This is a solo album from Candice Night. She’s probably best known as the voice behind the band that she and husband Ritchie Blackmore formed, Blackmore’s Night. The music here is more modern and electronic than the music that group puts out. It’s also quite cool. Sometimes it works towards pop music, but a lot of the material feels like mellow prog rock. That is enough, along with Night’s performance in the group which we qualify as prog, to land this in the progressive rock category. There’s no denying the quality of Night’s voice. She is one of the best singers out there. The music here is always strong, even if it’s not all exactly my cup of tea. The only real complaint is that the liner notes don’t list the musicians, except for the violin player.

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Here we have a cut that’s mellow with a lot of keyboard textures. While it has a rather electronic texture, it’s somehow still organic. It’s a pretty tune that definitely has some pop music built into it. It’s got a lot of progressive rock in the more energized section later in the piece.