Ghost of a Rose

Ghost of a Rose
Studio album by Blackmore's Night
Released	June 30, 2003 (Europe) August 30, 2003 (North America)
Recorded	January/April 2003
Genre	folk rock, neo-Medieval
Length	60:19
Label	SPV Steamhammer (US)
Producer	Pat Regan, Ritchie Blackmore
Blackmore's Night chronology
Past Times with Good Company (2002) Ghost of a Rose (2003) Beyond the Sunset: The Romantic Collection (2004)

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Ghost of a Rose is the fourth studio album by the folk rock group Blackmore's Night, released June 30, 2003. 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".

Track listing

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

Bonus tracks

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

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
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	11
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	77
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	75

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Czech Republic	Gold	5,000

Covers

• "Way to Mandalay" was recorded by Axel Rudi Pell on his 2014 album Into the Storm.