Secret Voyage
| Secret Voyage | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 27 June 2008 | |||
| Genres | folk rock, neo-Medieval | |||
| Length | 50:36 | |||
| Label | SPV | |||
| Producer | Pat Regan | |||
| Blackmore's Night chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Cosmos Gaming | (favorable)[1] |
| Maelstrom |    [2] |
Secret Voyage is the seventh studio album by the group Blackmore's Night. According to a SPV press release, Secret Voyage is another kaleidoscopic musical journey through time and space, incorporating and rearranging traditional melodies from all over Europe, blending the "old" and contemporary.[3] Secret Voyage consists of twelve new tracks, recorded by Candice Night, Ritchie Blackmore and their Band of Minstrels.[4]
Secret Voyage won the New Age Reporter Lifestyle Music Award as the best Celtic album.[5] It was also nominated for NAR awards in two more categories - Best Vocal Album and Best Cover Artwork for a CD.[6]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "God Save the Keg" | trad., Ritchie Blackmore, Pat Regan | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Locked Within the Crystal Ball" | trad. (by Theme from "Stella Splendens" from "Llibre Vermell de Montserrat", 14th century), Blackmore, Candice Night | 8:04 |
| 3. | "Gilded Cage" | trad., Blackmore, Night | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Toast to Tomorrow" | Alexei Muravlev, Felix Dallada[7] Blackmore, Night | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Prince Waldeck's Galliard" | Blackmore | 2:13 |
| 6. | "Rainbow Eyes" (Rainbow cover[7]) | Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio | 6:01 |
| 7. | "The Circle" | Blackmore, Night | 4:48 |
| 8. | "Sister Gypsy" | Blackmore, Night | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Elvis Presley cover[7]) | Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss | 2:51 |
| 10. | "Peasant's Promise" | trad., Blackmore, Night | 5:33 |
| 11. | "Far Far Away" | Kenn Machin | 3:54 |
| 12. | "Empty Words" | trad., Blackmore, Night | 2:40 |
Release history
[edit]| Country | Date |
|---|---|
| Germany | 27 June 2008 |
| Europe | 30 June 2008 |
| United States | 15 July 2008[8] |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 40 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] | 95 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] | 38 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 14 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] | 42 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 44 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 67 |
| USA (Billboard New Age Albums Chart)[16] | 1 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Dahlberg, Chris. Secret Voyage review Archived 20 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine cosmosgaming.com. 2008-08-31. Retrieved on 2010-05-17.
- ↑ Shaked, Avi. Secret Voyage review maelstrom.nu Retrieved on 2010-05-17.
- ↑ Blackmore's Night - New Album in June @ metalstorm.ee
- ↑ Blackmore's Night to release 'Secret Voyage' in June, News @ Blabbermouth.net
- ↑ 2008 NAR Lifestyle Music Awards zonemusicreporter.com. Retrieved on 2010-07-31.
- ↑ "Ritchie's Bio". The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore's Night website. Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- 1 2 3 Secret Voyage @ SPV Archived 2009-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmores Night Website Archived 2010-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Blackmore's Night – Secret Voyage" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Blackmore's Night – Secret Voyage" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Blackmore's Night: Secret Voyage" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blackmore's Night – Secret Voyage" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Secret Voyage". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Secret Voyage". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Blackmore's Night – Secret Voyage". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ↑ Dooley, Sean Patrick (26 December 2010). "Smoke on the Moat: Blackmore's Night to Release New Album". Gibson.
