BLACKMORE’S NIGHT Discuss ‘All Our Yesterdays’ Title Track
December 17th, 2015
English / US folk rock group Blackmore’s Night issued All Our Yesterdays on September 18th, 2015 through Frontiers Music Srl.
A video in which members Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night discuss the title track can be viewed below.
The Welsh titled composition ‘Allan Yn N Fan’ (English translation: ‘Out There’) was written by George Hesse. ‘Queen’s Lament’ is an acoustic guitar instrumental, while ‘The Darker Shade Of Black’ is an instrumental which places the spotlight on violin and guitar. ‘Earth Wind And Sky’ is an ode to nature, while ‘The Other Side’ book-ends two tracks sung by Candice, namely ‘Coming Home’ and the supernatural-themed ‘Will O’ The Wisp’.
Cover versions featured include the Gary White-penned ‘Long Long Time’ (recorded by Linda Ronstadt), Mike Oldfield’s ‘Moonlight Shadow’, and Sonny & Cher’s ‘I Got You Babe’.
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The track listing is as follows;
01. ‘All Of Our Yesterdays’
02. ‘Allan Yn N Fan’
03. ‘Darker Shade Of Black’
04. ‘Long Long Time’
05. ‘Moonlight Shadow’
06. ‘I Got You Babe’
07. ‘The Other Side’
08. ‘Queen’s Lament’
09. ‘Where Are We Going From Here’
10. ‘Will O’ The Wisp’
11. ‘Earth, Wind & Sky’
12. ‘Coming Home’
A CD / DVD deluxe edition version included the full record as well as a DVD with music videos for the tracks ‘All Our Yesterdays’ and ‘Will O’ The Wisp’ as well as an interview with members Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night on the making of the album. A box set limited collector’s edition included a CD / DVD deluxe edition, a double-LP, a large sixed T-shirt, a poster and a lithograph, meanwhile. In addition, a double-LP vinyl edition with a gatefold sleeve was issued.
Blackmore Night’s 2015 line-up is as follows;
Ritchie Blackmore (electric / acoustic guitars, mandola, hurdy gurdy and nickelharpe, ex-Deep Purple / Rainbow)
Candice Night (vocals, chanter, cornamuse, shawms and rauschpfeife)
Bard David of Larchmont (keyboards)
Earl Grey of Chimay (bass and rhythm guitar)
Lady Lynn (harmony vocals, shawm, flute and recorder)
Troubadour Of Aberdeen (drums)
Ninth studio record Dancer And The Moon was released in June 2013.
