| Artist | Blackmore's Night |
|---|---|
| Cover | ghost_of_a_rose.jpg |
| Released | June 30, 2003 (Europe) August 30, 2003 (North America)[1] |
| Recorded | January/April 2003 |
| Genre | folk rock · neo-Medieval |
| Length | 60:19 |
| Label | SPV Steamhammer (US) |
| Producer | Pat Regan, Ritchie Blackmore |
| Prev year | 2002 |
| Next year | 2004 |
Ghost of a Rose is the fourth studio album by the folk rock group Blackmore's Night, released June 30, 2003.[1] It features covers of Joan Baez's "Diamonds and Rust", and Jethro Tull's "Rainbow Blues".
Background
Allusive to the alchemical feat of palingenesis by Paracelsus, the phrase "ghost of a rose" was first stated in the penultimate paragraph of the physician-philosopher Thomas Browne's 1658 discourse The Garden of Cyrus which concludes, "...and though in the Bed of Cleopatra, can hardly with any delight raise up the ghost of a Rose".
Personnel
- Ritchie Blackmore – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hurdy-gurdy, mandola, tambourine, Renaissance drum
- Candice Night – chant, penny whistle, shawm, vocals, background vocals
- Additional musicians
- Madeline Posner (Lady Madeline) – harmony vocals ("Ghost of a Rose", "Way to Mandalay")
- Nancy Posner (Lady Nancy) – harmony vocals ("Ghost of a Rose", "Way to Mandalay")
- Marnen Laibow-Koser (Lord Marnen of Wolfhurst) – violin, viola
- Robert Curiano (Sir Robert Of Normandie) – bass
- David Baranowski (Bard David Of Larchmont) – background vocals ("All for One")
- Mike Sorrentino – drums, percussion
- Tim Cotov – background vocals ("All for One")
Production
- Sascha Braun – photography
- Michael Keel – photography
- David Owen – photography
- Johanna Pieterman – cover art
- Pat Regan – mixing, producer
- Takaomi Shibayama – design
- Carole Stevens – photography
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] | 77 |
Covers
- "Way to Mandalay" was recorded by Axel Rudi Pell on his 2014 album Into the Storm.
References
- ^ "BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: 'Ghost Of A Rose' Track-By-Track Description". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. June 22, 2003. Archived from the original on 2007-03-19.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.