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
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 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

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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

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Additional personnel (from sleeve)

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

Charts

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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

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  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.