist Spirits were seen flying As the lightning led her way through the dark... In the shadow of the moon She danced in the starlight Whispering a haunting tune to the night... Shadow of the moon (11) Shadow of... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) The Clock Ticks On (Blackmore, Night) 5:14 (Traditional Composition by T. Susato) As the wind chimes play along the breeze Singing songs to stir the soul Rainbow colours entwined in fairytales on the maypole... Sing the song of lands so far away Other times and another place The wind can carry us all away from here Charmed in her embrace Leaves turn to red, the nights are getting colder Seasons will change, the clock ticks on... Leaves fill the trees as the days are getting warmer Days turn to years, the clock ticks on... A cloak and dagger, no fear of freedom When hearts beat in another time Ever changing, the clock ticks on If only in your mind... The wind has died and the chimes are still again The trees stand tall as they cover me in the shade In the mirror a maiden stares at me As the secret fades... Leaves turn to red, the nights are getting colder Seasons will change, the clock ticks on... Leaves fill the trees as the days are getting warmer Days turn to years, the clock ticks on... And though the clock ticks on to the future It's in the past my heart will stay In a time so far away from me I'll return someday... Leaves turn to red, the nights are getting colder Seasons will change, the clock ticks on... Leaves fill the trees as the days are getting warmer Days turn to years, the clock ticks on... Leaves turn to red, the nights are getting colder Seasons will change, the clock ticks on (the clock ticks on)... Leaves fill the trees as the days are getting warmer Days turn to years, the clock ticks on... The clock ticks on... The clock ticks on... The clock ticks on (the clock ticks on)... The clock ticks on (the clock ticks on)... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Be Mine Tonight (Blackmore, Night) 2:50 Be mine tonight We'll travel through all our memories in our own little space in time You've always been mine... Through the years I feel your love beside me through the laughter and the tears You've coquered all my fears... So many stories So many treasures So much our lives have shared... We've done it all and we've done it together You know I've always cared... In this heart There'll never be another, you have made my life complete Our love is like a dream... So many stories So many treasures So much (so much) our lives have shared... We've done it all (we've done it all) and we've done it together You know I've always cared... Take my hand Nothing can come between us, we were always meant to be Forever, you and me... In my eyes Your face is always before me, our souls are now as one... We've only just begun... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Play Minstrel Play (Blackmore, Night) 3:57 (Traditional song by P. Attaingnant) Underneath the harvest moon Where the ancient shadows will play and hide... With a ghostly tune and the devil's pride... "Stranger" whispered all the town, has he come to save us from Satan's hand? Leading them away to a foreign land... Chorus: Play for me, minstrel, play and take away our sorrows Play for me, minstrel, play and we'll follow... Hear, listen, can you hear the haunting melody surrounding you Weaving a magic spell all around you... Danger hidden in his eyes We should have seen it from far away Wearing such a skin disguise in the light of day... He held the answer to our prayers, yet it was too good to be... Proof before our eyes, yet we could not see... Chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Ocean Gypsy (Michael Dunford, B. Thatcher) 6:05 (from Renaissance "Scheherazade And Other Stories" (1976)) Tried to take it all away Learn her freedom ... just inside a day And find her soul to find there tears are laid... Tried to make her love their own They took her love ... they left her there They gave her nothing back that she would want to own... Gold and silver rings and stones Dances slowly off the moon No one else could know, she stands alone... Sleeping dreams will reach for her She can not say the words they need She knows she's alone and she is free... Chorus: Ocean Gypsy of the moon The sun has made a thousand nights for you to hold... Ocean Gypsy where are you? The shadows follow by the stars have turned to gold... Turned to gold... Then she met a hollow soul Filled him with her light and was consoled She was the moon and he the sun was cold... Eyes were blinded with his light... The sun she gave reflected back the night The moon was waning, almost out of sight... Softly Ocean Gypsy calls... Silence holds the stars a while They smile sadly for her where she falls... Just the time before the down The sea is hushed the ocean calls her Day has taken her and now she's gone... Chorus No one noticed when she died Ocean Gypsy shackled to the tide The ebbing waves, the turning spreading white... Something gone within her eyes Her fingers, lifeless, stroke the sand Her battered soul was lost She was abandoned... Sinken threads like wings still shine Wind swept pleasures still make patterns in her lovely hair ... so dark and fine... Stands on high beneath the seas, cries no more, her tears have dried... Oceans weep for her, the ocean sighs... Chorus Turned to gold... (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Minstrel Hall (Blackmore) 2:35 Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Magical World (Blackmore, Night) 4:00 (Traditional composition by Wassail) I called your name out loud in the courtyard The crystal I held was like an old friend The vines crawled the walls, the wind held its breath But the answer I longed for never came... Your name, they had said, was cursed beyond measure The families at odds fought with poisoned tongues And yet through the dark of blind, bitter hate Broke a glittering light of two lovers' fate... Chorus 1: Walls built between us, miles seperate us Yet in our hearts, we share the same dream... Feelings so strong, we just must carry on On to our Magical World... Destiny called them like a silver poem The followed the dance 'til the music died out... Last time they met was on an earth bed Both knowing they'd meet again in the light... Chorus 1 Aaah - In our Magical World Aaah - In our Magical World... Fear not, dear Juliet, your Romeo's calling He's waiting for you at the end of the song This world was so cruel for lovers like you But here in your hearts you'll always live on... Chorus 2: Walls built between us (walls built between us), miles seperate us (miles seperate us) Yet in our hearts, we share the same dream (we share the same dream)... Feelings so strong (feelings so strong), we just must carry on (we just must carry on) On to our Magical World... Chorus 2 Walls built between us (walls built between us), miles seperate us (miles seperate us) Yet in our hearts, we share the same dream (we share the same dream)... Feelings so strong (feelings so strong), we just must carry on (we just must carry on) On to our Magical, Magical, Magical World... Chorus 3: Walls built between us So strong On to our Magical, Magical, Magical World... Chorus 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Writing On The Wall (Blackmore, Night) 4:35 (Traditional composition by Peter Tchaikowsky) Is it power of entuition? Is it insecurity? You know I can read your mind and You have been decieving me... Which face wears the masque this evening? When will your true colours show? Will they be as black as shadows Hiding 'neath the rainbow... Had my heart on a silver chain with the words engraved "I loved you"... Like a swan that was lost at sea I lost all of me to you... Now I see the writing on the wall... Paranoia or perseption? Put your faith in a liar's hands Wanting to believe his words But never knowing where he stands... Had my heart on a silver chain with the words engraved "I loved you"... Like a swan that was lost at sea I lost all of me to you... Will I see the writing on the wall? There's too many misconceptions in this game of consequence When you're finding that you hero is just who you're up against... Had my heart on a silver chain with the words engraved "I loved you"... Like a swan that was lost at sea I lost all of me to you... Now I see the writing on the wall... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Rennaissance Faire (Blackmore, Night) 4:16 (Traditional composition by T. Susato) I was told once by a friend of mine She had seen an olden sign She said, she was not from this time And did I feel the same? So I told her, "Yes", I knew her fears As I felt the truth draw near Told her back three hundred years Was the time that I held dear... Chorus: Gather ye lords and ladies fair Come with me to the Rennaissance Faire Hurry now We're almost there... Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la Through the shroud of mystery Turn a page of history Feeling more than you can see Down at the Rennaissance Faire Hear the minstrels play their tunes They will play the whole night through Special songs for me and for you And anyone whose heart is true... Chorus There's too many stars for one sky to bold Some will fall, others are sold As the fields turn to gold Down at the Rennaissance Faire... Chorus (2) Come with me to the Rennaissance Faire Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la Come with me to the Rennaissance Faire Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la Come with me to the Rennaissance Faire... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) Memmingen (Blackmore) 1:05 Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) No Second Chance (Blackmore, Night) 5:38 My diamond's clouded over where it used to shine like light And the day keeps running faster Into the arms of night... The stitches of the tepestry say, "Everything in time Will find its way home again" But I'm tired of crying... Chorus: No Second Chances Don't knock on my door There won't be any answer I won't be here no more... This house we had together might still be in its place But the rest of this is much too hard to face... There'll be No Second Chance... Lovely moonlight hours we spent Walking on the beach We'd gaze up at the stars I swear they were in our reach... But time it went on Minutes ... they ran too fast Like you they were gone Into the past... Chorus My diamond's clouded over where it used to shine like light And the day keeps running faster Into the arms of night... The stitches of the tepestry say, "Everything in time Will find its way home again" But I'm tired of crying... Chorus (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12) Mond Tanz (Blackmore) 3:33 Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13) Spirit Of The Sea (Blackmore, Night) 4:50 I took a walk along the shore To clear my mind about the day I saw a man I'd seen before As I approached, he slipped away... I knew his face from years ago His smile stays with me ever more His eyes, they guide me through the haze And give me shelter from the storm... Chorus: As I walk I can feel him Always watching over me... His voice surrounds me... My Spirit of the Sea... He went away so long ago On a maiden voyage far away A young man then I did not know His life was taken that same day... And it was almost like he knew He wouldn't see me anymore He looked so deeply in my eyes, and said "Wait for me along the shore..." Chorus And so I come most every day To watch the waves rise and fall And as I sit here on the sand This ocean makes me feel so small... But I feel my lover by my side And he makes me follow my own heart We'll be together some sweet day When that day comes we'll never part... When that day comes we'll never part... Wait for me along the shore... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14) Greensleeves (Traditional composition, arr. by Blackmore) 3:46 Alas my love, ye do me wrong To cast me out discourteously And I have loved you for so long Delighting in your company... Greensleeves was all my joy Greensleeves was my delight Greensleeves was my heart of gold And who but my Lady Greensleeves... Alas my love, ye do me wrong to cast me out discourteously And I have loved you for so long delighting in your company... Greensleeves was all my joy Greensleeves was my delight Greensleeves was my heart of gold And who but my Lady Greensleeves... Ooh, who but my Lady Greensleeves... Who but my Lady Greensleeves... Greensleeves... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15) Wish You Were Here (L. Teijo) 5:01 Wish You Were Here... Me, ooh, my country man Wish You Were Here... I Wish You Were Here... Don't you know, the snow is getting colder And I miss you like hell and I'm feeling blue... Wish You Were Here... Me, ooh, my country man Wish You Were Here (Wish You Were Here)... I Wish You Were Here... Don't you know, the snow is getting colder And I miss you like hell and I'm feeling blue... I've got feelings for you Do you still feel the same? From the first time I laid my eyes on you I felt joy of living I saw heaven in your eyes... In your eyes... Wish You Were Here Me, oh, my country man Wish You Were Here (Wish You Were Here)... I Wish You Were Here... Don't you know, the snow is getting colder And I miss you like hell and I'm feeling blue... I miss your laugh, I miss your smile I miss everything about you... Every second's like a minute, every minute's like a day When you're far away... The snow is getting colder, baby I Wish You Were Here... A battlefield of love and fear And I Wish You Were Here... I've got feelings for you From the first time I laid my eyes on you... Wish You Were Here Me, oh, my country man Wish You Were Here (Wish You Were Here)... I Wish You Were Here... Don't you know, the snow is getting colder And I miss you like hell and I'm feeling blue... (Wish You Were Here) Wish You Were Here... Wish You Were Here... I Wish You Were Here... Wish You Were Here... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16) Minstrel Hall (Blackmore) 2:34 - Remixed version, Japanese bonus track Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16) Possum's Last Dance (Blackmore) 2:42 - USA bonus track Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ritchie Blackmore would like to thank all of the following in no particular order: ... Guitars: Fender, Alvarez, Taylor, Washburn; Amps: Engl; Strings: Dean Markley, Picato; Tchaikowsky for helping us with the "Writing On The Wall"; The Three Musketeers for 1965... My greatest thanks goes to Candice for sharing this music with me... Candice would like to thank: Ritchie - for the chance, for believing in me and for being my minstrel... Candice and Ritchie would like to thank: Pat Regan for his tenacity, his orchestrations, and his creativity and for helping us more than words can say; Annie Haslam for introducing us to Ocean Gypsy