Secret Voyage Explained

Secret Voyage
Type:Studio Album
Artist:Blackmore's Night
Cover:Secret Voyage.jpg
Released:27 June 2008
Genre:folk rock, neo-Medieval
Length:50:36
Label:SPV
Producer:Pat Regan
Prev Title:Paris Moon
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Autumn Sky
Next Year:2010

Secret Voyage is the seventh studio album by the group Blackmore's Night. According to a SPV press release, Secret Voyage is another kaleidoscopic musical journey through time and space, incorporating and rearranging traditional melodies from all over Europe, blending the "old" and contemporary.[1] Secret Voyage consists of twelve new tracks, recorded by Candice Night, Ritchie Blackmore and their Band of Minstrels.[2]

Secret Voyage won the New Age Reporter Lifestyle Music Award as the best Celtic album.[3] It was also nominated for NAR awards in two more categories - Best Vocal Album and Best Cover Artwork for a CD.[4]

Release history

CountryDate
Germany27 June 2008
Europe30 June 2008
United States15 July 2008[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.metalstorm.ee/events/news_comments.php?news_id=6457 Blackmore's Night - New Album in June @ metalstorm.ee
  2. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=96529 Blackmore's Night to release 'Secret Voyage' in June, News @ Blabbermouth.net
  3. http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/admin/2008award_finalists.asp 2008 NAR Lifestyle Music Awards
  4. Web site: Ritchie's Bio . The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore's Night website . 2010-08-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101117200334/http://www.blackmoresnight.com/ritchie_bio.html . 2010-11-17 .
  5. http://www.blackmoresnight.com/index2.htm The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmores Night Website
  6. Web site: Sean Patrick . Dooley . Smoke on the Moat: Blackmore’s Night to Release New Album . 2010-12-26 . .