Dancer and the Moon

Dancer and the Moon
Studio album by
Blackmore's Night
ReleasedJune 11, 2013
Genrefolk rock, neo-Medieval
Length53:10[1]
LabelFrontiers Records (Europe), Universal Music (Canada), Frontiers Records (Universal) (U.S.)
ProducerPat Regan
Blackmore's Night chronology
A Knight in York
(2012) 		Dancer and the Moon
(2013) 		All Our Yesterdays
(2015)
Singles from Dancer and the Moon
  1. "The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere over the Sea)"
    Released: May 6, 2013[2]
  2. "Dancer and the Moon"
    Released: June 24, 2013[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters(5/10)[4]

Dancer and the Moon is the ninth studio album by the group Blackmore's Night, released on June 11, 2013. It entered at # 189 on USA's Billboard Album Charts.[5] It was also nominated for NAR award in Best Vocal Album of the Year.[6]

"Carry On… Jon" is an instrumental tribute to Deep Purple co-founder Jon Lord, who died on 16 July 2012 at age 71.

  1. ^ "Dancer and the Moon". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "The Moon Is Shining - Single". itunes.apple.com. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Dancer and the Moon - Single". itunes.apple.com. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  4. ^ Catchpole, Kevin (25 September 2013). "Blackmore's Night: Dancer and the Moon | PopMatters". popmatters.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. ^ "BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Guitar Ritchie Blackmore Featured In Interview". 19 July 2013. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Nominated for Best Vocal Album". blackmore's night official website. Retrieved 11 March 2014.