Autumn Sky

2010 studio album by Blackmore's Night

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 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

Personnel

• Ritchie Blackmore - guitars, renaissance drum, nyckelharpa, hurdy-gurdy, mandola, mandolin
• Candice Night - vocals, harmonies, penny whistle, gemshorn, rauschpfeife, shawms, bombards, chanters, recorders
• Bard David of Larchmont - keyboards, backing vocals
• Gypsy Rose (Elizabath Cary) - violin, harmony vocals
• Earl Grey of Chimey (Mike Clemente) - bass and rhythm guitar
• Squire Malcolm of Lumley (Malcolm Dick) - percussion and drums
• Albert Danneman - renaissance woodwinds and vocals

Additional personnel (from sleeve)

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

Charts

References

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.
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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.