number 34 on the UK Album Chart in November 1972 and reached number 154 on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart in May 1973, eventually becoming a gold record in the UK and Australia. Although no official singles were taken from the album, a promo-only single featuring the song "The Black Riders & Flight to the Ford" was issued by Charisma Records in 1974. In retrospect, many critics consider the album to be a classic of the progressive rock genre as well as Hansson's best work. In addition, it can be seen as an early example of multi-instrumentalist rock, predating similar 1970s albums by artists such as Mike Oldfield, Rick Wakeman, and Brian Eno. In his book The Billboard Guide to Progressive Music, author Bradley Smith has described the album as "an early classic of space music" and Bruce Eder, writing for the Allmusic website, has called it "one of the few progressive rock instrumental recordings that still holds up on repeated listening." In addition, author Charles Snider has noted in The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock that the album's "quiet yet sinister organ tones are more similar to Pink Floyd than anything fairy tale-like or electronic". In his review for the Dutch Progressive Rock website, Nigel Camilleri also likened the album to early Pink Floyd but was critical of its overall lack of variety and outdated keyboard and synthesizer sounds. Track listing All tracks composed by Bo Hansson, original song titles in parenthesis. Side one "Leaving Shire" – 3:28 "The Old Forest & Tom Bombadil" – 3:43 "Fog on the Barrow-Downs" – 2:29 "The Black Riders & Flight to the Ford" – 4:07 "At the House of Elrond & The Ring Goes South" – 4:40 Side two "A Journey in the Dark" – 1:10 "Lothlórien" – 4:01 "Shadowfax" – 0:51 "The Horns of Rohan & The Battle of the Pelennor Fields" – 3:57 "Dreams in the House of Healing" – 1:56 "Homeward Bound & The Scouring of the Shire" – 2:54 "The Grey Havens" – 4:57 1988 CD reissue bonus tracks "Findhorn's Song" – 1:36 "Before the Rain" – 1:30 "Fylke" – 1:52 "Playing Downhill into the Downs" – 1:45 "Wandering Song" – 3:16 "Excursion with Complications (Part One)" – 1:55 "Rabbit Music – Intro" – 0:38 "Attic Thoughts – Repose" – 2:18 "Attic Thoughts – Wandering" – 2:23 "Rabbit Music – Fiver" – 2:43 "A