To the Moon and Back: 20 Years and Beyond

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(As of 2025-07-05).

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  • iTunes: 1543502561
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Annotation last modified on 2025-07-06 14:55 UTC.

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Shadow of the Moon
engineer and mixer:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
producer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, percussion and tambourine:
Ritchie Blackmore
cello:
Tom Brown (UK folk artist)
French horn, recorder and trumpet:
Gerald Flashman
keyboard:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
viola and violin:
Lady Green (Blackmore's Night)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Candice Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ritchie Blackmore (Copyright holder for bands connected with Ritchie Blackmore) (in 1997, in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Minstrell Hall (Ritchie Blackmore's recording studio) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Shadow of the Moon
lyricist:
Candice Night
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
publisher:
Haunted Song Music and Minstrel Hall Music
4.255:06
2Spirit of the Sea
engineer and mixer:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
producer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, percussion and tambourine:
Ritchie Blackmore
cello:
Tom Brown (UK folk artist)
French horn, recorder and trumpet:
Gerald Flashman
keyboard:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
viola and violin:
Lady Green (Blackmore's Night)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Candice Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ritchie Blackmore (Copyright holder for bands connected with Ritchie Blackmore) (in 1997, in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Minstrell Hall (Ritchie Blackmore's recording studio) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Spirit of the Sea
lyricist:
Candice Night
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
publisher:
Haunted Song Music and Minstrel Hall Music
3.754:51
3Renaissance Faire
engineer and mixer:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
producer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, percussion and tambourine:
Ritchie Blackmore
cello:
Tom Brown (UK folk artist)
French horn, recorder and trumpet:
Gerald Flashman
keyboard:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
viola and violin:
Lady Green (Blackmore's Night)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Candice Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ritchie Blackmore (Copyright holder for bands connected with Ritchie Blackmore) (in 1997, in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Minstrell Hall (Ritchie Blackmore's recording studio) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Renaissance Faire
lyricist:
Candice Night
composer:
Tielman Susato (Flemish Renaissance composer)
arranger:
Ritchie Blackmore
publisher:
Haunted Song Music and Minstrel Hall Music
3.54:17
4Play Minstrel Play
engineer and mixer:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
producer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, percussion and tambourine:
Ritchie Blackmore
cello:
Tom Brown (UK folk artist)
French horn, recorder and trumpet:
Gerald Flashman
guest flute:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull)
keyboard:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
viola and violin:
Lady Green (Blackmore's Night)
background vocals:
Scott Hazell and Candice Night
guest background vocals:
Scott Hazell
lead vocals:
Candice Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ritchie Blackmore (Copyright holder for bands connected with Ritchie Blackmore) (in 1997, in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Minstrell Hall (Ritchie Blackmore's recording studio) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Play Minstrel Play
lyricist:
Candice Night
composer:
Pierre Attaingnant (French Renaissance music publisher, fl. 1514-1551)
arranger:
Ritchie Blackmore
publisher:
Haunted Song Music and Minstrel Hall Music
version of:
Tourdion (Quand je bois du vin clairet)
4.24:00
5Under a Violet Moon
recording engineer:
Peter Waschelewski
engineer:
Mike “Metal” Goldberg and Peter Rooth
producer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Jeff Glixman and Roy McDonald
additional guest keyboard:
Jeff Glixman and Roy McDonald
bass, drums (drum set), guitar, mandolin and tambourine:
Ritchie Blackmore
guest bass:
Peter Rooth
guest drums (drum set):
Kevin Dunne
guest hurdy gurdy:
Mr. Heller and Mrs. Heller
guest trumpet:
Mark Pender
keyboard:
Jens Johansson
whistle:
Candice Night
guest background vocals:
John Ford (member of the Strawbs and the Monks), Sue Goehringer, John Gould (UK producer/engineer), Scott Hazell and Trish (backing vocalist, worked with Blackmore's Night)
vocals:
Candice Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Minstrel Hall Music (in 1999)
recorded at:
Wasteland Studios in Heidenheim, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
produced at:
Apres Midi in New Jersey, United States, Lobo Studios in Deerpark, New York, United States and Wasteland Stage in Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
recording of:
Under a Violet Moon
lyricist:
Candice Night
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
publisher:
Haunted Song Music and Minstrel Hall Music
4.24:23
6Spanish Nights (I Remember It Well)4.25:21
7Fires at Midnight4.257:34
8Ghost of a Rose
producer and mixer:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
acoustic guitar, barrel drum [renaissance drum], electric guitar, hurdy gurdy, mandola and tambourine:
Ritchie Blackmore
bass:
Sir Robert of Normandie
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mike Sorrentino
shawm, tin whistle, background vocals and background vocals [chant]:
Candice Night
viola and violin:
Marnen Laibow-Koser
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Lady Madeline (Real Name: Madeline Posner) and Lady Nancy (Real Name: Nancy Posner)
vocals:
Candice Night
recording of:
Ghost of a Rose
lyricist:
Candice Night
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
3.755:40
9Cartouche
producer and mixer:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
acoustic guitar, barrel drum [renaissance drum], electric guitar, hurdy gurdy, mandola and tambourine:
Ritchie Blackmore
bass:
Sir Robert of Normandie
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mike Sorrentino
shawm, tin whistle, background vocals and background vocals [chant]:
Candice Night
viola and violin:
Marnen Laibow-Koser
vocals:
Candice Night
recording of:
Cartouche
lyricist:
Candice Night
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
3.653:43
10Village Lanterne
recording of:
Village Lanterne
lyricist:
Candice Night
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
5:09
11The Circle
producer:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, fiddle, hurdy gurdy, mandocello, mandola, mandolin, percussion and tambourine:
Ritchie Blackmore
guest strings:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
guest violin:
Gypsy Rose (violinist / vocals)
oboe, background vocals and lead vocals:
Candice Night
guest vocals:
David Bard, Joe Castle and Jim Manngard
recording of:
The Circle
lyricist:
Candice Night
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
44:48
1225 Years
producer:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hurdy gurdy and percussion [various drums]:
Ritchie Blackmore
bagpipe:
Albert Dannemann
bass guitar:
Sir Robert of Normandie
drums (drum set):
Anton Fig
keyboard:
Bard David of Larchmont (David Baranowski; keyboards for Blackmore’s Night since 2003), The Minstrel Hall Consort and Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
practice chanter, rauschpfeife, recorder, shawm and lead vocals:
Candice Night
violin:
Sarah Steiding
background vocals:
Bard David of Larchmont (David Baranowski; keyboards for Blackmore’s Night since 2003), Albert Dannemann, Jim Manngard, Candice Night and Iain Robertson (UK stage manager/drum tech)
choir vocals [harmony vocals]:
Lady Madeline (Real Name: Madeline Posner) and Lady Nancy (Real Name: Nancy Posner)
recording of:
25 Years
lyricist:
Candice Night
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
4.654:54
13Dandelion Wine
producer and mixer:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
acoustic guitar, barrel drum [renaissance drum], electric guitar, hurdy gurdy, mandola and tambourine:
Ritchie Blackmore
bass:
Sir Robert of Normandie
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mike Sorrentino
shawm, tin whistle, background vocals and background vocals [chant]:
Candice Night
viola and violin:
Marnen Laibow-Koser
vocals:
Candice Night
recording of:
Dandelion Wine
lyricist:
Candice Night
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
3.655:37
14Home Again (live)
live recording of:
Home Again
lyricist:
Candice Night
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
9:03
15I Surrender
cover recording of:
I Surrender
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
publisher:
April Music Publishing Inc., Complete Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Russell Ballard Ltd, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
4:09
16Moonlight Shadow (2017 version)2:49
17Somewhere Over the Sea (2017 version)4:35
18Writing on the Wall (2017 version)
recording of:
Writing on the Wall
lyricist:
Candice Night
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
arranger:
Ritchie Blackmore
publisher:
Haunted Song Music and Minstrel Hall Music
3:31
19Coming Home (2017 version)
recording of:
Coming Home
lyricist:
Candice Night
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
3:09
20Ghost of John
recording of:
Ghost of John
3:33
21Minstrel Hall
engineer and mixer:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
producer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, percussion and tambourine:
Ritchie Blackmore
cello:
Tom Brown (UK folk artist)
French horn, recorder and trumpet:
Gerald Flashman
keyboard:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
viola and violin:
Lady Green (Blackmore's Night)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ritchie Blackmore (Copyright holder for bands connected with Ritchie Blackmore) (in 1997, in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Minstrell Hall (Ritchie Blackmore's recording studio) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Minstrel Hall
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
publisher:
Minstrel Hall Music
3.62:36
22Possum Goes to Prague3.51:10
23Durch den Wald zum Bach Haus3.52:31
24Nur eine Minute
producer and mixer:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
acoustic guitar, barrel drum [renaissance drum], electric guitar, hurdy gurdy, mandola and tambourine:
Ritchie Blackmore
bass:
Sir Robert of Normandie
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mike Sorrentino
shawm, tin whistle, background vocals and background vocals [chant]:
Candice Night
viola and violin:
Marnen Laibow-Koser
vocals:
Candice Night
recording of:
Nur eine Minute (Just One Minute)
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
41:03
25Village Dance
producer:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
acoustic guitar, hurdy gurdy and percussion [various drums]:
Ritchie Blackmore
bagpipe:
Albert Dannemann
bass guitar:
Sir Robert of Normandie
drums (drum set):
Anton Fig
keyboard:
Bard David of Larchmont (David Baranowski; keyboards for Blackmore’s Night since 2003), The Minstrel Hall Consort and Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
practice chanter, rauschpfeife, recorder and shawm:
Candice Night
violin:
Sarah Steiding
recording of:
Village Dance
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
3.651:54
26Land of Hope and Glory (2017 version)
cover recording of:
Land of Hope and Glory
anthem of:
England, United Kingdom (ended)
lyricist:
Arthur Christopher Benson
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1902)
is based on:
Coronation Ode, op. 44: VI. Finale: “Land of Hope and Glory” (contralto soloist, with chorus)
2:43

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