Secret Voyage
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]
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Released | 27 June 2008 | |||
Genre | Celtic, folk rock, neo-Medieval, hard rock | |||
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] |
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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
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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
Country | Date |
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Germany | 27 June 2008 |
Europe | 30 June 2008 |
United States | 15 July 2008[8] |
Charts
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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2008 | USA (Billboard New Age Albums Chart) | 1[9] |
Germany | 14 | |
Finland | 38[10] | |
Austria | 40 | |
Sweden | 44 | |
Switzerland | 67 | |
Netherlands | 95 |
References
- Dahlberg, Chris. Secret Voyage review 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 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- 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
- Dooley, Sean Patrick (2010-12-26). "Smoke on the Moat: Blackmore's Night to Release New Album". Gibson.
- Blackmore's Night – Secret Voyage (Album) finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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