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Nights from the Alhambra

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Nights from the Alhambra
Live album by
ReleasedAugust 21, 2007
RecordedSeptember 13–15, 2006
VenuePalace of Charles V, in the Alhambra (Granada, Spain)
GenreFolk, world music
Length94:47 (CD)
LabelQuinlan Road, Verve
Loreena McKennitt chronology
An Ancient Muse
(2006)
Nights from the Alhambra
(2007)
A Midwinter Night's Dream
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Nights from the Alhambra is a live album and DVD from the Canadian singer, songwriter, accordionist, harpist, and pianist, Loreena McKennitt and is her first live concert DVD.[2] It was recorded in September 2006, live at the Palace of Charles V, in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, and released commercially in September 2007.

Track listing

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Disk 1
  1. "The Mystic's Dream" (The Mask and Mirror)
  2. "She Moved Through the Fair" (Elemental)
  3. "Stolen Child" (Elemental)
  4. "The Mummers' Dance" (The Book of Secrets)
  5. "Penelope's Song" (An Ancient Muse)
  6. "Marco Polo" (The Book of Secrets)
  7. "The Bonny Swans" (The Mask and Mirror)
  8. "Dante's Prayer" (The Book of Secrets)
  9. "Caravanserai" (An Ancient Muse)
Disk 2
  1. "Bonny Portmore" (The Visit)
  2. "Santiago" (The Mask and Mirror)
  3. "Raglan Road" (An Ancient Muse - unreleased track)
  4. "All Souls Night" (The Visit)
  5. "The Lady of Shalott" (The Visit)
  6. "The Old Ways" (The Visit)
  7. "Never-Ending Road (Amhrán Duit)" (An Ancient Muse)
  8. "Huron `Beltane` Fire Dance" (Parallel Dreams)
  9. "Cymbeline" (The Visit)
  • The DVD track listing is the same except that all the songs are on the same disc. The DVD also includes McKennitt's spoken introductions to songs, which are omitted from the CDs.

Personnel

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Quinlan Road - News and Views, Quinlanroad.com.
  3. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.