The Village Lanterne is the fifth studio album by the group Blackmore's Night, released on Steamhammer US on 4 April 2006. It featured the single "Just Call My Name (I'll Be There)".
| The Village Lanterne | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 4 April 2006 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, neo-Medieval | |||
| Length | 60:52 | |||
| Label | SPV Steamhammer (US) | |||
| Producer | Pat Regan | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
The song "Olde Mill Inn" was included as soundtrack in the 2008 movie Yes Man.[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "25 Years" | Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night | 4:58 |
| 2. | "Village Lanterne" | Blackmore, Night | 5:14 |
| 3. | "I Guess It Doesn't Matter Anymore" | Blackmore, Night | 4:50 |
| 4. | "The Messenger" (Instrumental) | Blackmore | 2:55 |
| 5. | "World of Stone" | trad., Blackmore, Night | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Faerie Queen / Faerie Dance" | Blackmore, Night | 4:57 |
| 7. | "St. Teresa" | Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff, Rob Hyman, Joan Osborne | 5:26 |
| 8. | "Village Dance" (Instrumental) | Blackmore | 1:58 |
| 9. | "Mond Tanz / Child in Time" | Blackmore / Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice | 6:12 |
| 10. | "Streets of London" | Ralph McTell | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Just Call My Name (I'll Be There)" | Blackmore, Night | 4:49 |
| 12. | "Olde Mill Inn" | Blackmore, Night | 3:21 |
| 13. | "Windmills" | Blackmore, Night | 3:27 |
| 14. | "Street of Dreams" | Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner | 4:31 |
Bonus tracks
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Call It Love" (originally the B-side to the Candice Night solo single "Alone with Fate" in 2002) | Night | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Street of Dreams" (extra track including Joe Lynn Turner as guest vocalist) | Blackmore, Turner | 4:30 |
| 3. | "All Because of You" (radio edit from Fires at Midnight; released as single in 2004) | Blackmore, Night | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Once in a Garden" (Japan version only) | Night | 3:30 |
Personnel
edit- Ritchie Blackmore – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, various drums, hurdy-gurdy
- Candice Night – lead vocals, backing vocals, shawms, rauchpfeife, recorder, chanters
- Pat Regan and the Minstrel Hall Consort – keyboards
- Sir Robert of Normandie (Robert Curiano) – bass
- Sisters of the Moon: Lady Madeline and Lady Nancy (Madeline and Nancy Posner) – harmony vocals
- Bard David of Larchmont (David Baranowski) – keyboards
- Sarah Steiding – violin
- Anton Fig – drums
- Albert Dannemann – bagpipes, backing vocals
- Ian Robertson and Jim Manngard – backing vocals
- Joe Lynn Turner – guest vocals on the bonus version of "Street of Dreams"
Charts
edit| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] | 33 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 13 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[5] | 65 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] | 32 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 52 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 67 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic[9] | Gold | 5,000[10] |
| Russia (NFPF)[9] | Gold | 25,000[10] |
References
edit- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r825604
- ^ "Soundtracks for Yes Man (2008)". the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ "Blackmore's Night: The Village Lanterne" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blackmore's Night – The Village Lanterne" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Blackmore's Night – The Village Lanterne". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Blackmore's Night – The Village Lanterne". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Blackmore's Night – The Village Lanterne". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ a b "Ritchie Blackmore a musical history". Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Certification Award Levels" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2023.