A Knight in York
2012 live album by Blackmore's Night
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A Knight in York is a live album by the group Blackmore's Night, released in 2012. The album recorded in autumn of 2011 at the Opera House in York, England.[1] It entered at #2 on the New Age Billboard Charts.[5][6] It entered at #2 on the German DVD Charts, and entered at 8# on the German album charts.[6] The album also reached #46 in Austria and #85 in Switzerland.[7] It mostly consists of songs from their two albums, Secret Voyage and Autumn Sky.
RecordedSeptember 30, 2011
Length79:39[3]
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| Released | June 29, 2012 (Germany)[1] July 2, 2012 (UK)[1] October 9, 2012 (United States)[2] | |||
| Recorded | September 30, 2011 | |||
| Genre | folk rock, neo-medieval | |||
| Length | 79:39[3] | |||
| Label | Ariola,[4] UDR | |||
| Producer | Ritchie Blackmore | |||
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Track listing
- "Locked Within the Crystal Ball" – 8:47
- "Gilded Cage" - 4:18
- "The Circle" - 7:17
- "Journeyman" - 6:58 (Nordman cover)
- "World of Stone" - 6:14
- "The Peasant's Promise" - 5:11
- "Toast to Tomorrow" - 4:48
- "Fires at Midnight" - 9:44
- "Barbara Allen" - 5:27
- "Darkness" - 3:30
- "Dance of the Darkness" - 3:47
- "Dandelion Wine" - 6:07
- "All the Fun of the Fayre" - 4:07
- "First of May" - 3:35 (Bee Gees cover)
Personnel
- Ritchie Blackmore - guitars, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy
- Candice Night - lead vocals, shawms, assorted woodwinds, tambourine
- Squire Malcolm of Lumley (Malcolm Dick) - drums, percussion
- Bard David of Larchmont - keyboards, background vocals
- Gypsy Rose (Elizabath Cary) - violins, background vocals
- Earl Grey of Chimay (Mike Clemente) - bass, rhythm guitar
- Minstrel Albert - shawms, bagpipes
- Autumn - special guest
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 46 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 8 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[10] | 36 |
| Russian Albums Chart[11] | 24 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 85 |
| US Top New Age Charts (Billboard)[5] | 2 |