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.[3]Secret Voyage consists of twelve new tracks, recorded by Candice Night, Ritchie Blackmore and their Band of Minstrels.[4]
Secret Voyage won the New Age Reporter Lifestyle Music Award as the best Celtic album.[5] It was also nominated for NAR awards in two more categories - Best Vocal Album and Best Cover Artwork for a CD.[6]
Track listing
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"God Save the Keg"
trad., Ritchie Blackmore, Pat Regan
3:40
2.
"Locked Within the Crystal Ball"
trad. (by Theme from "Stella Splendens" from "Llibre Vermell de Montserrat", 14th century), Blackmore, Candice Night
8:04
3.
"Gilded Cage"
trad., Blackmore, Night
3:42
4.
"Toast to Tomorrow"
Alexei Muravlev, Felix Dallada[7] Blackmore, Night
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^Blackmore's Night - New Album in June @ metalstorm.ee
^Blackmore's Night to release 'Secret Voyage' in June, News @ Blabbermouth.net
^2008 NAR Lifestyle Music Awards zonemusicreporter.com. Retrieved on 2010-07-31.
^"Ritchie's Bio". The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore's Night website. Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
^ a b cSecret Voyage @ SPV Archived 2009-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
^The Official Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmores Night Website Archived 2010-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
^"Austriancharts.at – Blackmore's Night – Secret Voyage" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
^"Dutchcharts.nl – Blackmore's Night – Secret Voyage" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 18, 2023.