2003 studio album by Blackmore's Night
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Ghost of a Rose folk rock groupBlackmore's Night , released June 30, 2003.[ 1] Joan Baez 's "Diamonds and Rust ", andJethro Tull 's "Rainbow Blues".
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No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Way to Mandalay" Blackmore, Night 6:27 2. "3 Black Crows" Night 3:43 3. "Diamonds and Rust " (Joan Baez ) Baez 4:54 4. "Cartouche" Blackmore, Night 3:48 5. "Queen for a Day (Part 1)" Blackmore, Night 3:05 6. "Queen for a Day (Part 2)" Blackmore 1:36 7. "Ivory Tower" Night 4:24 8. "Nur eine Minute" (Instrumental;Nur eine Minute being German for "Just One Minute") Blackmore 1:08 9. "Ghost of a Rose" Blackmore, Night,Edward Elgar 5:45 10. "Mr. Peagram's Morris and Sword" (Instrumental) Blackmore 2:01 11. "Loreley" Blackmore, Night 3:36 12. "Where Are We Going from Here" Blackmore, Night 4:05 13. "Rainbow Blues" (Jethro Tull ) Ian Anderson 4:30 14. "All for One" (based on Breton drinking song 'Son Ar Chistr ') trad. 5:36 15. "Dandelion Wine" Blackmore, Night 5:39
Special edition No. Title Writer(s) Length 16. "Mid Winter's Night" (live acoustic version) trad., Blackmore, Night 4:45 17. "Way to Mandalay" (radio edit) Blackmore, Night 3:02
Japanese edition No. Title Writer(s) Length 16. "Just One Minute" Blackmore 1:10
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) – bassDavid Baranowski (Bard David Of Larchmont) – background vocals ("All for One") Mike Sorrentino –drums ,percussion Tim Cotov – background vocals ("All for One") Sascha Braun – photography Michael Keel – photography David Owen – photography Johanna Pieterman – cover art Pat Regan – mixing, producer Takaomi Shibayama – design Carole Stevens – photography
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